Romain Collet Brandy Bourgogne 80

This is a Vieille Fine de Bourgogne, which means it aged more than five years in oak barrel before bottling. As you can guess, the fruit source is fine lees of pure Chardonnay from 1er Cru and Grand Cru vineyards alike. The sole vintage source is 2015, which was one of those years vignerons dream of when the fruit comes in so easily and so healthy that all they have to do is get out of the way of the natural processes that will make the wine great. It's a single cask of 288 bottles, that's it. We asked Romain his thoughts and here is what he had to say: "The Vieille Fine is supple with a pretty amber color and a bouquet of walnuts, hazelnuts, and dried fruits like apricot and fig. The palate is round and enveloped showing very nice length. It would do well in a small balloon-style glass that you can warm in your hands and release the beautiful fruity/nutty aromatics. You can also think of using it in any cocktail where a fine VSOP Cognac would be appropriate."