François Voyer Pineau des Charentes Blanc 75cl.

To make the Pineau des Charentes Blanc cognac liqueur the House François Voyer mixes a Grande Champagne grape brandy with two-thirds of grape must or fruit juice immediately after harvest, when the juice is most lively and flavorful. It is then aged in oak barrels for 18 months and bottled.

Pineau des Charentes is a sweet and reasonably strong cognac liqueur from the Charentais (Cognac) region in western France. It is made by adding cognac spirit from the distillation of previous years to fresh grape must from the current vintage. By law, the wort must be freshly harvested and the cognac must have been kept in a barrel before use. Any fermentation will have been stopped by the high alcohol level and, since the must remains essentially unfermented, it retains all its grape flavors and, ideally, the varietal characteristics of the grapes used, which develop over time. All Pineau des Charentes is aged in the cellar, although it varies depending on the type of pineau made.

View: Beautiful golden color.

Nose: Delicate aromas of vanilla, fruits and spices.

Path: Sweet and delicious, it offers notes of bright honeyed grapes, a little dried fruit, some oak spices, white peach and vanilla.