Cognac Courvoisier Collection Erte No.4
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (70cl)
- Packaging
- Gift Box
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Amber
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Cognac
- Producteur / Domaine
- Courvoisier
- Cuvée
- Collection Erté No. 4
- Millésime
- Non Vintage
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Ugni Blanc
Courvoisier
Courvoisier is a cognac house established in Jarnac, in the Charente region, in 1828 by Félix Courvoisier and Jules Gallois. Part of the Campari Group since 2024, it crafts its blends using eaux-de-vie sourced from the crus of the Cognac region. Its portfolio includes Domaine Guilloteau, a 30-hectare vineyard situated in Les Métairies.
- Owner
- Campari Group, via Courvoisier Holding France S.A.S.
- Maître de chais
- Thibaut Hontanx
- Surface (ha)
- 30.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The origins of Courvoisier date back to 1796, when Louis Gallois and Emmanuel Courvoisier established a wine and spirits house near Paris. In 1828, their sons Félix Courvoisier and Jules Gallois founded a house in Jarnac dedicated exclusively to cognac. Félix Courvoisier had the Maison Courvoisier built in Jarnac in 1857. On his death, having no heir, the business was passed on in 1866 to his nephews Félix and Jules Curlier. In 1869, the house was awarded the title of official supplier to the court of Emperor Napoleon III. The British Simon family, who had previously been distributors of the brand, took control of Courvoisier in 1909. During the Second World War, the company was temporarily entrusted to Georges Hubert and Christian Braastad, before being returned to the Simon family in 1945. The Canadian group Hiram Walker acquired Courvoisier in 1964, ushering in a period of successive changes in ownership. In April 2024, the Campari Group finalised the acquisition of Courvoisier S.A.S. through Courvoisier Holding France S.A.S. The house owns, amongst other properties, the Domaine Guilloteau in Les Métairies, and Thibaut Hontanx has been its seventh master blender since 2022.
Collection Erté No. 4
Collection Erté No. 4 "Vieillissement" is a limited edition Courvoisier cognac presented in a numbered decanter decorated by Erté. Released in 1991 as the fourth installment in the series, it represents the aging stage. The blend is based on old Grande Champagne eaux-de-vie, some dating back to 1892.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The collection is named after Erté, the pseudonym of the Art Deco artist Romain de Tirtoff, who created the designs. Number 4, "Vieillissement", illustrates the long maturation of the cognac, compared by the artist to a mother taking care of her children.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1991
- Style of the cuvée
- Grande Champagne cognac crafted from a blend of very old eaux-de-vie, offering a mature, rich, and patinated character marked by the concentration of long aging.
- Position within the range
- Prestige and collector's edition, the fourth installment in the limited Courvoisier Erté series.
Histoire de la cuvée
Courvoisier commissioned Erté to design a series of decanters illustrating the various stages of cognac production. The collection began in 1988 with "Vigne" and continued with an annual release; number 4, "Vieillissement", was published in 1991. Its decanter, produced in a limited and individually numbered edition, features polychrome decoration enhanced with gold detailing.
