One the biggest Cognac, most well-established houses is located in the heart of Cognac and deeply in the hearts of its consumers.
Remy Martin, originally a
Winegrower, founded his company almost
300 years ago—in 1724.
By
1774, the family became one of the prime
Cognac producers, while acquiring new land just outside of Cognac.
In the heart of this success story lies one of the most glamorous creations in the Cognac history,
Rémy Martin's Louis XIII Cognac,
subtitled
Tres Grande Champagne.
The family tradition came to an end in the
early 1990s due to the financial problems related to the business.
André Renaud from Gensac-la-Pallue saved the company via external funds and ran it until his death in
1965.
André Dubreuil, his son-in-law, took over after his death, successfully turning the company into a
huge international player.
In
1990, Rémy Martin and Cointreau merged into
Rémy Cointreau, which made the companies stronger and more successful than ever.
In
2014,
Baptiste Loiseau was appointed the position of
Rémy's Cellar Master at the age of
34, one of the
youngest ever.
He succeeded
Pierette Richet,
the first woman to ever hold this position at a major Cognac house.
Moreover, Rémy has had just
five cellar masters in its
290-year history, with the first appointed in 1924, which is really saying something about the tradition of this Cognac house.
All of
Rémy's Cognacs have the
Cognac Fine Champagne appellation,
which means they come exclusively from a blend of eaux-de-vie from
Grande and Petite Champagne crus.
Almost a thousand Wine growers from those two crus come together to supply close to
90% of the eaux-de-vie for the House.
They use traditional distillation on the
lees in small copper stills. Aging takes place in
Limousin oak barrels and depending on which style of Cognac is sought, it is aged in
new or used barrels.