Special Edition

About this wine

This Comandon Special Edition is made in the Cognac region of France primarily from Ugni Blanc grapes, the traditional grape of the region. The house emphasizes small batch and single cask approaches with artisanal distillation and selective aging choices, so each edition can show distinct character. On the nose it shows fresh floral notes and orange peel with underlying dried stone fruit and honeyed aromas. The palate brings ripe apricot and pear followed by vanilla and soft spice, with a rounded texture from aging in French oak casks, often Limousin oak. The finish is warm and lingering with gentle toasted oak and a touch of baking spice, reflecting the careful cask selection and maturation.

About the grape

Ugni Blanc, also known as Trebbiano in Italy, is the traditional and dominant grape of the Cognac region because it gives high acidity and neutral aromatics that are ideal for double distillation and long aging. The grape is hardy and disease resistant, often trained on Guyot or cordon systems and planted on the chalky clay and limestone soils of Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne and Fins Bois which help retain acidity and produce clean eaux de vie. In Comandon releases the house sources mostly Ugni Blanc from selected appellation parcels and uses small batch or single cask distillations with choices about fermenting on the lees to add textural complexity before maturation in French oak. This practical role of Ugni Blanc is central to Comandon style, providing a stable, expressive base that responds well to different cask types and to their artisanal, limited edition approach.

Quick facts

• 🏺 The House of Comandon was founded in 1821 by a 20 year old named Pierre Comandon, making it one of Cognac region's oldest family houses.
• 🫙 Many special edition bottles are individually hand blown by a master glassmaker, each bottle can take more than four hours to craft.
• 🔬 Comandon treats each release as a unique lot, producing single batch cognacs that once sold are not reproduced.
• 🌳 Their high end Coronation series is matured exclusively in Limousin oak casks, a choice that gives those editions a richer oak character.
• 🍇 Comandon relies mainly on the traditional Ugni Blanc grape for its eaux de vie, the same grape that has defined Cognac for centuries.

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Producer

The House of Comandon was founded in 1821 by Pierre Comandon in Jarnac on the Charente river, and it later established its Maison in the old town of Cognac. The family played active roles in the region, helping to rebuild vineyards after the phylloxera crisis and taking part in early legal frameworks for the Cognac appellation. The brand passed through several owners in the 20th century and was revived in the 2000s by the Vigneron family as an independent boutique producer focused on single batch and single cask bottlings. Comandon remains a small family house that controls sourcing and production in order to offer limited edition cognacs noted for individuality and rare releases.