Merlet Selection Saint-Sauvant cognac

Product of: France

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Sélection Saint-Sauvant is a blend of some of the best cognacs in the Merlet family’s cellars and consequently is released in limited editions.

Assemblage No.1 was bottled in 2013 and is a blend of eaux-de-vie from Petite Champagne and Grand Champagne aged over 10 years with Fins bois (1992 and 2001) and 1993 Petite Champagne.

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 19/01/2015

Appearance:

(sample Assemblage No.1 bottled in 2013) Clear, golden amber.

Aroma:

Leather, dried apricot and elegant oak with prunes, violet/lavender blossom and faint orange.

Taste:

Raisins, prunes and lightly spiced freshly sawn oak with apricot, almond and cinnamon spice.

Aftertaste:

Dry finish with toasty oak, nuts, cinnamon and nutmeg spice.