Distiller Notes
Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Sprits of 2022
Crafted in the heart of beautiful southwestern France, Villon represents a revolution of France's oldest and most renowned spirits. Villon is distilled and blended according to a unique, closely-guarded family recipe. It's smooth, balanced, and complex, with luxurious aromas of vanilla, spice, and toasted oak.
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VSOP Cognac and a French wheat spirit form the base of this liqueur. Distinctly sweet raisin, vanilla, and spiced orange aromas waft from the glass. The syrupy palate offers maple, candied orange peel and candied ginger, leading to a smooth vanilla finish accented with cinnamon and clove.
Widely regarded as the finest and most complex grape-based spirit in the world, Cognac follows rigorously strict production guidelines. It is made exclusively of wine—most commonly from Ugni Blanc—from the Charente and Charente-Maritime regions surrounding the town of Cognac in southwestern France. After a second distillation in antique copper pot stills (called charentais), the spirit is transferred to French oak barrels and aged a minimum of two years (VS). Cognac is classified by both age and region (Cru). The Grande Champagne Cru and Petite Champagne Cru, both having shallow limestone soils, are the most respected.