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22-511: The cognac company Rémy Martin was created in 1724. It started international exports the following century and created the high-end cognac brand Louis XIII in 1874. Rémy Martin was bought in 1924 by André Renaud and launched the cognac brand VSOP Fine Champagne in 1927. In 1965, André Hériard Dubreuil (stepson of André Renaud) took over the direction of the company. He switched the group's focus on luxury brands, modernized its marketing, and developed its own international distribution network. During

44-455: A collaboration with three French luxury houses, Hermès , Puiforcat , and Saint-Louis . Hermès created a bespoke leather trunk, Puiforcat forged a white gold serving pipette, and Saint-Louis hand-blew and engraved a unique version of the decanter with a map of Louis XIII’s journey around the world. Only three were made, and were auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York, Hong Kong, and London, with

66-738: A film entitled 100 Years – The Movie You Will Never See , which will not be released until the year 2115, mirroring the 100 years it takes to create the final blend of Louis XIII cognac. The film highlights the uncertainty of the future and the variables that contribute to a single decanter of Louis XIII. The film is housed in a safe designed by Fichet-Bauche , kept at the Cellars of Louis XIII in Cognac, France, set to automatically open on 18 November 2115. In November 2017, Louis XIII partnered with Pharrell Williams to create "100 Years – The Song We'll Only Hear If We Care" to be released in 2117. The song

88-404: A single cask with a higher alcohol content (43.8% ABV) than the other Louis XIII cognacs. Black Pearl was created as an homage to the origins of Louis XIII. The colour of the crystal was inspired by the original metal flask found at the site of the battle of Jarnac. Black Pearl Anniversary Edition was created to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the brand. L’Odyssée d’un Roi was released as

110-453: Is a regional wine classification that designates a vineyard known for its favorable reputation in producing wine . Although often used to describe grapes, wine or cognac, the term is not technically a classification of wine quality per se, but is intended to indicate the potential of the vineyard or terroir . It is the highest level of classification of appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) wines from Burgundy or Alsace . The same term

132-648: Is a French business group specialized in the production and distribution of alcoholic beverages. The group is based in Cognac, France . Its main shareholder is the Hériard Dubreuil family. It is indexed in the Euronext Paris as a CAC Next 20 component. Rémy Cointreau owns the following brands: Acquired in 1989 Merged in 1990 Acquired in 2000 Relaunched in 2001 Acquired in 2012 Relaunched in 2001 Acquired in 2012 Rémy Cointreau also owns

154-497: Is a collaborative effort intended to draw attention to environmental issues and the unpredictability of the future. Pharrell’s track was recorded on a disc made out of clay from the chalky soil of Cognac, France, and played once for an audience of 100 in Shanghai, China. The disc was then locked in a specially designed Fichet-Bauche safe that protects it against everything except water from potential rising tides, which would dissolve

176-548: Is allowed to display) the name of its cru on its wine label is supposed to exhibit the typical characteristics of this vineyard or group of vineyards. The terms premier cru and grand cru designate levels of presumed quality that are variously defined in different wine regions. Premier cru is a French language wine term corresponding to "first growth" and which can be used to refer to classified vineyards , wineries and wines , with different meanings in different wine regions : Grand cru ( French for 'great growth' )

198-662: Is applied to châteaux in Saint-Émilion although in that region, it has a different meaning and does not represent the top tier of classification. Early Burgundian wine history is distinctly marked by the work of the Cistercians with the Catholic Church being the principal vineyard owner for most of the Middle Ages . Receiving land and vineyards as tithes , endowments and as exchanges for indulgences

220-407: Is handmade by French crystal manufacturers: Baccarat, Saint-Louis, and Cristallerie de Sèvres. Louis XIII is bottled in several sizes: Classic (700 mL or 750 mL [USA]), Magnum (1.5 L or 1.75 L [USA]), Miniature (50 mL), Jeroboam (3 L), and Mathusalem (6 L) formats. Rare Cask 42.6 is distinguished by its alcohol content at 42.6% ABV rather than the expected 40%. Rare Cask 43.8 was produced from

242-797: The 1980s, the group acquired Charles Heidsieck (1985), Piper-Heidsieck (1988), Mount Gay Rum (1989), and created the brand Passoã (1986). A joint-venture was launched in China to create the Dynasty Fine Wines Group, and another one in California to create Rémy Martin Schramsberg, the first Californian distillery since the Prohibition . The Rémy Cointreau Group is a result of a 1990 merger between E. Rémy Martin & Cie SA and Cointreau & Cie SA, respectively. During

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264-639: The 1990s, the group divested a few brands including the champagne Krug . Rémy Cointreau created the international distribution network (outside the USA) Maxxium in 1999 with Highland and Jim Beam Brands and acquired the Bols group ( Bols , Metaxa , Curaçao , Asbach Uralt ) in 2000. The group left Maxxium in 2009 to create its own international distribution network. In 2011, it sold the champagnes Piper-Heidsieck and Charles Heidsieck to French luxury goods group EPI for 422 million euros. Rémy Cointreau acquired

286-620: The Bruichladdich Distillery Company ( Bruichladdich , Port Charlotte , Octomore, The Botanist - B Corp certification in 2020) in 2012, The Westland Distillery (USA) and the Domaine des Hautes Glaces ( Alps , France) in 2017, and the cognac J.R. Brillet and the champagne Telmont in 2020, and divested Passoã the same year. In 2022, Rémy Cointreau created the fragrance company Maison Psyché, which uses spirits' aging methods to create high-end perfumes. Rémy Cointreau

308-505: The Grande Champagne cru of Cognac. This region in Cognac is distinguished for its limestone composition that is considered ideal for the grapes employed in the production of cognac. The ageing process takes place exclusively inside 100- to 150-year-old tierçons , thin-walled French oak casks originally designed for maritime transport that are no longer being produced. Since 1874, each generation of cellar master has selected

330-550: The age of 34. The concept for the decanter of Louis XIII originated in 1850, when Paul-Emile Rémy Martin came across a metal flask originally recovered from the site of the Battle of Jarnac (1569). He purchased the metal flask and registered the rights for its reproduction. In 1874, in honour of the House’s 150th anniversary, he designed a glass replica of the flask to use as the vessel for his best cognac. Today, each crystal decanter

352-400: The clay disc. Cru (wine) Cru is a wine term used to indicate a high-quality vineyard or group of vineyards. It is a French word which was originally used to refer to both a region and anything grown in it, but is now mostly used to refer to both a vineyard and its wines. The term is often used within classifications of French wine . By implication, a wine that displays (or

374-719: The founding of the House in the Cognac region in the early 1700s. In 1841, after more than a century of producing cognac, Paul-Emile Rémy Martin assumed control of the business and began selling the House’s cognacs under the family name. Paul-Emile broke from tradition and began bottling his cognacs rather than continuing to sell them by the barrel. In 1874, he began selling a blend of his best 100% Grande Champagne cognacs in an ornate decanter. While originally designated "Grande Champagne Very Old – Age Unknown", this particular blend and its decanter later became known as Louis XIII. The eaux-de-vie for Louis XIII are still exclusively sourced from

396-541: The high fragrance company Maison Psyché. Louis XIII (cognac) Louis XIII ( French pronunciation: [lwi tʁɛz] ) is a cognac produced by Rémy Martin , a company headquartered in Cognac, France , and owned by the Rémy Cointreau Group. The name was chosen as a tribute to King Louis XIII of France , the reigning monarch when the Rémy Martin family settled in the Cognac region. He

418-583: The monks were able to studiously observe the quality of wines from individual plots and, over time, began to isolate those areas that would consistently produce wine of similar aroma, body, color and vigor and designate them as crus . Following the success of the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 , Jules Lavalle developed an informal classification of vineyards of the Côte d'Or in his book History and Statistics of

440-400: The oldest and best eaux-de-vie for Louis XIII from the House’s cellars. As the cellar master may never taste the final blend for which some of these eaux-de-vie are intended, each cellar master must also carefully train a successor. The House's current cellar master, Baptiste Loiseau, joined as an apprentice to the previous cellar master, and then assumed the position of cellar master in 2014 at

462-478: The proceeds benefitting The Film Foundation’s preservation efforts. The Origin is named in tribute to the original decanter created in 1874. The Legacy is a direct collaboration between four generations of cellar masters. Offered in Magnum format, each is individually signed by the four cellar masters. In November 2015, Louis XIII partnered with actor John Malkovich and director Robert Rodriguez to create

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484-531: Was the first monarch to recognize cognac as a category in its own right in the world of eaux-de-vie . Louis XIII cognac is produced in the Grande Champagne region of Cognac, from the growing of the grapes to the distillation and aging of the eaux-de-vie . The final blend is composed of up to 1,200 individual eaux-de-vie from Grande Champagne vineyards, ranging from at least 40 years to 100 years in age. The origins of Louis XIII cognac begin with

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