- The Winery
- Address: 257 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10026
- Telephone: 212-222-4866
- Opening hours: Open 7 days, 12-9 PM.
Strength: 17% ABV (34 proof).
Note: Serve Chilled.
Description: The vines that give Pierre Ferrand its distinctive style are planted on the Angeac terroir in the heart of Grande Champagne, considered the Premier Cru de Cognac. Angeac-Champagne is part of what connoisseurs call the “Golden Triangle,” a highly reputed micro-terroir comprising the best parcels of Grande Champagne. The extremely chalky soil of the rolling landscape gives the grapes the qualities and the necessary acidity to make very good wines that will produce very fine cognacs.
Pineau des Charentes comes from the same area as Cognac: the Charente and Charentes-Maritime regions north of Bordeaux. It is a fortified wine made with unfermented grape must, or a blend of unfermented and fermented grape must, with added Cognac eau-de-vie (the term for brandy that has not yet aged for the requisite number of years to be legally deemed “Cognac”). The technical name for this style of beverage is vin de liqueur, which is around the same alcoholic strength as Sherry or Port – between 16-22% ABV, with most Pineau des Charentes hovering around 17% ABV.