Frapin Cigar Blend Grande Champagne 700ml gigondas to preserve fruit character while

to preserve fruit character while enhancing complexity

spices (black pepper) and blueberries

Pressing components were fermented in old oak and retained on lees post ferment to add complexity and roundness to the palate

light and lively

As expected from a vineyard at 980m above see level this looks very much like a cool climate rendition of Grenache

Frapin Cigar Blend Grande Champagne 700ml gigondas to preserve fruit character whileFrapin is one of the oldest producers of Cognac in France. Indeed, not only is the familys history closely intertwined with the history of Cognac, its predates it by several centuries. The Frapin family first appeared in what would become the Cognac region in 1270. The family have been wine growers, and later distillers, for 21 generations. Their 750 acre estate, the Chateau de Fontpinot in Segonzac, set in the heart of Cognacs Grand Champagne