Grape of the Art - Cognac Jean Luc Pasquet - Lot 79 - 52.3%
Grape of the Art is an independent German bottler specializing in Armagnacs. The idea for Grape of the Art was born during a blind tasting by the founders of the Rum & Whiskey group in Stuttgart. The team today consists of Robert Bauer, Oliver Gerhardt, Sascha Junkert, Christian Maier and Leonard Stumpf. They exclusively source Cognacs and Armagnacs brut de casks, unaltered, from single barrels. Theresa Plos is in charge of the creation of the labels, in a minimalist and sophisticated philosophy.
Lot 79 is a Grande Champagne Cognac from the Jean-Luc Pasquet estate. It was distilled from the Ugni Blanc grape harvested in 1979/1980, in a Charentais still, by Jean-Michel Tribot . It was aged in a humid chai for 41 years in a Limousin oak barrel . This Cognac was bottled in January 2022 and 273 bottles were produced.