Cognac Tesseron - X.O Perfection - Lot 53 NV
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Item# 60013-53
Wine Enthusiast
98pt
Wine Advocate
98pt
by Monsieur Touton Selection, 2012.
Cognac
The XO Lot 53 Perfection is a blend of Tesseron's most sublime stocks of Grande Champagne Cognac and is a blend of Ugni Blanc and Folle Blanche grapes aged two generations, approximately 50 years, in Limousin oak casks. It has a sumptuous topaz color with a bouquet of plums, figs and chocolate on the palate. The wonderful, heady aromatic tang, borne of long wood aging, is immediately compelling. This gives way to hints of wood, tobacco, dried fruits and tobacco – very rich and generous. On the palate, pepper and spices emerge initially before revealing dark chocolate and fresh herbs. Complex, it shows supreme finesse, supple opulence, very good length and a refreshing lift. An extremely appetizing cognac, opulent, rounded, yet vivacious. The ideal cognac for after dinner, with a cigar if you like.
Estate
Tesseron Cognac is a new luxury cognac brand owned by the Tesseron family, which for more than a century has provided its old, rare stocks to the larger cognac houses. The family still holds one of the largest collections of aged cognac reserves in the world and launched their own brand in 2003, releasing cognacs only XO (which stands for extra old) and above in age. Made only in miniscule quantities, their cognacs are incredibly rare and highly desirable. The Tesseron Cognac house is located in Chateauneuf-sur-Charente and was founded by Abel Tesseron in 1905. Since then, the family business has since been handed down through four generations, and is now run by Alfred Tesseron, also owner of the highly regarded Chateau Pontet-Canet in Bordeaux.
Ageing
All of Tesseron's cognacs are aged exclusively in Limousin oak, a tough wood which has a fatter, looser grain than that of the more common Tronçais oak, thus giving more oxygen and
finer tannins, as well as being better adapted to long-term maturation. The house also makes a point of aging all of its cognacs in humid rather than dry cellars, resulting in a more rounded flavor profile.
