Tesseron XO Extreme Black Box Cognac

This unique bottling is a blend of Cognacs coming from ten demijohns dated from 1853-1906. So all of the Cognacs in the blend are well over 100 years old and almost all of the blend comes from the 19th century (making it considerably older  than the most famous, big brand prestige cuvées like Louis XIII or Richard Hennessy). In fact, the Extreme looks like a downright bargain when compared to such wines (in both quality and price terms).

Unbelievably velvety and supple on the palate, the Extreme's exceptional mellowness is matched only by its infinite depth and rancio complexity, the result of some 70-80 years aging in oak casks and then decades more in glass demijohns. It seems to float across the palate and opens up in waves of countless secondary aromas, which grow in the mouth, and then end in a soft, exceptionally long and fresh finish. The bottle, a 1.75 litre demijohn, is a smaller replica of those from which it was sourced. It is a quite an extraordinary and unique Cognac. Only 300 of these beauties were ever produced—for the world— and there are not many left. We have received three.