Grape varieties: 92% Ugni Blanc and 8% Colombard.
This Cognac d’Orignac is a blend of several young «Eaux de Vie», it offers freshness, elegance and finesse. The ageing in French oak casks is voluntarily moderated to preserve the expression of the fruit.
Tasting notes of the Winemaker:
The colour is light amber with golden tints ; it has a very fruity aromatic palate, highlights prunes and pear with floral (jasmine and acacia) hints and finishes with notes of vanilla and cinnamon. It is fresh and fruity with a soft structure and a very seductive finish distinctive character of the «Appellation Fins Bois», this Single Estate Grand Cru Cognac will be delicious as a long drink with tonic water or simply on the «rocks».
Château d'Orignac, a family home, has been producing grapes for at least 800 years. Over the successive centuries all its occupants have been deeply involved with the spirit of the property, which has given it the timeless and serene atmosphere it has today. The first known records of the estate, indicate the year 1200, when Ythier, Orignac horseman and squire of the neighborhood married Sybille, Hélies's daughter, squire of Virollet. The building took on its present day aspect when it was modernised by Monsieur de Saint-Légier in about 1840 and surrounded by formal avenue, gardens and woodlands in order to make "a more agreable dwelling place".
Today, Hervé Meyer, with the help of his son Yvan, a winemaker in Bordeaux, carries on the work of his predecessors with energy and enthusiasm to ensure that the products of Château d'Orignac remain the jewels of our terroir.
This 20 ha vineyard is located in the heart of the appellation "Cognac Fins Bois" on limestone slopes near the Gironde estuary, 50kms south of Cognac. On this exceptional and unique "terroir", we cultivate with passion and great attention 30 years old Cabernet and Merlot grapes for the Pineau and Ugni Blanc and Colombard, white grapes to elaborate the Cognac.
Convinced that the production of exceptional products passes above all by obtaining very high quality grapes, we bring to the culture of our vineyard, the most meticulous care. It is through daily, attentive and rigorous work, carried out by the winegrowers, that we perpetually strive to achieve this subtle balance between the climate, the soil, and the vines, which leads to perfect maturity and great richness of the grapes. Through attentive rigorous and meticulous viticultural management, we seek the subtle balance between climate, soil and vine to produce fruit of great maturity and richness. To preserve and offer future generations the quality and authenticity of our terroir, we practice sustainable agriculture.