Borderies (Cognac cru)

E817761

Borderies (Cognac cru) is the smallest and one of the oldest Cognac-producing crus, renowned for floral, violet-scented eaux-de-vie that age relatively quickly.

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Label Occurrences
Borderies (Cognac cru) canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Cognac cru
wine-growing region
agingCharacteristic often used in blends to add roundness and floral notes
reaches maturity faster than Grande Champagne
area approximately 4,000 hectares
climate temperate oceanic
country France
distillationMethod double distillation in copper pot stills
eauxDeVieBody medium-bodied
eauxDeVieColorWhenAged golden
governingBody Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac
grapeVarietyUsed Colombard
Folle Blanche
Ugni Blanc
harvest hand and machine harvesting both used
historicalStatus one of the oldest Cognac-producing crus
knownFor eaux-de-vie that age relatively quickly
floral eaux-de-vie
round and smooth Cognac
violet-scented eaux-de-vie
legalProduct Cognac
locatedIn Charente department
Cognac region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
mainCityNearby Cognac
Saintes
notableProducersUsingBorderiesEauxDeVie Camus
Martell
partOf Cognac AOC
linked to: Cognac
regulatoryStatus delimited cru under Cognac AOC regulations
relativeSizeWithinCognacCrus smallest cru
soilCharacteristic rich in silica
soilType clay-limestone
flinty clay
typicalAroma iris
nutty notes
violet
typicalFlavorProfile round
slightly sweet impression
soft
usedFor blending in Cognac production
single-cru Cognacs

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charente vineyards containsSubregion Borderies (Cognac cru)
Grande Champagne (Cognac cru) borderedBy Borderies (Cognac cru)
Bons Bois (Cognac cru) contrastWith Borderies (Cognac cru)