Martell J & F Martell Extra Cognac 1970s

Martell J & F Martell Extra Cognac 1970s

An old bottling of Martell’s now defunct Extra cognac. The house was founded back in 1715 and is today a world-best-selling brand. We estimate this bottle dates from the late 1970s.

Martell is a producer in Cognac known for its elegant, smooth brandies. It is a successful brand on an international level and has the distinction of being the oldest in the region.

Martell sources grapes from across the Cognac region. The brand has had a particular association with the Borderies, the smallest of the Cognac crus. The Ugni Blanc grapes grown here in silica-clay soils are known for their floral aromas and are held to be a major contributor to the elegant, subtle style of the top Cognacs in the range.

Martell is unusual among the prominent houses in using clear white wines where all sediments and impurities have been removed. These wines are distilled in traditional copper pot stills. Fine-grain oak barrels from the Tronais forest are used for aging, with proportions of new wood and levels of toast varying across the range. Once the eaux-de-vie are judged to have reached their potential in the wood they are placed in glass demijohns to await blending in neutral conditions.