Cognac of the Russian company SORDIS from French cognac spirits, which are supplied from Champagne and the Rhone Valley. Grape varieties Folle Blanche, Kolombard, Union Blanc were used as wine materials. The manufacturing technology is also French, so the name sounds exactly like this – “French Standard”, although this cognac is produced by an enterprise in Nizhny Novgorod.
Historical reference. It all started in 1968, when, by decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, an experimental winery was opened in Nizhny Novgorod to provide the Volga-Vyatka region with alcoholic products. Specialists were invited from the Krasnodar Territory and Stavropol Territory, rich in vineyards.
At first, the company did not work with wine materials, they only bottled wines of the then allied Moldova, Ukraine, and the Caucasus. The plant operated 6 lines and bottled 40 wines and cognacs. When the anti-alcohol campaign began in 1985, the company changed its profile and began bottling mineral water from local wells and Pepsi-Cola.
The Nizhne-Novgorod winery became one of the first enterprises in Russia that passed into the status of joint-stock companies and abandoned state guardianship. In 1999, the plant began to produce vodka and liqueurs, increasing the range and volume every year. Until that time, Kupets vodka has been the company’s signature drink.
In 2004, the plant became the base enterprise of the SORDIS holding.
Interesting facts about SORDIS products
At the plant in Nizhny Novgorod, vodka is treated with powdered milk, and tinctures and cognacs are purified with silver and platinum filters using low temperatures. installed the latest generation of vodka treatment equipment
Only this Russian distillery uses the technology of aging vodka in oak barrels.
The ingredients are not dry extracts, but natural juices and infusions: cranberries – from Siberia, red hot peppers – from India, herbs – from Altai.
Automated bottling lines are equipped according to European standards – Italian and German equipment, and allow the production of 12 thousand bottles per hour.
SORDIS products are represented in all regions of Russia, Vietnam, Latvia, Kazakhstan and Armenia.
Kinds of cognacs
“French Standard” KV (40%). A light amber vintage drink of class KV (Aged Cognac), created from spirits that have matured for at least six years in oak barrels in the cellars of French distilleries. Light aroma with hints of vanilla. Soft chocolate-vanilla flavor. Served as a digestif, goes well with fruit desserts and chocolate.
“French Standard”, 5 stars (40%). Ordinary cognac from French spirits with an exposure of five years. Golden-amber drink pleasantly smells of vanilla and chocolate. The taste is soft, balanced, with hints of vanilla, caramel, cocoa. Recommended by bartenders and restaurateurs as a digestif, but can be served with fruits, desserts, coffee.
“French Standard”, 3 stars (40%). An ordinary drink made from cognac spirits aged in oak barrels and brought from France. Barely perceptible aroma with hints of vanilla. Pleasant taste, in which shades of chocolate and candied fruits are noticeable. Recommended by restaurateurs as a digestif, served with fruits and coffee. The drink goes well with apple and grape juice, with vermouth and dry red wines.
