250th Anniversary Limited Edition
⏳ Drinking Window
As an exceptionally rare, fully matured prestige Cognac, it is bottled at its absolute peak of complexity and will remain in pristine condition indefinitely if stored properly.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate desserts, artisanal blue cheese, or a fine hand-rolled cigar
✨ Technical Specifications
To celebrate its landmark 250th anniversary in 2013, the historic house of Hine released an exceptional, ultra-rare single-vintage Cognac from the legendary 1953 harvest. This year holds immense historical significance, marking not only an exceptional growing season in the premier cru of Grande Champagne but also the coronation year of Queen Elizabeth II—a fitting tribute for the only Cognac house to hold a Royal Warrant. Kept undisturbed in the family's private cellars in Jarnac, this liquid gold matured for six decades under the watchful eyes of successive generations of cellar masters. To match the liquid's majesty, it was presented in an exquisite Baccarat crystal decanter designed by the legendary French designer Andrée Putman, evoking a rough-cut gemstone. It stands as a monument to Hine's dedication to vintage-specific, terroir-driven craftsmanship.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1763 along the banks of the Charente River in Jarnac, Thomas Hine & Co. represents one of Cognac's most distinguished artisanal houses, underscored by being the sole cognac house to hold a British Royal Warrant since 1962. Hine centers its philosophy on the premier crus of Grande and Petite Champagne, farming 115 hectares across the chalk-dominant, undulating hillsides of Bonneuil under certified sustainable practices (HVE and CEC). Under long-standing Cellar Master Eric Forget, the house champions the belief that monumental cognac begins as pristine white wine. Vinified exclusively from Ugni Blanc, the wines undergo double distillation on fine lees in traditional Charentais copper pot stills, followed by aging in lightly toasted, fine-grained French oak casks to preserve floral vivacity and mineral nuance. Renowned for its single-estate and single-vintage bottlings, Hine is celebrated globally for benchmarks such as Antique XO Premier Cru, Homage Grand Cru, and its legendary Early Landed vintages matured in humid British cellars.
🍇 Base Material
Ugni Blanc
🍷 ABV
40%