Château Montifaud Cognac

The Vallet family is careful to bring out the distinctive regional characteristics of the brandies. To that end, they keep strict rules. To avoid a bitterness and heaviness of a woody style, the Selection and VSOP spend only 8 months in young casks, and the older qualities like in old casks of low tannin content. They never add coloring, so Cognacs from Chateau Montifaud have no telltale mahogany tones. The Vallets reduce to bottling strength gradually, to avoid the neutralizing shock an soapy flavor that rapid reduction produces. They age their Cognacs beyond the legal minimum because the floral characteristics need time to express themselves fully. The extra barrel age brings superior elegance and intensity. Wines fermented on the lees are included in the distillation. This gives a solid new distillate that will mature into a long and aromatic finish.