St-Rémy XO French Brandy 70 cl Gift

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Natalie MacLean offers North America's most popular online wine and food pairing classes. She was named the World's Best Drinks Writer at the World Food Media Awards in Australia.

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St-Rémy XO is a brandy of distinct character, with elaborate aromas and a rich taste. Elegant and smooth, the intense blend lingers gracefully on the palate. Medium-deep amber in colour it offers aromas of peach apple, pear and vanilla; dry, fruity flavours, and an oaky finish. The flavour of St-Rémy and its price make it very good for bartenders to use at bars. I especially like the Cask Finish Collection, which subverts my previous thinking about brandy. Sauternes Casks, with its fresh citrus and floral aromas, honey-sweet body and cocoa finish, is really unforgettable once you drink it. The dynamic Master Blender of St-Rémy was born in the bountiful Loire Valley. She still upholds the values of small-town living, with a house surrounded by vineyards that was formerly a post office. There are very few people in the wine world who "get it" and Natalie is one of those who brings more fun to a buttoned-up and stodgy game. Distillation solely takes place in a continuous copper column. The French wines is heated until it turns into eaux-de-vie, a stage during which its unique flavours are revealed.

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Natalie MacLean writes about wine with a sensuous obsession... and often laugh-out-loud funny... Terrific. Created in 1886, St-Rémy is the world’s number-one French brandy. St-Rémy is bottled in the Loire Valley and shipped around the world! Following the phylloxera outbreak which damaged the Charente vineyards, Paul-Emile Rémy Martin II selected Machecoul, where the “Gros Plant” grapes were similar to “Folle Blanche,” and set up a distillery to produce high-quality brandy.

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After a Zoom introduction to the product from Roudaut, I was pleased to be able to sample Signature. Thoughts follow. Recognized with multiple awards, St-Rémy XO results from a longer maturation in small French oak casks. St-Remy is French brandy but it’s not Armagnac and it’s not Cognac. It’s actually made from grapes from all over France: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Beaujolais, the Rhône and Loire valleys, and Languedoc-Roussillon. That’s unusual for France, but it gives Cecile Roudaut, who’s been with parent company Remy-Cointreau since 1997, a lot more flexibility when it comes to crafting a product. With Signature, she is now launching her first original product as master blender.

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St-Rémy original distillery was founded by Paul-Emile Rémy Martin in the French Loire Valley in 1886. Cécile Roudaut defines her role as Master Blender as follows: “I work on selecting eaux-de-vies and nurturing them as they mature in Limousin oak barrels. I then evaluate them and create blends that will ultimately become St-Rémy.” Cécile is aware of the expectations of her work. “St-Rémy is an elegant brandy combining tradition, history and a unique smoothness. I see it as my role to ensure our brandy retains its authenticity and may be enjoyed by consumers from around age 30 to heaven!” St-Rémy's original distillery was founded: by Paul-Emile Rémy Martin in the French Loire Valley in 1886. St-Rémy's consistent singular taste, inherited from our founder's know-how, is sustained today by our Master Blender.

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Roudaut began working on this product in 2013, and after some trials in Europe it is now coming to the U.S. The product is a blend of 30 to 50 (!) different varietals used to create eaux-de-vie, and it is matured in two different types of oak casks. (Per the company: “The first maturation takes place in new oak casks (Quercus Petraea species with a fine grain) using medium and high heat. The second maturation takes place in traditional casks (Quercus Robur species with a large grain) using high heat only.”) No age statement or designation (a la VSOP) is provided.The creation begins with the selection of red and white grapes, harvested exclusively in France’s finest wine-growing regions, such as Burgundy, Champagne, the Rhône, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire Valley, Bordeaux and Beaujolais. Round, subtle and well-balanced, its character expresses the elegant diversity of the wine regions of France – the famous French terroir. The unique features of each of these French regions are brought to life in the eaux-de-vie, thereby guaranteeing the character and elegance, also known as the “smoothness” of St-Rémy.