{"title":"Château Montifaud | Jarnac","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Château Montifaud Vineyards in the Petite Champagne region of Cognac, France\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/CollectionBanner_6f881f2b-ad47-4d74-82cd-8aa308a17e50.jpg?v=1668876794\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1866, Château Montifaud is an independent, family-owned producer currently run by sixth generation, Laurent Vallet, with his wife Elodie. Before taking over, Laurent worked for ten years alongside his father, Michel, learning the art of distillation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChâteau Montifaud specialise in the Petite Champagne sub-region of Cognac, which tends to produce the most floral, feminine cognacs. They have 125 hectares of vines, with Ugni Blanc the predominant grape grown. The Vallet's believe that harvesting healthy grapes is fundamental to the floral quality of fine cognacs together with soft pressing and temperature control. Distillation takes place in three much loved pot stills with Laurent including more lees (sediment) than most producers to accentuate the suppleness of his cognacs. When bringing the spirit down to drinking proof, he’s obsessed with adding the distilled water extremely slowly, even dripping it in to avoid any soapy flavours. The young spirit matures in Limousin oak casks where it continues to lose alcohol due to evaporation - the ‘angels share’!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA family tradition at Montifaud is to set aside newly distilled spirit when each new generation starts. This has led to a wonderful stock of old cognac and an enviable collection of certified vintage cognacs. The oldest barrels reside behind locked gates in a dark, atmospheric ‘paradis’. Given their outstanding quality these Cognacs offer tremendous value.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"chateau-montifaud-xo-silver-attitude-cognac-petite-champagne","title":"Château Montifaud XO Silver 'Attitude' Cognac Petite Champagne","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Château Montifaud Cognac XO Silver 'Attitude' is the sister bottling to Laurent Vallet's outstanding Cognac XO 'Exception' albeit with more attitude! The eaux-de-vie for this Cognac is aged in French oak casks for a minimum of 6 years, the period of time legally required for an XO Cognac; however, Château Montifaud are known for ageing their blends well in excess of the legal minimum resulting in Cognacs that are more complex and flavoursome. Beautifully presented in a decanter style bottle with squat silver gift case you can expect a wonderfully flavoursome XO Cognac, with rich fruity notes of apricot, dried plums, notes of toffee mixed with a note of cocoa. The palate is creamy and luxurious.[#intro]A wonderfully flavoursome, creamy \u0026amp; luxurious XO Cognac beautifully presented in a decanter style bottle...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château Montifaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40318495293507,"sku":"MONTIFAUDXOSILVER","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/XOSilver.jpg?v=1668948063"},{"product_id":"chateau-montifaud-heritage-louis-vallet-l50-cognac","title":"Château Montifaud Héritage Louis Vallet L50 Cognac","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe wonderful Château Montifaud Héritage Louis Vallet L50 is a 50 year old Cognac presented in a unique hand blown bottle and is surely the ultimate in purity and refinement. The first cognac distilled by Louis Vallet (4th generation) has been selected to make this exceptional cognac which reflects the Vallets' generational know-how in the blending art. This cognac has a copper colour, and the number of years allowed the spreading out of walnut aromas, cigar box and spicy notes. Very mellow and rounded, with an exceptional \"rancio\" typical of the very, very, old cognacs and an incredible length on the palate. 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The Montifaud Napoléon sits between their VSOP and XO expressions and is an 18 year old blend of more than 10 different cognacs. This Napoléon cognac is typical of the Montifaud style typified by its amazing roundness and its sweetness with light notes of lime tree, dried flowers, plum and dried fruits. Very present vanilla, suppleness and roundness on the palate with the 'rancio' appearing in final notes. This Cognac is also available in a 20cl bottle which makes for a great gift \/ stocking filler! 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Specialising in traditional production methods, the family focus solely on the Ugni Blanc grape and always aim to age their Cognacs significantly longer than required by law. For the Montifaud VSOP new oak casks are used for the first year of maturation, after which the eaux-de-vie is transferred into old oak (4-15 years old) for the remaining ageing time. The total process can take up to ten years, which is much longer than the four-year minimum required for a VSOP. This 10 year old VSOP Cognac from Petite Champagne is perfectly balanced with plenty of finesse and structure. The delicate palate is dominated by pears, apricots and nuts leading to a superb, long finish. Also available in 20cl bottle format that is perfect as a small token of appreciation for that special somebody. 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The balsamic notes are softened in favor of subtle aromas of licorice alongside apple and apricot fruit. On the palate, the attack is very floral, very typical of juniper, supple and rich. The aromatic notes evolve towards nuances of nuts (almonds) and the orange, very present, brings a certain fresh bitterness. The aromatic expression evolves towards blood bitter orange. The finish is very pleasant, very fresh, and above all very long. 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Powerful, yet rounded, supple and very smooth. This cognac would make for an excellent cocktail base, yet neat, its round and smooth style perfectly introduces you into your exploration of cognac. [#intro]Powerful, rounded \u0026amp; smooth. this VS Cognac is older than the minimum ageing required by regulations...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château Montifaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57310075158909,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/VSBottle.jpg?v=1762079313"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/collections\/Collection_Image_d929ff85-2608-40f2-84a2-5a50501fc977.jpg?v=1668876943","url":"https:\/\/hic.wine\/collections\/chateau-montifaud-jarnac\/chateau-montifaud.oembed","provider":"Hic!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}