Review: Martell VSOP Medaillon Cognac
Martell VSOP Medaillon Cognac is crafted from eaux-de-vie sourced from four crus including Borderies, Petite Champagne, Grande Champagne, and Fins Bois. Martell is the only cognac producer to distil only clear wine, where all the sediments and impurities have been removed. The eaux-de-vie is aged for four to seven years in lightly toasted Troncais oak barrels. Founded in 1715 by Englishman Jean Martell, Martell is the oldest of the great cognac houses. Jean Martell left his hometown of Jersey to start trading eaux-de-vie and opened his first distillery on the banks of the Charente. In 1831 his great grandson Frederic Martell crafted for the first time a blend of eaux-de-vie named Very Superior Old Pale. In 1838 the family purchased the Chateau de Chanteloup, the iconic House of Martell. Read more 