Dudognon Cognac Napoleon 15 Years

Dudognon

Dudognon Cognac Napoleon 15 Years

Style Cognac
Producer Dudognon
Origin Cognac — Grande Champagne (Lignières-Sonneville)
Bottle 700ml
$163 / btl
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What it tastes like.

Napoleon Dudognon Cognac is a full-bodied and persistent Cognac on the palate. It offers freshness and a fruity note. Distilled over a wood fire and aged in new Limousin oak barrels without sugar, wood or caramel. 

Napoleon can be drunk as a digestive. It will accompany your fruit pies and fruit salads with panache.

Grape variety: 10% Montils, 90% Ugni-blanc

Tasting Notes: Eye: Bright light yellow. Nose: Pure and elegant, fruity notes, pineapple. Palate: Full in the mouth and persistent, slightly woody. Spicy, opulent and fat, it keeps a certain freshness on the palate.

42% ABV

700ml

The house

About Dudognon.

Cognac — Grande Champagne (Lignières-Sonneville) ·Est. 1776 (family on the land); 1946

Maison Dudognon has farmed grapes in Lignières-Sonneville — a Grande Champagne village 11 miles south-east of Cognac — since 1776, with the current estate acquired in 1852. The family began bottling under their own name in 1946 under Raymond Dudognon. Claudine Dudognon now runs the house with her husband Gerald Buraud and son Pierre. The 10-hectare estate works Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche and Montils — the Folle Blanche and Montils replanted after phylloxera-era abandonment.

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At the table

How to pour it.

  • Temperature

    Room temperature. No ice for the first pour — taste the spirit before diluting.

  • Glassware

    Tulip or copita — NOT a balloon snifter (drops the aroma).

Bottle questions

Before you open it.

A few practical answers for storage, delivery, and choosing the right bottle.

How should I store it before opening?

Keep it somewhere cool, dark, and steady. Wine prefers cellar temperature; spirits are happier away from heat and direct sunlight.

How long will it keep once opened?

Wine changes quickly after opening; spirits and liqueurs generally hold longer if capped tightly and kept out of heat. If it is a special bottle, ask before opening and the team can give product-specific guidance.

Can I ask for a similar bottle?

Yes. Contact Caravan with this bottle name and the occasion; the team can suggest a close match, a safer gift, or a step up or down in price.

How is it packed for delivery?

Orders are packed in bottle-safe cartons. If anything arrives damaged or looks wrong, contact the team with your order number and a photo so they can sort the next step.

What about hot weather shipping?

The team avoids making one-size-fits-all promises around heat and carrier timing. For heat-sensitive or cellar bottles, contact Caravan before ordering and they can advise the safest dispatch window.

Need a specific answer for this bottle? The Caravan team can help with drinking windows, substitutions, and delivery timing.

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Why Caravan backs Dudognon

Cognac — Grande Champagne (Lignières-Sonneville)

The Dudognon family has cultivated grapes in Lignières-Sonneville, a small Grande Champagne village 11 miles south-east of the Cognac town, since 1776. The current estate was purchased in 1852. The family produced Cognac across multiple generations, but the house was first formally recognised in 1898 when Paulin Dudognon won a Gold Medal. Raymond Dudognon took over from his father in 1946 and was the first generation to bottle and sell Cognac under the family name rather than as bulk eau-de-vie sold to négociants.

The current generation — Claudine Dudognon, her husband Gerald Buraud, and their son Pierre — work 10 hectares of vines split roughly 88% Ugni Blanc, 9% Folle Blanche, 3% Montils. The Folle Blanche and Montils plantings are recent: both varieties were widely abandoned after phylloxera in favour of hardier Ugni Blanc, and the Dudognon-Burauds are among the small number of Cognac houses replanting them. The two alembic stills produce around 100 barrels per year. Water is the only additive used in production.

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