Hardy Cognac Hardy privilège

The first collaboration with the Lalique glassworks, limited to 333 units. Grande Champagne from an exceptional blend of 1906, 1908 and 1914 eaux-de-vie. The only Cognac to be authenticated before the First World War.

GRAPE VARIETIES : Colombard

TAUX : 40%

PRODUCTION : Selection of Grande Champagne eaux-de-vie from Colombard vines. Caryota carafe designed by Marie Claude Lalique in the late 1960s, bearing Bénédicte Hardy’s signature.

Nose
Nutmeg, candied fruit and leather
Palate
Cigar box, cedar, orange peel
Finish
Exceptional length and complexity
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An exceptional vintage Grande Champagne

Bordered to the north by the Charente, to the south and west by the Né and to the east by the roads from Barbezieux to Châteauneuf and from Châteauneuf to Saint-Même. Named for the clay-limestone nature of its soils on the surface, complemented by soft chalky limestone in the subsoil. The clays give the soil structure, high fertility and good water retention. These soils are therefore not very sensitive to drought, the subsoil acting as a sponge through which water can slowly rise as the summer drought worsens. It is this cru that produces the finest, most delicate, cleanest and most aromatic eaux-de-vie, and those that improve the most with age. When you taste them, you'll be pleasantly surprised to find that the glass retains the delicious scent and aroma of the cognac it once contained.