Не сочтите за флуд. Т.к. статья приведенная Wolfheart, содержит ошибки,
то хочу привести оф.данные Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac (BNIC):
18/20 b) - The minimum age of Cognac wine spirits shipped from cellars must respectively correspond to:
- Compte 2 (at least 2 years' ageing starting from 1 April the year after the harvest) for the following names: “3 Etoiles”, “Sélection”, “VS”, “De Luxe”, “Very Special” and “Millésime”
- Compte 3 (at least 3 years' ageing starting from 1 April the year after the harvest) for the following names: “Supérieur”, “Cuvée Supérieure” and “Qualité Supérieure”
- Compte 4 (at least 4 years' ageing starting from 1 April the year after the harvest) for the following names: “V.S.O.P.”, “Réserve”, “Vieux”, “Rare”, “Royal” and “Very Superior Old Pale”,
- Compte 5 (at least 5 years' ageing starting from 1 April the year after the harvest) for the following names: “Vieille Réserve”, “Réserve Rare,” and “Réserve Royale”
- Compte 6 (at least 6 years' ageing starting from 1 April the year after the harvest) for the following names: “Napoléon”, “Très Vieille Réserve”, “Très Vieux”, “Héritage”, “Très Rare”, “Excellence”, and “Suprême”
- Compte 10 (at least 10 years' ageing starting from 1 April the year after the harvest) for the following names: “XO”, “Hors d’âge”, “Extra”, “Ancestral”, “Ancêtre”, “Or”, “Gold”, “Impérial”, “Extra Old”, “XXO”, and “Extra Extra Old”.
- The names “XXO” and “Extra Extra Old” are specific indications given to wine spirits that have been aged for at least 14 years.