L’Or de Jean Martell – Réserve du Château is a powerful new assortment introduced by Maison Martell, the oldest of the good cognac homes, based by Jean Martell in 1715. This collection of remarkable, luxurious cognacs might be launched yearly, every one in partnership with a prestigious French château.
L’Or de Jean Martell – Réserve du Château de Chanteloup is the primary of this outstanding collection, and honours the model’s historic household property in France, situated within the coronary heart of the Borderies terroir. This small and distinctive terroir is famend for delivering significantly refined and chic eaux-de-vie, and it was chosen by Maison Martell greater than 300 years in the past because the embodiment of the home’s signature fashion.
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Réserve du Château de Chanteloup has been meticulously crafted by Martell cellar grasp Christophe Valtaud – utilizing nice talent to mix greater than 1,400 eaux-de-vie from the 4 best terroirs within the Cognac area.
Every of those eaux-de-vie has been rigorously chosen and aged in fine-grained oak barrels, sourced from France’s most historic forests.
Valtaud approaches the creation of cognac as an artist somewhat than merely a cognac producer, and he melds a deep understanding of the model’s heritage with a relentless fluid motion in direction of modernity.
Martell cellar grasp Christophe Valtaud
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Valtaud understands what at this time’s luxurious cognac client is anticipating, and while respecting custom, he embraces innovation and challenges conference to current thrilling new expressions – the launch of L’Or de Jean Martell collection really marks ‘a golden age of cognac’.
The gathering represents continuity, precision and daring artistry, in addition to Valtaud’s passionate perception that excellent cognac ought to be made and loved with actual feeling. He says, ‘It must be true, and it must create emotion.’
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These phrases are made tangible with the primary easy style of the spirit itself. To sip Réserve du Château de Chanteloup is to embark on a sensory journey: notes of iris, wild carnation and honeysuckle merge into wealthy, candy, aromas of crimson and black fruit – notably cherry and blackcurrant, heightened by a touch of spice. Because the cognac evolves, earthy aromas come to the fore, and aromatic notes of sandalwood and cedar recall the casks product of the 300-year-old French oak during which this valuable liquid aged.
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The opulent presentation of L’Or de Jean Martell shows French excellence in luxurious and craftsmanship. Two iconic French manufacturers, Maison Martell and Baccarat, have collaborated within the creation of an beautiful crystal decanter. Its sleek kind is impressed by a single, pure drop of cognac, and comes encased in a superbly crafted wood field, lavishly accented in gold.
Valtaud feedback: ‘While you maintain a bottle of L’Or de Jean Martell – Réserve du Château de Chanteloup, you’ve in your arms an actual treasure, a cognac that represents a quest for excellence spanning 300 years.’
Just one,000 individually numbered decanters might be accessible globally, from January 2024, with an RRP of €6,900.
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