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With its lively history, Courvoisier has more than earned its place among the big four Cognac houses. We hit up its Jarnac HQ to get geeky about production, unlock its links to the Eiffel Tower, and marvel at a lock of Napoleon Bonaparte\u2019s actual hair….<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Courvoisier story begins not at its headquarters on the banks of the Charente river, but in Paris, in the suburb of Bercy, back in 1809. Founder Emmanuel Courvoisier started his career as a wine and spirits merchant, and operated several cellars in the area.<\/p>\n

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When he heard that Napoleon Bonaparte was taking a turn around the cellars of the region in 1811, Courvoisier used his military and political connections to ensure his stocks were top of the list. Soon enough Bonaparte stopped by, and the visit went so well, he decided his troops ought to have a ration of Courvoisier Cognac.<\/p>\n

\"CourvoisierA bust of Napoleon<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

Four years later Bonaparte was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo and exiled to St Helena, a remote island between Africa and Brazil. Africa. All his belongings were seized by the English army, including a few barrels of Courvoisier\u2019s finest. <\/p>\n

The soldiers rather enjoyed the liquid, naming it \u2018Cognac Napoleon\u2019, and (unbeknown to them) coining a strapline that the house would cherish forever. You would pay a lot of money for a PR company to do that these days.<\/p>\n

\"CourvoisierNapoleon’s distinctive headwear…<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

When Courvoisier died, his son Felix took charge of the business, and decided to focus exclusively on Cognac. He bought cellars and offices in Jarnac, to exercise greater control over his wine and eaux-de-vie suppliers, and splashed out on the fancy mansion that remains Courvoisier HQ to this day. <\/p>\n

When Felix died in 1866, his nephews, the Curlier brothers, took over the business, which explains why older existing bottles bear the two surnames: Courvoisier and Curlier. <\/p>\n

The house was announced as the \u2018Official Supplier to the Imperial Court\u2019 in 1869 by Napoleon Bonaparte’s heir, Napoleon III, and in 1889, it sponsored the inauguration of the Eiffel Tower (which was originally only meant to stand for 20 years!).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a very controversial building at the time,\u201d explains Courvoisier ch\u00e2teau manager, Tanguy Bougeard. \u201cEverything was made of iron; it was a breakthrough in terms of architecture. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe had just left the era of Napoleon III, who had a lot of partisans. Some people saw the Eiffel Tower as a representation of the power of the republic. A lot of brands didn\u2019t want to be associated with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The house has changed hands many times since then (mostly due to increasing consolidation of the spirits industry over the years), and is now owned by Beam Suntory.<\/p>\n

\"Courvoisier\"Courvoisier HQ<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

Courvoisier exports 1.5m cases of Cognac every year, equivalent to around 18 million bottles. More than 50% heads to the US (in the words of Busta Rhymes, \u201cpass the Courvoisier\u201d), though the UK, Russia, South Africa and Asia are also key markets. France drinks just 0.7% of Courvoisier\u2019s sales.<\/p>\n

Courvoisier Cognac: The liquid<\/h3>\n

Courvoisier sources eaux-de-vie from Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne, Borderies and Fin Bois to create its blends. The house works with 700 winegrowers (out of the total 4,300 in the appellation), 550 of which are considered \u2018classic winegrowers\u2019 \u2013 meaning they sell Courvoisier the wine, rather than distillate. <\/p>\n

\"Courvoisier\"A mouthwatering sight<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

\u201cWe distil it either in our distillery, or at contracted partners distilleries,\u201d explains Bougeard. \u201cWe also work with 150 winegrowers that distill, and if we want something very specific, we also look on the free market.\u201d<\/p>\n

Every house has its own production rules, and Courvoisier is no different. Wine from Fins Bois is distilled without the lees; and everything that comes from Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne and Borderies is distilled with the lees. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have two different processes because we know the Fins Bois will mainly go into our young Cognacs like VS or VSOP and for this we really want to focus on the fresh and fruity character,\u201d says Bougeard. \u201cThe lees bring heaviness to the new eaux-de-vies. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe know eaux-de-vies from the three other areas they will be ageing for a long time, so they will have time to digest the lees. The lees will bring more esters, and the esters will bring more aroma and complexity and richness. It\u2019s working very well for us because we want a very specific flavour of Cognac.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Courvoisier\"Tanguy Bougeard!<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

When it comes to distilling, Courvoisier runs both distillations through 25 hectolitre stills \u2013 \u201cwe have more control over distillation with the small boilers\u201d, says Bougeard \u2013 and the house removes around 25 litres of heads per distillation, equivalent to 1%. <\/p>\n

Of the big houses, this places Courvoisier somewhere in the middle. Remy Martin removes around six or seven litres of heads, he explains, while Martell typically removes 40 or 50. The team then seperates the heart, seconds, and tails. <\/p>\n

The heart heads to cask; the rest is recycled within the distillation process. The seconds is added to the brouille, or first distillate, and the heads and tails join the wine, for a complete double distillation.<\/p>\n

Oak-wise, Courvoisier balances the spiciness and strong tannins imparted from wide-grain Limousine oak with the light, soft, vanilla flavours of fine grain oak from the north of France. <\/p>\n

\"Courvoisier\"Cognac cellars are wonderful places, even if they’re a bit gloomy<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a team that goes into the forest to pick the trees, bring them to Jarnac, and cut them into staves,\u201d details Bougeard. \u201cThen, we age them for two to three years on our own facility north of Jarnac, and send them to the cooperage to be made into barrels.\u201d<\/p>\n

A deliberately lengthy process, but the end result is more than worth it. Fancy a taste of the goods? Check out Courvoisier\u2019s range here<\/a>…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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