{"id":12333,"date":"2020-06-18T10:02:35","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T08:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cognac-guillon-painturaud.fr\/?p=12333"},"modified":"2025-04-23T14:37:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T12:37:33","slug":"les-crus-de-l-appellation-cognac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cognac-guillon-painturaud.fr\/en\/les-crus-de-l-appellation-cognac\/","title":{"rendered":"The crus of the Cognac designation"},"content":{"rendered":"

A decree dated January 13, 1938 delimited the Cognac production area (about 80,000 ha) into 6 classified crus, representing 6 different designations.<\/a>.
\nOfficially delimited in 1909, these crus have been delimited according to the different soils, sub-soils and micro-climates, giving each a particularity to the eaux-de-vie they produce. The soils of Grande Champagne are clay-limestone, and the closer you get to the Atlantic coast, the sandier the soils. The grape variety used for Cognac remains the same at 98%: it is Ugni-Blanc<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

1st cru of Cognac : The Grande Champagne<\/h2>\n

The Grande Champagne is the most central cru of the vineyard, between the river Charente and its tributary the N\u00e9. It represents about 17% of the Cognac vineyard (13,200 ha).<\/p>\n

Its clay-limestone soil<\/a> The clay-limestone soil produces exceptional, fine, fragrant eaux-de-vie, which require long ageing to express their aromatic complexity. Ageing potential is a key advantage of this premier cru. The eaux-de-vie can be aged for a very long time; even after 50 years, they will continue to develop their aromas. In contrast, for the other crus, the ageing potential is more limited and the eau-de-vie will reach its peak after 10 or 20 years.<\/p>\n

The 5 other crus of the appellation<\/h2>\n

Petite Champagne<\/h3>\n

Elle a sensiblement les m\u00eames caract\u00e9ristiques, avec un sol un peu moins calcaire n\u00e9anmoins. Elle repr\u00e9sente 19% du vignoble (de 15 200 ha). N.B : l\u2019appellation \u00ab Cognac Fine Champagne<\/a> \u00bb correspond \u00e0 50% minimum de Cognac Grande-Champagne, compl\u00e9t\u00e9 avec de la Petite Champagne. { Le terme champagne vient du latin \u00ab campania \u00bb soit campagne ou plaine d\u00e9couverte : en opposition aux zones bois\u00e9es. Ce terme agronomique est utilis\u00e9 en r\u00e9f\u00e9rence aux terres champenoises, ayant le m\u00eame sol. }<\/p>\n

The Borderies<\/h3>\n

It gives round and sweet Eaux-de-vie. It is the smallest cru, occupying 5% of the vineyard (and renowned for the quality of its eaux-de-vie).<\/p>\n

The Fins Bois<\/h3>\n

They surround the previous crus on 40% of the total surface, and are recognised by the suppleness of their eaux-de-vie.<\/p>\n

The Bons Bois (12%) and the Bois Ordinaires (1.5%)<\/h3>\n

They are made up of silty or sandy soils.
\nThese last three crus produce eaux-de-vie with low ageing.<\/p>\n

Advantages of a family estate<\/h4>\n

Our family estate is ideally located in Grande-Champagne, at the heart of the Cognac vineyard, the first cru of the designation. Thanks to this geographical location, we are specialised<\/a> in very long ageing! We let our eaux-de-vie sleep peacefully and take the time to develop their best aromas. These aromas are frequently catalogued in order to assess how much longer our eaux-de-vie can spend in barrel. Once the best aromas and all the finesse we're looking for have emerged, it's time to start blending!<\/p>\n

To be called cognac, it must be produced in the appellation zone, in other words in one of the six crus mentioned. Outside this area, we call it brandy. Find out more about the differences between cognac and brandy, it's here!<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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