Compte

Compte meaning in Cognac and Armagnac

Compte is the French age-count system used for Cognac and Armagnac eaux-de-vie. The compte number reflects the minimum age of the youngest spirit in a blend, counted under the relevant regional rules. In Cognac shorthand, compte 2 aligns with VS, compte 4 with VSOP or Réserve, compte 6 with Napoléon, and compte 10 with XO. Compte is an administrative aging code, not a flavor descriptor and not the ordinary French word “compte” as used outside spirits.