Rating 93
Style
Brandy
Produced In Cognac
France
ABV 45%
Availability Year Round
Price $250.00 
Reviewed By
Reviewed 2025-10-14

Delamain Pléiade Domaine La Rambaudie Review

Cognac is one of the easiest categories to splurge on, but, in many cases, you’re overspending for marketing and a cool bottle. (For example, the $4,000 bottle we tried during this tasting that, though pretty solid, seemed to be charging us more for the matte black decanter and lacquered wood box it came in.) Not the case here: you’re paying purely for age and quality.

This is a single vineyard Cognac, the grapes coming from Delamain’s own vines in Grande Champagne. This limited bottling of 1,500, from cask 767-04, is an X.O. that is clearly much older than a mere decade. The nose has tons of wood spice, though a hint of vanilla and leather comes through as well. The palate is a touch sweeter with rancio and dark fruits. The finish is likewise woody, with a peppery zing that hangs on for a long time.

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Delamain Pléiade Domaine La Rambaudie
Cognac is one of the easiest categories to splurge on, but, in many cases, you’re overspending for marketing and a cool bottle. (For example, the $4,000 bottle we tried during this tasting that, though pretty solid, seemed to be charging us more for the matte black decanter and lacquered wood box it came in.) Not the case here: you’re paying purely for age and quality. This is a single vineyard Cognac, the grapes coming from Delamain’s own vines in Grande Champagne. This limited bottling of 1,500, from cask 767-04, is an X.O. that is clearly much older than a mere decade. The nose has tons of wood spice, though a hint of vanilla and leather comes through as well. The palate is a touch sweeter with rancio and dark fruits. The finish is likewise woody, with a peppery zing that hangs on for a long time.

Reviewed On: 10-14-2025
93
POINTS
Delamain Pléiade Domaine La Rambaudie
Cognac is one of the easiest categories to splurge on, but, in many cases, you’re overspending for marketing and a cool bottle. (For example, the $4,000 bottle we tried during this tasting that, though pretty solid, seemed to be charging us more for the matte black decanter and lacquered wood box it came in.) Not the case here: you’re paying purely for age and quality. This is a single vineyard Cognac, the grapes coming from Delamain’s own vines in Grande Champagne. This limited bottling of 1,500, from cask 767-04, is an X.O. that is clearly much older than a mere decade. The nose has tons of wood spice, though a hint of vanilla and leather comes through as well. The palate is a touch sweeter with rancio and dark fruits. The finish is likewise woody, with a peppery zing that hangs on for a long time.

Reviewed On: 10-14-2025