Richard
⏳ Drinking Window
Bottled at peak maturity; ready to enjoy immediately and will keep indefinitely when stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate, Roquefort cheese, Foie gras
✨ Technical Specifications
Created in 1996 to honor the Irish founder of the maison, Richard Hennessy is the ultimate tribute to over two centuries of distilling mastery. This ultra-premium Cognac is an extraordinary blend of more than 100 of the rarest and oldest eaux-de-vie in Hennessy's reserves, some dating back to the early 19th century. These precious spirits, crafted primarily from Ugni Blanc grapes grown in the finest crus of the region, are aged in French oak casks within the historic 'Paradis' cellar. The resulting masterpiece, presented in a hand-blown Baccarat crystal decanter, offers unparalleled complexity with notes of delicate spices, dried fruits, leather, and floral undertones, culminating in a virtually endless finish that defines the pinnacle of the blender's art.
🍾 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%