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9th January 2014 |
Glenmorangie Companta
the fifth annual offering in the highly
rated award-winning Private Edition
range.
 Glenmorangie
have announced the release of the fifth
annual limited edition bottling in its
highly rated Private Edition range. This
years bottling is Glenmorangie Companta
which has been extra-matured in a
selection of ex-French wine casks.
As most of you will already know,
Companta's predecessor, the superb Ealanta, was
recently named the world’s best dram by
Jim Murray in his Whisky Bible 2014, so
the Companta has a very high standard to
live up to.
Created by wood management pioneer and
three-time winner of Malt Advocate’s
coveted Industry Leader of the Year
award Dr Bill Lumsden, Glenmorangie
Companta is the latest in the Private
Edition range – a group of rare and
intriguing single malts.
Glenmorangie Companta is Scots Gaelic
for friendship and celebrates
Glenmorangie and distinguished French
vineyards’ shared pursuit of perfection.
Dr Bill Lumsden, Director of Distilling
and Whisky Creation, said: "Having spent
over 20 years travelling to some of
France’s most renowned vineyards, I’ve
had the opportunity to sample many rare
and intriguing wines in search of the
finest casks to complement the
extra-maturation of our whisky.
"Some of my most memorable visits have
been to Burgundy, where the dedication
and attention to detail that goes into
their craft never ceases to amaze me.
"The smaller vineyards of the region
don’t seem to worry about yields, costs,
or timings. They work tirelessly, simply
to produce the very best wine. In the
same spirit as Glenmorangie, they stop
at nothing in the pursuit of perfection.
"This shared philosophy inspired me to
create the ultimate tribute to my
longstanding love for French vineyards
and the friends that I’ve had the
pleasure to make throughout my travels."
A refined balance between bold spice and
rich, smooth sweetness, Companta is the
result of a careful assemblage of
Glenmorangie extra-matured in both
renowned Burgundy Grand Cru Clos de Tart
casks and sweet fortified wine casks
from Côtes du Rhône.
Lumsden explained: "Selecting parcels of
Glenmorangie which had been matured in
traditional American white oak
ex-bourbon barrels, I transferred the
spirit into casks having previously
contained one of my personal favourites
– the full-bodied Grand Cru wine from
Clos de Tart, one of the most celebrated
vineyards in Burgundy.
"After a period of extra-maturation, the
casks imparted additional body and deep
berry-like flavours to the trademark
elegant, floral character of the
Glenmorangie."
"To complement the bold, spicy character
imparted from the Grand Cru casks, I
selected a parcel of Glenmorangie which
had been extra-maturing in casks having
previously contained a lusciously sweet
fortified wine from Côtes du Rhône. It
took some time, but with careful fine
tuning we reached a harmonious
assemblage which proved the perfect
balance; neither too bold nor too tame!"
Bottled at a strength of 46% ABV,
and non chill-filtered for extra body
and texture, Glenmorangie Companta is
available from independent specialist
retailers and department stores with an
RSP of £69.99.
I haven't had the chance to taste the
Glenmorangie Companta yet but when I do
I will certainly let you know what I
think of it, I have high hopes for it
given the quality of the bottlings in
the Private Editions series that have
preceded it, meanwhile see
Glenmorangie's own tasting note below.
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Glenmorangie Companta Tasting
Notes
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Producer's Tasting Notes:
Nose: Companta exudes rich,
"autumnal" scents of red berries and
damp forest floors, with a hint of
fragrant woodsmoke complementing notes
of aromatic, nutty oak.
Taste:
A spicy palate redolent of cherries and
stewed fruits is slowly revealed, as
notes of sugared plums, blood orange and
rose-hip syrup emerge alongside milk
chocolate and brown sugar, leading into
a mouth-coating finish.
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The Glenmorangie Private Edition Range
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Glenmorangie’s Private Edition range
provides an annual opportunity for
whisky connoisseurs and aficionados to
experience a rare and intriguing single
malt brought to life by the Glenmorangie
Whisky Creation Team. Glenmorangie
Companta marks the fifth annual release
in this lauded range, which has
included:
- Glenmorangie Sonnalta PX (Translation:
Generous)
A full bodied whisky,
extra matured in Pedro Ximénez
sherry casks.
- Glenmorangie Finealta (Translation:
Elegant)
An exquisite recreation of
a 1900s recipe from our archives,
with subtle notes of peat.
- Glenmorangie Artein (Translation:
Stone)
An outstandingly fragrant
whisky extra matured in ‘Super
Tuscan’ wine casks, influenced by
the stony terroir.
- Glenmorangie Ealanta (Translation:
Skilled & ingenious)
A whisky fully
matured in virgin American white oak
casks with a provenance that
stretches all the way to the
mountains of Missouri and the Mark
Twain National Forest. Ealanta has
been named “World Whisky of the
Year” in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible
2014! Murray described Ealanta as
“borderline perfection”.
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