An encounter between time and inspiration, FRAPIN’s style exalts the very essence of Cognac. Established in the Charente since 1270, Domaine Chateau de Fontpinot is the personification of great family tradition with centuries of experience and an exceptional vineyard estate.
Grande Champagne covers 11,000 hectares, which is one of the regions of Cognac that produces the best spirits. The soil of this area is limestone that regulates makes the vineyards the best quality. Thus, Grande Champagne area of Cognac officially recognized as the terror that produces the finest, most delicate, purest and most aromatic brandies.
Vine-grower, distiller and merchant, the FRAPIN family has accumulated a vast estate over the ages covering more than 300 hectares (750 acres) of remarkable vineyard land at the heart of Cognac’s Premier Grand Cru area, the Grande Champagne.
On the hillsides of Segonzac around Chateau de Fontpinot, Domain keeps alive the age-old methods of grape- growing, harvesting, pressing, distilling and ageing. Red copper Charentais stills, oak casks from the Limousin forests, alternate damp and try cellars…every day, the methods used by the experts at Domaine Chateau de Fontpinot ensure that the true character of Grande Champagne Cognacs enjoyed throughout the world, continues to thrive.
The finesse, bouquet and clean, powerful character of the terroir expressed by FRAPIN Cognacs inspire moments of refined pleasure and quite unique sensations. Grande Champagne Cognacs from Domaine Chateau de Fontpinot inspire deep emotion, hinting at warm encounters. This delightful Cognac with its fruity and floral notes shows the persistent flavor typical of Grande Champagne. The richness of their bouquet is a sumptuous mingling of fruity aromas such as compote or desiccated or dried fruit and floral scents such as the vine flower or dried flowers: the promise of sheer pleasure for your palate.
Cognac Frapin V.S.
QUALITY:Made exclusively from grapes harvested on our estate, Domaine Pierre FRAPIN, located in an area that produces the finest, most delicate, purest and most aromatic cognacs.
COLOUR:Pale yellow
BOUQUET:Highly aromatic with a touch of vanilla
TASTE:Roundness and finesse
Cognac Frapin V.S.O.P.
QUALITY:A single estate cognac from the heart of Cognac’s Premier Cru area
COLOUR:Golden amber
BOUQUET:Floral, and fruity notes brought by the grapes and hints of vanilla.
TASTE: Harmonious with persistent flavor
Cognac Frapin V.I.P. XO
QUALITY:Combines age, roundness, bouquet and finesse. A blend of very old cognacs from the family’s own reserves.
COLOUR:Old amber gold
BOUQUET:Very rich, spicy and floral; typical of very old Grande Champagne cognacs distilled on their lees.
FLAVOUR:Elegant and round
Cognac Frapin EXTRA
QUALITY:Taken from the centuries old family reserves, single estate harvested, distilled and carefully aged in wood.
COLOUR:Mahogany with copper tints
BOUQUET:Suave, complex, subtle scents of old port that mingle with the fragrance of cigar box
TASTE:Exceptionally long aftertaste |