Camus Masterpiece Collection

2010-10-14 09:28
Beijing Review 2010年46期

Camus Masterpiece Collection

Since 1863, the Camus fam ily has dedicated itself to producing cognacs w ith a unique personality—authentic products made locally and true to its origins.

Camus Masterpiece Collection by Cyril Camus is the most recent scion of the House of Camus. Celebrating the generosity of nature, the traditions of the finest French craftsmanship and an ancestral know-how,this new collection is the culm ination of the m ission Cyril Camus had set: discovering the very rarest eaux-de-vie and offering it to consumers in a beautiful crystal decanter from baccarat.

Camus Cuvée 3.128 is the first opus of the Camus Masterpiece Collection by Cyril Camus, a rare and lim ited edition of just 3,068 decanters available worldwide.

The second creation, Camus Cuvée 4.176, is now available.

The latest ed ition o f the Cam us Masterpiece Collection by Cyril Camus,Camus Cuvée 4.176 brings together four exceptional eaux-de-vie from the Petite Champagne, guaranteed to be at least 43 years old and including two sumptuous vintage cognacs from 1962 and 1964.

The eaux-de-vie of Camus Cuvée 4.176 comes from a single vineyard, the property of a fam ily in the Petite Champagne that has always applied traditional grow ing methods to their vines.

Camus Cuvée 4.176 is a blend of extraordinary com p lexity. The pow erful,lingering nose is smooth and rounded,w ith countless aromas combined in perfect harmony: sugary notes of honey and dried bananas, fresh figs and plums, crystalized orange and pastry melt into spicier hints of ginger and pepper, all enveloped in rich old oak, cedar-wood, tobacco and the legendary charentais “rancio.”

On the palate, the attack is rich and magnificently complex, blending hazelnut and almond w ith raisins, leading into gingery and nutmeg notes which combine deliciously with flavors of café crème and “rancio,” and culminate in a finish full of spice, cedar and sandalwood. Creamy and generous, this is a cognac of supreme length and depth of flavor.