Maison Dudognon "Vieille Reserve" 20 Year Old Grande Champagne Cognac (750 mL) - [WE 94]

About the Producer: The Dudognon family has grown grapes in the small village of Lignières-Sonneville since 1776. This village is about 11 miles southeast of the town of Cognac in the heart of the famed Grande Champagne zone, Cognac’s most hallowed ground. The soil here is largely composed of Campanian chalk, and spirits from this cru are especially renowned for their tremendous length. Raymond Dudognon was born in 1927, into a long line of Cognac distillers dating back to his great grandfather Paulin. Under Raymond’s direction, the Dudognon estate grew to just under 35 hectares, and the Cognac produced there was both highly sought after by négociants and celebrated internationally, his Réserve des Ancêtres winning the Gold Medal at The International Spirits Tasting Show in 1990. Raymond’s property was eventually divided amongst his three daughters, and he chose daughter Claudine as his successor, to whom he passed the distilling knowledge he had accumulated over more than half a cen