COPPOLA BRANDY MADE IN CALIFORNIA FROM DISTILLED DOLCETTO AND COLOMBARD GRAPES

After Gallo, the Coppola family is also getting into the brandy category.
What is going on!!!

"Maria Gaetana Agnesi 1799 Brandy from Francis Ford Coppola sourced by Family Coppola.
The grape based brandies for Agnesi 1799 are sought, sourced, and blended by The Family Coppola and our winery’s master blender from barrel stocks in California’s finest brandy distilleries.

Our initial brandy release is a blend of 2012 Dolcetto grapes from Russian River Valley and 2009 French Colombard grapes from the Central Valley. Agnesi 1799 is a true taste of California soil, ambient yeast, naturally filtered water, and warm climate of the Golden State. Through careful selection of barrels and delicate blending of water and spirit, our brandy assumes the best qualities of the artisanally-crafted individual spirits.

By sourcing brandy made in different types of stills, both Old World Alembic Charentais stills and modern column stills, and from various local grapes, we are able to craft a proprietary blend that we believe is greater than the sum of its parts." (from Coppola Website)

Small batch 5 years old Brandy!

TASTING NOTES

Nose

Layered cinnamon in front, small amount of tobacco. Hints of vanilla and almonds give it a well-rounded profile of oak characters.

Taste

Overall high complexity. Baking spices on entry. Small hints of clove. Toasted bread in mid pallet. Pleasant mouth coating, some sweetness in the mid-palate, and a silky smooth finish. Very clean overall, with some honey.

"Agnesi 1799 is as fine as any Old World sipping brandy, yet comes with no pretense that it’s above being mixed into your favorite cocktails" says Coppola.

Source & Photo: Francis Ford Coppola Brandy

OLIVIER VERNON SPENDS $300,000 OF COGNAC FOR HIS FRIENDS

Custom engraved bottles of Louis XIII cognac (Retail: $3,000 each) have been given to every member of the Giants by Olivier Vernon.

Remy Martin Cognac Louis the XIII

Vernon, who started his career with the Dolphins, is in the first year of a five-year, $85 million contract he signed with the Giants over the offseason.
Why not?
If one can afford it!

Source: Complex, Photo REMY MARTIN

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COGNAC AD STANDS FOR COGNAC ALAIN DELON

Born November 8, 1935 movie Star and sex symbol of the 1960s-1980s years. Alain Delon is the winner of the prize “Cesar” for best male role in the film “Our history” (1984) and the award recipient for a Golden globe as “most promising newcomer among men.” Officer of the Legion of honour in France, he acted in more than 100 movies.

Little is known about Alain Delon and his cognac.

Alain Delon Cognac VS & VSOP

Mostly sold in Switzerland where Alain Delon is a resident for more than 30 years. Produced in Charente Maritime, Pons, by a private label company. Alain Delon had been the president of Cognac Film Festival in 1995 which focuses on Police/murder type of movies which I believe is the time where he got exposed and offered to start a cognac under his licensed name.

See an interesting video clip here: http://dai.ly/x7k2it

Alain Delon has had many licenses under his names from perfume to shoes, but also champagne.

Alain Delon Cognac and Champagne labels

Source: DailyMotion

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