Cognac Frapin Premier Grand Cru Cuvée 1888 1888
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Amber
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Cognac
- Producteur / Domaine
- Frapin
- Cuvée
- Cuvée 1888
- Millésime
- 1888
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Ugni Blanc
Frapin
Frapin is a cognac house based near Segonzac, in Grande Champagne, a premier cru of the Cognac appellation. The Frapin family, now represented by the Cointreau branch, runs a 240-hectare family vineyard around the Château de Fontpinot. Its cognacs are produced exclusively from the estate’s own grapes.
- Owner
- Famille Cointreau, via Renaud Cointreau SAS
- Maître de chais
- Patrice Piveteau
- Surface (ha)
- 240.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 500 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Frapin family settled in 1270 in the vicinity of Segonzac, in Charente, where they initially worked as winegrowers. Anne-Catherine Frapin was the mother of François Rabelais, born in 1494, which places the writer within the family genealogy. In the 19th century, Henri Frapin completed the current appearance of the Château de Fontpinot by adding its three towers in 1872. Following the phylloxera crisis, Pierre Frapin replanted the vineyard; in 1898, he received an award from the Comice Agricole de Cognac for the restoration of his vines. In 1892, the framework of the Segonzac wine storehouse was constructed by Gustave Eiffel’s teams. In 1945, Albert Frapin expanded the vineyard around Château de Fontpinot. The house is now part of the Cointreau family through Renaud Cointreau SAS; Jean-Pierre Cointreau, Marie Frapin’s grandson, is its chairman. Patrice Piveteau, who joined Frapin in 1991, has been cellar master since 2011.
Cuvée 1888
A prestige cuvee composed of very old Grande Champagne eaux-de-vie kept in the Chai Paradis, some of which date back before 1888. It features a significant proportion of eaux-de-vie from Folle Blanche and was released in 1,888 numbered decanters. Its crystal decanter is adorned with a thread and stopper coated in 24-carat fine gold.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The name pays tribute to Pierre Frapin and to the year 1888, during which he selected cuvees that were awarded a gold medal at the 1889 Paris Universal Exhibition.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2005
- Style of the cuvée
- A powerful, deep, and complex cognac, marked by dried and candied fruits, floral notes, sweet spices, honey, vanilla, cocoa, coffee, leather, and precious woods.
- Position within the range
- An ultra-limited historical edition of 1,888 decanters, positioned at the pinnacle of Frapin's prestige range.
Histoire de la cuvée
Launched in 2005, Cuvée 1888 was created as a tribute to Pierre Frapin. It commemorates the selection of cuvees he made in 1888 for the 1889 Paris Universal Exhibition, where the house won a gold medal, which is still kept at the estate. Its blend brings together old reserves from the Chai Paradis aged by several generations of the Frapin family.
