Color: Beautiful amber, golden, shiny

Nose: Like all very old cognacs, first nose a little closed. Notes of menthol, leather, bitter chocolate, nuts, candied fruit and liquorice. Well melted wood, fairly fat and precise nose. Nice note of vanilla rancio and tobacco when the glass warms up. Nice roundness.

Palate: On the attack, roundness and power of Grande Champagne, all in finesse. Very long, balanced, fine palate. Natural brandy, fine rancio, fresh hazelnut combined with dark chocolate and English toffee.

The whole: All the beauty of an old cognac well turned and remained natural, without adding wood.