Tesseron Cognac Tresor

Product Description

Gently push open the door of the Tesseron home in Châteauneuf-sur-Charente to discover the family treasure : a unique collection of the finest cognacs. This treasure trove dates back to the nineteenth century when Abel Tesseron acquired this property and began his collection of rare and priceless cognacs. A tradition continued by his son and grandson Alfred, who runs the business today and who also owns the prestigious Château Pontet-Canet, a Pauillac Classified Growth in 1855. Abel Tesseron created his own cognac company in 1905, relying at the time on two separate estates, one situated in the Grande Champagne area (Boneuil) and the other in Petite Champagne (Saint-Surin). He adopted a long term policy of building up stocks of eaux-de-vie, carefully conserved in a twelfth century crypt. These old and rare treasures, besides achieving a great reputation amongst a small circle of connoisseurs, have always been sought after by the big cognac merchants, assured of the fine quality of the eaux-de-vie they would use to complete their blends.

The pinnacle of the new collection, Trésor is crafted from a blend of around one hundred eaux-de-vie, selected for their finesse, depth, richness and length. This rarefied blend of spirits is then aged for more than two generations (50+ years) in special barrels famed for their age and rarity, called tierçons, within the Tesseron family’s Paradis cellar (where the most valuable Cognacs are kept). Of course these eaux-de-vie are all Grande Champagne in origin, and all three major grape varieties (Ugni Blanc, Colombard, and Folle Blanche) are represented. This ensures the Trésor comprises only best and most complex raw materials available. It’s a sublimely opulent Cognac with intense rancio notes – smoky and nutty characters – that as Albert Tesseron says, “you never find in Cognacs less than two generations old”. More viscous and dense on the palate than the Légende, it’s still remarkably sophisticated and (indescribably) complex, with prodigious length on the finish. Each sip fills the mouth with perfume. Sheer indulgence.