Rancio Charantais

Rancio is a term borrowed from Portugal which is used to describe the various characteristics of port wine during their ageing. Rancio Charantais is used to describe cognac.


Rancio appears after 10 years

The Rancio Charantais is compounded and changed through the four stages. For instance the vanilla oak in R1 stays throughout but is mellowed and turned into cigar box, cedar and finally sandal wood in R4.