Dudognon Heritage 40 Year Grande Champagne Cognac La Maison & Velier Among the tangle of spices

Among the tangle of spices

Entry is splendid with flavors of light caramel

Founded by two married ex-academics

the palate entering with vanilla

others more “exotic”

Dudognon Heritage 40 Year Grande Champagne Cognac La Maison & Velier Among the tangle of spicesThe Dudognon family have grown grapes in the small village of Lignires Sonneville since 1776. This village is about 11 miles southeast of the town Cognac in the heart of the famed Grande Champagne zone. After the Second World War, Raymond Dudognon raised the domaine's reputation to new levels with his close attention to detail and minimal intervention of his spirits. These days, under the stewardship of his daughter Claudine and her husband, they are