3rd edition of CR&F XO Fine & Rare: exclusivity in a bottle

From the Vinhos Verdes Demarcated region comes the 3rd edition of the CR&F XO Fine & Rare brandy. Considered one of the best Portuguese spirits, CR&F has a long legacy in its DNA with more than a century of tradition. This third edition, bottled in 2023, has just 5,496 bottles in exclusive packaging. For connoisseurs, it is now possible to find it in wine cellars from the north to the south of the country.

In a constant search for perfection and the best batches of national spirits, the desire to create this brandy was born. For its creation, a long process of selecting old batches was necessary, from which spirits of various ages were selected, with the main batch being over 40 years old. This final blend results from the distillation of several spirits from grape varieties from the Vinho Verde region, all stored over time in French oak and carefully selected. Each batch is different, with the aim of achieving and offering all connoisseurs a unique and incomparable product, respecting the aromatic versatility of its terroir.

CR&F XO Fine & Rare is a modern spirit, with a style created and marked by difference. In this third edition, CR&F XO Fine & Rare presents shades of ocher punctuated by soft highlights of green and bronze. On the nose, it is possible to notice hints of light sweet notes of fruit, which merge in complete balance with aromas of wood to produce soft and delicate perfumed notes. In the mouth, it presents itself with a deep palate, of elegance and moderation, which evokes spices in their splendor. It is a well-structured spirit with a silky final freshness.

Whether in the bottle or in the packaging, all elements represent CR&F’s care for detail – an artistically bold and irreverent bottle, slowly silkscreened in gold; a necklace, numbered to mark the exclusivity of this moment; and a case complemented by the strings and seal that have always sealed the CR&F brand’s commitment to quality and excellence.

Ideal for giving as a gift and enjoying with those you love most. Because, as tradition dictates, it is these reunions and these moments of sharing, around a good glass of brandy, that become the stories remembered in the future.