COGNAC

TESSERON

BRILLIANT VALUE XO FROM THE FINEST, ARTISANAL COGNAC PRODUCER

What the critics are saying:

“… anything this smooth, silky, potent, and aromatic, is truly great stuff. It is about as ethereal Cognac as anyone could ever hope to drink.”
 100 points” Robert Parker (writing about Lot No. 29, October 2005)

“Tesseron Lot 29 will prove just how conclusively great brandy, like great wine, can absorb, modulate and reflect a kind of mineral beauty in the midst of all its other, more freshly sensual attractions…” Andrew Jefford (Financial Times, 2004)

“The greatest of the lesser known Cognacs…” BBC Magazine.

The Tesseron family are best known by wine lovers as the owners of Pontet Canet and Lafon Rochet in Bordeaux, however it was in Cognac that they first became renown. Cognac Tesseron have distilled, aged and blended old, XO Cognacs since 1905. Today the very finest brandies are selected from this vast collection of ancient reserves and blended to create the five unique and beautiful XO Cognacs listed below. These artisan Cognacs are an amazing experience and represent exceptional value!

Key points:
    For over a century, Cognac Tesseron has supplied the famous houses of Cognac with XO brandy. These customers include Hennessy, Remy Martin, Martell and Courvoisier. Tesseron today sell a small range of XO Cognacs direct. As you can see above, they are getting rave reviews.
    Prices are very low compared to commercial XO Cognacs currently on the market.  Even the youngest Cognac in the range (Lot 90 XO) is over 20 years old, yet the price is better than many, much younger VSOP Cognacs!
    Lot 76 XO is over 30 years old but sells for far less than most other “large house” standard (10-15 year old) XO Cognacs!
    The oldest, Lot 29 XO is over 80 years old, and recently became the only Cognac to be rated 100 points by Robert Parker Jr. Whoopee, you might say, although in the Cognac market this means something. We also score it 100/100!
    The wines are beautifully packaged and gift-boxed.
    Tesseron only produce wines from their own vineyards (located predominantly in the Grande Champagne area) so they have complete control of quality.
    Tesseron is one of the few remaining growers to have vineyards planted to Colombard (for depth and power) and Folle Blanche (for finesse). Most vineyards in Cognac have today been grafted across to Ugni Blanc which, while easier to grow and distil, produces simpler, less aromatic wines.