Grande Champagne (Cognac cru)

E817759

Grande Champagne is the most prestigious cru of the Cognac region in France, renowned for producing exceptionally fine, long-aging eaux-de-vie from its chalky soils.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cognac cru ⓘ
wine-growing region ⓘ
borderedBy Borderies (Cognac cru) ⓘ
Fins Bois (Cognac cru) ⓘ
Petite Champagne (Cognac cru) ⓘ
climate temperate oceanic climate ⓘ
country France ⓘ
delimitationConfirmedBy Cognac appellation decrees ⓘ
delimitationYear 1909 ⓘ
distillationMethod double distillation in copper pot stills ⓘ
eauxDeVieAgingPotential very long ⓘ
eauxDeVieStyle light and delicate ⓘ
very slow to mature ⓘ
finalProduct Cognac ⓘ
governedBy Cognac AOC regulations ⓘ
grapeVarietyUsed Colombard ⓘ
Folle Blanche ⓘ
Ugni Blanc ⓘ
hasReputationFor long-aging eaux-de-vie ⓘ
producing the finest Cognac eaux-de-vie ⓘ
knownFor floral aromas in eaux-de-vie ⓘ
great finesse of eaux-de-vie ⓘ
high acidity base wines ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
legalStatus delimited cru within Cognac AOC ⓘ
locatedIn Charente department ⓘ
Charente-Maritime department ⓘ
linked to: Charente-Maritime

Cognac region ⓘ
mainTown Segonzac ⓘ
partOf Cognac AOC ⓘ
linked to: Cognac
primaryGrapeVariety Ugni Blanc ⓘ
productType white wine for distillation ⓘ
rankWithinCognacCrus highest quality tier ⓘ
recognizedAs Premier Cru de Cognac ⓘ
regulates yield limits for Cognac production ⓘ
soilType Campanian chalk ⓘ
chalky soil ⓘ
typicalAgingTimeForTopCognacs often over 30 years ⓘ
several decades ⓘ
typicalAromas dried flowers ⓘ
fruity notes ⓘ
vine flowers ⓘ
typicalAromasAfterLongAging dried fruits ⓘ
rancio ⓘ
spice ⓘ
usedFor blending in high-end Cognacs ⓘ
production of Hors d’Âge Cognacs ⓘ
production of XO Cognacs ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charente vineyards → containsSubregion → Grande Champagne (Cognac cru) ⓘ
Martell → usesGrapesFrom → Grande Champagne cru ⓘ
linked to: Grande Champagne (Cognac cru)
Trebbiano → alsoKnownAs → White Hermitage (historical name in Cognac) ⓘ
linked to: Grande Champagne (Cognac cru)
Grande Champagne (Cognac cru) → recognizedAs → Premier Cru de Cognac ⓘ
linked to: Grande Champagne (Cognac cru)
Petite Champagne (Cognac cru) → oftenBlendedWith → Grande Champagne (Cognac cru) ⓘ
Bons Bois (Cognac cru) → contrastWith → Grande Champagne (Cognac cru) ⓘ