Borderies 2004

Each year, we vintage 2 casks. These casks are filled with brandy from white wines distilled on their lees or heavily enriched with lees, right out of the still. This lees distillation technique imparts unique aromas that need time to express and refine themselves, making it perfectly suited for our vintages, which we sell only after 20 years of aging for one cask, and 30 years for the other. Our vintages come from a single cask. Except in special cases, we leave the cognac in the same cask for 20 or 30 years. We reduce it three times during the first 5 years of aging to reach an alcohol content of 40 to 50% ABV after 20 or 30 years. They are neither filtered nor chilled; they are cognacs “from cask to bottle.” Only the weather and the cask itself explain the aromatic variations found between our different vintages. The grape varieties and distillation techniques are the same; the master distiller and cellar master follow the same secrets and recipes. This 2004 vintage comes from the 350-liter cask G288. It presents a beautiful woody aroma with a vanilla nose and a subtle bitterness on the palate.