Hardy L'Automne Lalique Cognac Grande Champagne

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This Cognac is a blend of small batches originating exclusively from Grande Champagne territories, classified Premier Cru from the Cognac region, and carefully selected by Armand Hardy in the end of the second World War.

The Crystal carafe is displayed in a cask exclusively created for the Hardy House by Lalique Paris, a famous House of crystal unique masterpieces.

The colour is a magnificent amber.

In the nose, cherry kernels, citrus notes complemented by aromas of candied oranges.

On the palate: sweet on touches of candied apricots, currants with a hint of saffron.

Finale: An omnipresent rancio with exceptional aromatic persistence.

A house of the Second French Empire under Napoleon III based in Cognac.

It was a British man from London, Anthony Hardy, who founded this house in 1863.

In 1869 in Amsterdam, this house obtained the diploma of excellence for its fine champagne cognac (a blend of Cognac from Grande Champagne 1er cru and small champagne cognac legally classified 2nd cru with a minimum of 50% of Grand Champagne Cognac).

In 1891, in Saint Petersburg, the Hardy house received the gold medal of the alliance in tribute to Franco-Russian friendship.

Today Maison Hardy is managed by a fifth generation.

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