Collection Cognac – Artisan Vintage

Like the 1944 Grande Champagne, this cognac was stored in the cellars of this merchant during the German occupation of their castle. Liberation gave way to looting by both the occupants and a small percentage of the local population. Because of the photocopies of the original documents certified by the town hall, we can follow the administrative history of this cognac since 1944 until the date of purchase in 2009, after 65 years in casks. Carbon-14 dating confirms the date of the files, and the D.R.C.C.R.F confirmed the vintage 1940.

Wooden box.

Collection Cognac – Artisan Vintage

Awarded 94/100 by Livets Goda (Sweden, 2008).
Unusual in this “cru” because of its lightness and its density. An astonishing vitality, smooth and round with a prune mouthfeel that will stay in your memory for a long time. The "petits crus" have also their wonders!
Rough from cask.

Collection Cognac – Artisan Vintage

Same origin and history as the 1944 FINS BOIS. The feminine softness of the Grande Champagne area is confirmed here. Give it time to reveal itself; you will discover a delicate union between the stripped tannins of its roughness and the refinement of the flavours of the cognac.
Rough from cask.

Collection Cognac – Artisan Vintage

Same origin and history as the 1944 FINS BOIS. The feminine softness of the Grande Champagne area is confirmed here. Give it time to reveal itself; you will discover a delicate union between the stripped tannins of its roughness and the refinement of the flavours of the cognac.
Rough from cask.

Collection Cognac – Artisan Vintage

An old cognac which will astonish you by its complexity.
Awarded 91/100 by Livets Goda (Sweden, 2008).          
Reduced.

Collection Cognac – Artisan Vintage

An old cognac which will astonish you by its complexity.
Awarded 91/100 by Livets Goda (Sweden, 2008).          
Reduced.

For each exceptional year, HINE sets aside casks specifically for vintages.
They are aged in 18th century cellars in Jarnac under two locks and keys - one belonging to HINE and the other kept by the Cognac authorities.

Collection Cognac – Artisan Vintage

Same origin as Petite Champagne 1964. This domaine used to be quite important for the area but as soon as it lacked a successor, activity ceased and the distillery was closed in 1976.
In 1962, the average surface of the vineyards producing white wine intended for cognac did not yet exceed 2 ha. According to our Wine Station, the 1962 distillation campaign had “no precedent".

Collection Cognac – Artisan Vintage

Do you remember the Petite Champagne 1962 at 62.8°? This batch from 1965 was produced by the same person, distilled in the same alambic and aged in the same cellar. Like those of 1961, 1962 and 1964, this cognac comes from a family who has been located close to the village of Châteauneuf for nearly 80 years. This remarkable cognac was distilled in an old still of 10 HL powered by coal briquette. The records were particularly well kept and they were confirmed by C14 dating.