Lecat distillery is situated on a family estate in
Saint Fraigne,
a commune in Charente in southwestern France.
Jean Luc Lassoudière came back to Saint Fraigne to rebuild the family farm and give birth to a new vineyard since the
phylloxera crisis of the 1870s destroyed a large part of vines in the Cognac region.
A hundred years later, the farm started producing a sufficient amount of quality Wine that allowed them to supply it to major Cognac houses.
They own approximately
25 Ha of vines, of which 20 are used for producing
Cognac. The remaining grapes are used in the production of
Pineau,
grape juice,
and red Wine.
Their Cognac vineyards are mainly planted with
Ugni Blanc (90%),
while the rest is populated with a mixture of
Colombard and Folle Blanche.
As soon as the grapes are ready, usually
early in October,
the harvest begins, followed by a distillation period of
5 months, between November and March.
Distillation takes place in their
40 years old traditional Charentais Alembic (copper still).
Aging is done exclusively in French oak barrels with a capacity of
270 to 450 liters.
The
Lecat range boasts an incredible award-winning line-up of subtly nuanced Cognacs.