Saturday, December 22, 2018

Frapin Chateau Fontpinot 20 Year 1991 41.2%


Man, this place has been dead. Let's breathe some life into this blog again.

This is a quick review of a Frapin vintage dated cognac. Frapin is located in Grande Champagne and has been producing cognac since the 1600s, way before Marie Antoinette had a date with the guillotine. Frapin is a grower / producer and their estate is 240 hectares. The Frapin website provides a lot of details about the house and I've linked the website below.

I purchased a sample of this bottle from an overseas retailer.

N: caramel, pears, apricots, and some brisk sea air

P: toffee candies, red delicious apples, walnuts and apricots...some bitter citrus rind, too. It’s mildly astringent for being lower proof and there is some oak at work.

F: medium length where bitter citrus rind is the last note to taper off.

Thoughts: this cognac was fine. Nothing awe inspiring, nothing offensive. It's definitely overpriced at 150sh usd.

Grade: B -









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