Vintage Early Landed (((Bottled 2023)))
⏳ Drinking Window
Ready to enjoy upon release, and will remain in peak condition indefinitely when stored upright in a cool, dark place.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate, smoked salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Hine's 'Early Landed' Cognacs represent one of the most poetic and unusual traditions in the spirits world. Shortly after distillation in Jarnac, selected casks of single-vintage Grande Champagne Cognac are shipped across the English Channel to age in the damp, cool, and drafty cellars of Bristol, England. This maritime microclimate, characterized by high humidity and steady, low temperatures, drastically alters the aging process compared to the dry cellars of Cognac. Under these conditions, the evaporation of alcohol exceeds that of water, resulting in a spirit of remarkable delicacy, lighter wood integration, and an exceptionally floral, orange-blossom, and honeyed profile. The 2023 bottling of this historic style showcases the exquisite harmony of French terroir and English aging heritage.
🍾 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%