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Normandin Mercier XO Cognac Grande Champagne
First Vineyard of Cognac.
Full and soft spirit although having preserved a certain ardour thanks to its ageing in red barrels (trunks).
Eye: gold supported with amber reflections.
Nose: dominants fruity (dried fruits among which hazelnut and almonds, candied fruits, citrus fruits), spiced (cinnamon, vanilla), sweetened (honey, toffee fair).
Notes rancio (Porto), empyreumatique (smoked, chocolate-brown), cereal (brioche), vegetable (dry spices, light tobacco), Woody.
Mouth: ample and round. Fruity (dried fruits), spicy, woody, empyreumatique, long. Synthesis: give a complex, ample, elegant. To sample quietly.