Vintage Early Landed (((Bottled 1996)))
⏳ Drinking Window
Ready to enjoy upon release, this spirit will remain in peak condition indefinitely when stored properly.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, Dark chocolate, Roasted duck
✨ Technical Specifications
The tradition of 'Early Landed' Cognac is one of the most poetic chapters in spirits history, born from a centuries-old relationship between France and England. Shortly after distillation, casks of this 1977 vintage were shipped across the English Channel to age in the damp, cool, and temperature-stable cellars of Bristol. This maritime climate, vastly different from the dry cellars of Jarnac, slows down evaporation and reduces the wood's influence, allowing the spirit to retain an incredibly delicate, floral, and ethereal character. Bottled in 1996, this expression showcases the sublime elegance of Grande Champagne grapes, offering notes of candied citrus, white flowers, and soft spices, untouched by heavy oak tannins.
🍾 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 Ingredient
Ugni Blanc
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
40%