Frapin 25yo 1988

Category:
 
Spirits
Sub-Category:  
 
Cognac
Producer:
 
Frapin
Label Name:
 
25yo
Vintage:
 
1988
Country:
 
France
Region:
 
Grande Champagne (Cognac)
Volume:
 
700ml
ABV:
 
41.5%
Grape(s):
 
Ugni Blanc
Acidity:
 
2
Sweetness:
 
2
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
18-20°C

Awards/Ratings
No single unified critic score located; the house has historic awards (Paris Expositions 1889, 1900). Retail and tasting notes praise the 1988 25YO for rancio, dried fruit, spice and long finish. Sources and descriptions: Sommeliers International; Winebuyers; FineSpirits; The Whisky Exchange; WorldWine

Tasting Note
Rich amber Cognac showing dried apricot, candied orange, honey, vanilla, gingerbread, toasted oak and a pronounced rancio; warm, layered and elegant with a long finish.

Food Pairing
Western: foie gras, blue cheese, dark chocolate, roasted duck, grilled lamb. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, miso-glazed black cod, spiced nuts and sesame appetizers.

Production Method
Double distillation in copper Charentais pot-stills; matured ~25 years in Limousin oak casks in Frapin’s humid and dry cellars; single-estate vintage bottling.

Vineyard Info
Produced at Château Fontpinot by the family-owned Frapin estate in Grande Champagne; ~240 ha of Ugni Blanc, single-estate production with deep historical roots back to 1270.