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XO VIP Cognac, Frapin, 70cl (Gift Box)

XO VIP Cognac, Frapin, 70cl (Gift Box)

Cognac, France

Chocolate & Brocade

Luxurious and expansively flavoured, XO VIP opens with a floral fragrance before revealing stewed fruit, praline and subtle oak. Dates and raisins bring a darker sweetness to the aromas, threaded with cinnamon, nutmeg and gingerbread. The bouquet develops slowly, offering the richness of long maturation alongside a surprisingly fresh impression of fruit.

The palate is enveloping and full, with chocolate, candied fruit and warming spice spreading across a smooth, cushioned texture. There is considerable concentration, yet the flavours remain balanced, carrying through to a lingering finish of ginger and gently drying oak spice. This is a Cognac to savour neat, already mature and ready to give pleasure. Its generous character and gift-box presentation make it a memorable choice for a significant birthday, anniversary or well-earned celebration.

For when: An ordinary toast would hardly do the occasion justice.

Pairs with: Dark chocolate fondant, sticky ginger cake, orange and chocolate tart, roasted figs with mascarpone, date and walnut pudding or mature blue cheese.

XO VIP draws on Frapin’s old family reserves, bringing together estate-grown eaux-de-vie matured for decades in humid cellars. This environment encourages the rounded texture and softness that define the blend, allowing its concentrated fruit, chocolate and spice flavours to unfold with ease.

Notable Awards
96 points, Gilbert & Gaillard, 2017

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Frapin’s roots in the Charente reach back to 1270, with generations of family involvement in vine growing and distilling. Based at Château Fontpinot in Segonzac, the house remains family-owned and makes its Cognacs exclusively from grapes cultivated on its own estate.
The vineyards cover 240 hectares entirely within Grande Champagne, Cognac’s Premier Cru. Chalk and limestone soils help regulate water availability, while the oceanic climate supports Ugni Blanc grown for naturally acidic base wines. These conditions provide the starting point for eaux-de-vie capable of developing considerable aromatic complexity during maturation.
Cellar master Patrice Piveteau oversees production, combining distillation on the lees with careful ageing and blending. The house’s old reserves give it an extensive palette of mature eaux-de-vie, while its Haute Valeur Environnementale Level 3 certification recognises its environmental management. Control of every stage, from vineyard to cellar, remains central to Frapin’s identity.

XO VIP is made from 100% Ugni Blanc grown on the Frapin estate in Grande Champagne. Following harvesting and pressing, the juice ferments in tanks to produce the wine for distillation.
The wine undergoes double distillation in traditional Charentais copper pot stills, retaining the fine lees. This contributes aromatic intensity, texture and persistence to the resulting eaux-de-vie.
Maturation takes place over several decades in the estate’s humid cellars, using Limousin oak barrels. The final blend incorporates older eaux-de-vie from the family reserves, building complexity while maintaining harmony between fruit, oak and spice. It is bottled at 40% and presented in a 70cl gift box.
Alcohol: 40%. Bottle size: 70cl. Vegetarian and vegan.

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