Frapin

Frapin sits entirely within Grande Champagne, the most highly regarded of the six cognac crus, with 240 hectares of vineyard. It remains in original family ownership, and the family's history of growing vines and distilling runs back to 1270.In 1480 the Frapin and Rabelais families were joined by the marriage of Antoine Rabelais and Anne-Catherine Frapin, whose son was the writer Francois Rabelais. In 1697 Louis XIV granted a coat of arms to his apothecary, Pierre Frapin.

The cognacs are made by long-established methods handed down through the generations, from grapes grown exclusively on the estate. That single-estate approach is rare in a region built largely on blending bought-in eaux-de-vie.