Privilege Chinese New Year Zhang Huan VSOP (((Bottled 2020)))
⏳ Drinking Window
As a fully matured spirit, this Cognac does not age further in the bottle and is ready to enjoy immediately upon release. It will maintain its exceptional quality and complexity indefinitely when stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Peking duck with hoisin sauce, artisanal dark chocolate truffles, or aged blue cheeses accompanied by dried figs and walnuts.
✨ Technical Specifications
This special limited-edition release of Hennessy VSOP Privilège celebrates the 2020 Lunar New Year, the Year of the Rat, through a brilliant collaboration with the visionary Chinese contemporary artist Zhang Huan. The bottle and packaging showcase Huan's monumental artwork 'Eaux-de-vie', which symbolizes the natural cycle of life, renewal, and the shared energy of Eastern and Western cultures. Inside the bottle is the legendary Hennessy VSOP Privilège blend, first created in 1817 at the request of the future King George IV of England. Crafted from a selection of up to 60 different eaux-de-vie primarily distilled from Ugni Blanc grapes across the Cognac region's premier crus, this spirit is matured in French oak casks from the Limousin forest. This meticulous process yields a harmonious cognac characterized by aromas of fresh fruit, sweet spices, toasted oak, and a velvety, well-rounded 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.