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Abecassis
1er Cru VS Cognac, Grande Champagne

Category: VS Cognac

Date Tasted: 8/11/2023

Country: France

Alcohol: 40%

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91 Points

Gold Medal

Exceptional

$40

Abecassis
1er Cru VS Cognac, Grande Champagne

Category: VS Cognac

Date Tasted: 8/11/2023

Country: France

Alcohol: 40%

Medium gold color. Aromas and flavors of vanilla, leather, and orange, baked apples rolled in cinnamon and nutmeg, ginger, and lemon peel and honey in a thin green tea with a velvety, crisp, dry medium body and a warming, interesting, medium-long finish with notes of baked pear, baking spices, vanilla, and clove and wood tannins. A well aged and serious Cognac for being a VS; delightful flavors and aromas with a slightly hot and spicy finish.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Spicy & Complex
	Aroma:	vanilla, leather, and orange, baked apples rolled in cinnamon and nutmeg, ginger, and lemon peel and honey in a thin green tea
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with notes of baked pear, baking spices, vanilla, and clove and wood tannins
	Smoothness:	Warming
	Enjoy:	in cocktails, neat, on the rocks and with cigars
	Cocktails:	Sidecar, Brandy Crusta, Champs-Élysées
	Bottom Line:	A well aged and serious Cognac for being a VS; delightful flavors and aromas with a slightly hot and spicy finish.

The Producer

Domaines Francis Abécassis

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Their Portfolio

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VS Cognac

Serve in a Snifter

About

VS Cognac

V.S. (Very Superior, also known as V.S.P or Three Star, very superior pale and ***) Cognacs require a minimum of two years aging in a cask, although the industry average is four to five years. These are generally lighter in style with more young, fruity flavors that make them a good choice for classic Cognac cocktails like a Sidecar, Brandy Alexander, or the original version of the Mint Julep.