Cognac XO Martell
Martell's XO Cognac is made from the best cru of Grande Champagne and from the rare cru of Borderies. Aged for at least 6 years in wooden barrels, it illuminates the glass with its intense golden color, exuding complex and rich aromas of walnut, dried fig, pepper, spicy spices, red fruits and toasted notes of noble woods. It has a round and extremely elegant body, robust, long and intense, which personifies the authentic and charismatic soul of Martell!
The Cognac Martell XO is one of the most precious bottles from the renowned French house, an ambassador worldwide of the exquisite art of producing brandy from Charentes. The Cognac is presented in a special designer bottle, which contains a carefully selected range of distillates aged for a long time in wood, as required by the regulations for the prestigious XO version, extra old, which guarantees an extraordinary complexity and smoothness. It is a high-end Cognac, meant to be savored among true enthusiasts and connoisseurs.
The Martell XO is a Cognac made by a historic brand, founded in the early 18th century and still famous today for the quality of its range of labels. At the base of this prestigious Cognac is a selection of the best brandies from the house, made with base wines produced from white grape varieties from the vineyards of Poitou Charentes, cultivated in the famous crus of Grande Champagne and Borderies. The distillation process takes place according to the oldest customs of the territory, using traditional copper stills, in order to obtain a Cognac of rare purity and finesse.territory, using traditional copper stills, in order to obtain a Cognac of rare purity and finesse. The long aging period lasts at least six years and takes place in fine oak barrels from the Tronçais forest. The perfect conditions of temperature and humidity in the Martell cellars ensure a slow maturation, with the development of exceptional richness and elegance in tertiary notes.
XO Martell Cognac offers a tasting experience reserved for more refined palates, who will appreciate all the aromatic facets of top-quality brandies, aged in noble woods. It presents itself in the glass with a fascinating dark amber color, with brilliant antique gold reflections and bright mahogany hues. Elegant and very intense, it reveals a complex and captivating palette of aromas, with notes of oriental spices, black pepper, coriander, hints of dried fruit, fig, dehydrated yellow fruit, small red berry fruits, candied bitter orange peel, and a background of sandalwood. On the palate, it is soft and broad, with enveloping and particularly persistent, which leads to a long and harmonious finish.