Paul Giraud XO Diamant 25 years

Paul Giraud

Paul Giraud XO Diamant 25 years

Style Cognac
Producer Paul Giraud
Origin Cognac — Grande Champagne (Bouteville, Charente)
Bottle 700ml
$759 / btl
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What it tastes like.

The Vieille Reserve or XO is often the favourite cognac of our Grande Champagne lovers, especially ladies. This cognac expresses all the fullness of the fruity aromas typical of a Grande Champagne, aged for a long time in oak barrels. To fully appreciate this cognac, take time, sit in a good chair and heat the glass with the palm of your hand. The trip to a stone fruit orchard can begin. At the beginning of the tasting, the aromas of fresh fruit at the beginning of summer - like peach or apricot - appear. As the glass warms, aromas of riper fruit, more oxidized by the sun, are revealed, such as plums, prunes and Agen prunes. These are the fruits of late summer: hot, matured, and stewed. At the end of the tasting, spices appear then the vanilla side of the oak barrel. Round and mellow, this cognac is easily savoured. Another remarkable point, the length in the mouth, so characteristic of the Grande Champagne. The combination with a chocolate dessert (such as a Black Forest or a fondant) is quite appropriate.

40% ABV

700ml

The house

About Paul Giraud.

Cognac — Grande Champagne (Bouteville, Charente) ·Est. 1976 (brand); 1635 (family on the property)

Cognac Paul Giraud is a tenth-generation family estate in Bouteville, in the heart of Grande Champagne — Cognac's first growth (1er cru). The Giraud family has farmed the property father-to-son since 1635 and made eaux-de-vie continuously across the lineage. The current Paul Giraud Cognac brand was established by Paul-Jean Giraud and his father in the mid-1970s, with first commercial bottling in 1976. Paul-Jean (b. 1952) now passes the operation to his son Paul, the eleventh generation.

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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 Paul Giraud

Cognac — Grande Champagne (Bouteville, Charente)

The Giraud family's roots in Bouteville — a small village in the Grande Champagne sub-appellation south-east of Cognac town — trace back to around 1650, with the property passing from father to son since 1635. Across that nearly four-hundred-year span the family farmed and distilled eaux-de-vie under various corporate arrangements typical of small-scale Cognac production: estate-grown grapes, on-site distillation, sale of finished spirit to one of the négociants who would blend it under their own house brand. The contemporary Paul Giraud Cognac label was established only in 1976, when Paul-Jean Giraud — together with his father — began bottling the family stock under their own name.

Bouteville sits at the heart of Grande Champagne, the premier cru of the Cognac region — recognised for its chalky soils that produce the longest-ageing, most aromatic Cognac eaux-de-vie. The estate works the standard Cognac varietal mix (Ugni Blanc dominant, with smaller Folle Blanche and Colombard plantings) and double-distils in copper Charentais alembics in the traditional pattern. The cellar holds a deep stock of older eaux-de-vie that Paul-Jean has built across his decades at the helm; the house's reputation rests on the breadth and age of the cellar more than on production volume.

The current Paul Giraud range covers the standard Cognac age tiers (VS, VSOP, Napoleon, XO, Hors d'Âge), plus several single-vintage and aged-stock bottlings drawn from the Giraud cellar — most notably the Heritage 70-year-old Grande Champagne. Beyond Cognac the house produces a Liqueur Gingembre (a 17.5% ginger liqueur built on Grande Champagne Cognac base) and Pineau des Charentes — the regional Cognac-and-grape-must aperitif. Paul-Jean's son Paul represents the eleventh generation.

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