Hine Vintage 1975 Timeless Poetry Cognac

The HINE Vintage 1975 "Timeless Poetry" is a singular, once-in-a-generation expression that has spent five decades quietly evolving in the cellars of one of Cognac's most revered houses.

1975 is a year widely considered among the finest of the entire twentieth century for culture and cognac.  The 1975 growing season in Grande Champagne is spoken of in hushed tones by those who know its history. Cellar master Paul Szersnovicz describes it in a single word: balance.  The harvested grapes were rich in sugars yet retained a striking natural acidity, a perfect duality that is the hallmark of a truly exceptional vintage.

And 1975 was a year of remarkable cultural energy beyond the vineyard. The United Nations declared it International Women's Year; the Apollo-Soyuz mission marked the first joint US-USSR space flight; Jaws changed cinema forever; and the Altair 8800 — the world's first consumer microcomputer — went on sale. The eaux-de-vie laid down that autumn have been quietly ageing ever since.

This vintage is also exceptional because it draws from a single plot at the heart of Grande Champagne, making it an expression of place as much as of year. Distilled in 1975 using HINE's traditional double distillation on the lees, a technique that preserves the full aromatic character of the base wine, the spirit was transferred to French oak casks, where it rested for five decades.