Top 100 sweet wines of Cognac
Discover the top 100 best sweet wines of Cognac as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the sweet wines that are popular of Cognac and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Cognac
Charente vineyard dedicated to distillation for Cognac eau-de-vie (AOC 1936). Six signature ranked crus: Grande Champagne the most prestigious (elegance and length), fine Petite Champagne, round and floral Borderies, fruity Fins Bois, rustic Bons Bois, ordinary Bois. Spirits with grape, white flowers, dried fruits, vanilla, leather, spice and noble rancio notes — from young VS to long-aged XO. Ugni Blanc king (98%), Folle Blanche, Colombard.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Cognac
sweet wines from the region of Cognac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, blanquette of lamb or wild boar bourguignon.
Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Cognac
On the nose in the region of Cognac often reveals types of flavors of apples, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit.
