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In the summer of 1981, I stopped along Highway 101 north of San Francisco to pick up a pair of vacationing hitch-hikers. The man came from a family that had produced cognac since 1782. The firm had recently been taken over by giant Martell. Hubert Germain-Robin told me a sad tale: ancient hand-methods of distillation were disappearing as the large firms that dominate production applied "improved" high-volume production methods to an ancient industry. Hubert yearned to find a way to use what he had learned growing up, secrets of distillation handed from master to apprentice for centuries. The next summer, Hubert found an antique still in an abandoned cognac distillery, had it refitted, and shipped it to my Mendocino County ranch, in the northern part of California's fabled wine country. We built a modest redwood shed, and in it we made an historic discovery. We had decided to experiment with premium wines, instead of the thin acidic wines—not fit for the table— that are used to make Cognac. The very first time that brandy distilled from Pinot Noir flowed from the still, Hubert put his nose in the sampling glass, took a long sniff, turned to me, and said, "this is the finest I have ever seen". Visit the Germain-Robin website.
Germain-Robin Single Barrel V43
Premium low-yield varietal grapes brought to rich maturity under the brilliant California sun. Extraordinary flavor, concentrated to subtle intensity by hand distillation on our antique cognac still. Maintained as a single-varietal brandy throughout aging. Adjusted to bottling proof with filtered rainwater. more
BN#253258

Price:$111.00

SKU13505

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