Established in France since 1270, the Frapin family have been vine growers for 21 generations. The Grande Champagne area, considered the best appellation, became the home of the family.
The whole Frapin estate, including 240ha of vineyards, lies in the Grande Champagne area which is regarded as Cognac’s best appellation. Still in original family ownership, the family can trace their vine growing and distilling history back to 1270. Frapin combines the knowledge with well-established methods passed down through the generations to hand-craft cognacs that are exclusively harvested, distilled and aged on their estate.
→ Frapin VSOP Grande Champagne (700ml) RRP $115.00
Produced exclusively from the wine-making estate at the heart of Cognac’s Premier Cru, this VSOP benefits from the age-old traditional expertise of the Frapin family. Harvested, distilled over lees and aged on the domaine, it writes a new chapter of its history with a new decanter bringing elegance, refinement and roundness.
→ Chateau Fontpinot XO Grande Champagne (700ml) RRP $220.00
Real treasure of Cognac Frapin, Château Fontpinot XO is presented in a sleek, elegant bottle. This very old reserve XO can lay claim to the Château appellation because it is made exclusively from grapes harvested, distilled, aged and bottled at the Château Fontpinot. Hand-crafted distillation over lees and a long ageing in dry cellars give it a particular character.
→ Frapin Millésime 1991 Grande Champagne (700ml) RRP $349.00
This treasure is a vintage 1991, produced solely from Ugni Blanc, comes from Frapin vines located in the south-eastern part of their vineyard, characterized by a chalky and clay soil and a crumbly chalky subsoil typical of Grande Champagne region. The BNIC (Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac) guarantees the authenticity of the Cognac Frapin vintages by carefully monitoring the sealed casks as they rest in our dry cellars for 20 years. Forever connected to the spring frosts that eradicated much of the production of cognac, each bottle is stamped with the hallmark of rarity.