Ellipse
⏳ Drinking Window
As a fully matured, ultra-premium Cognac, it is ready to be enjoyed immediately upon opening and will remain in peak condition indefinitely when stored properly.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate, blue cheese, roasted duck
✨ Technical Specifications
Hennessy Ellipse is a legendary masterpiece of blending, representing a bridge across seven generations of the Fillioux family's master blenders. Released in 2002 as a successor to the famed Hennessy Timeless, Ellipse is presented in a striking, avant-garde Baccarat crystal decanter designed by Thomas Bastide. This ultra-rare assemblage brings together seven exceptional, historic eaux-de-vie, each selected by a different generation of the Fillioux dynasty. Distilled from Ugni Blanc grapes grown in the premier crus of Cognac, primarily Grande Champagne, these components have slumbered for decades in French Limousin oak casks. The result is a multi-layered sensory journey featuring notes of crystallized fruits, wild roses, old leather, and delicate spices, culminating in an extraordinarily long, velvety finish.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1765 by Irish officer Richard Hennessy along the banks of the Charente River, Maison Hennessy has defined the architecture and prestige of modern Cognac. Sourcing primarily Ugni Blanc across the region's elite crus—notably Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies, and Fins Bois—the house relies on chalk-dense, limestone-rich soils and a temperate maritime microclimate to achieve base wines of searing natural acidity. Double-distilled on the lees in traditional Charentais copper pot stills, the unaged eaux-de-vie mature inside fine-grained French Tronçais and Limousin oak casks, orchestrated through humid and dry aging cellars. The blending process has been shepherded across eight generations of the Fillioux dynasty, overseen today by Renaud Fillioux de Gironde and the venerated Tasting Committee. From benchmark bottlings such as V.S.O.P Privilège and X.O to crowning legacy assemblages like Hennessy Paradis and Richard Hennessy, the house embodies exceptional purity, structure, and centuries of architectural blending finesse.
🍇 Base Material
Ugni Blanc
🍷 ABV
40%