Louis XIII (cognac)

Louis XIII Cognac has been produced since 1874 from the grapes of the Grand Champagne subregion of Cognac County ( France ). This blend has an average of 1,200 cognac spirits aged from 40 years to 100 years.

Each generation of Louis XIII cognac is created by 4 generations of Remy Martin cellars' masters, one after another, therefore it is sometimes called the “century in a bottle”.

Louis XIII de Rémy Martin cognac has existed for more than 140 years since its creation in 1874 by Paul-Émile Rémy Martan I.

The name Louis XIII was given to brandy in honor of the French king Louis XIII, at the time of which the Remi Martan family settled in the Cognac region.

Louis XIII Cognac House itself was founded in 1724 by Remi Martan, a hereditary winegrower and winemaker from Charente. Despite the ban on breaking vineyards with a special royal decree, Louis XV allowed the Martan family to plant new vines.

The subsequent heirs of Remi Martan continued the successful work of their ancestor and the next family representative, Paul Emile, was one of the first to abandon the practice of selling brandy exclusively in barrels and began bottling it. Paul Emil created several original bottle shapes (including the one into which Louis XIII cognac is being poured) and chose the image of the centaur as a trademark (it was legalized in 1903). The next generation of the Martan family, namely his third son, Remy, changed the bottle of Louis XIII cognac based on the heraldic lily, which later became the symbol of this cognac.

The high cost and prestige of this brandy is reflected in its history.

• 1900 - Louis XIII presented for the first time at the world exhibition.
• 1929 - served on the Orient Express.
• 1935 - first made a trip to Normandy.
• 1938 - served during a banquet to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Versailles.
• 1944 - served to General Charles de Gaulle during the celebration of the liberation of France.
• 1948 - served to Winston Churchill.

The cellar master at Remy Martin at different times:

• 1924-1960 - Andre Reno ( Fr. Andre Renaud ).
• 1960-1990 - Andre Giraud ( Fr. Andre Giraud ).
• 1990—2003 - Georges Clo ( Fr. Georges Clot ).
• 2003—2014 - Pierret Trishe ( Fr. Pierrette Trichet ).
• 2014 - to the present - Baptiste Loiseau ( Fr. Baptiste Loiseau )

• Louis XIII Miniature - 0,05l, a miniature version decorated with 24-carat gold.
• Louis XIII - 0.7 l - each decanter and cork have an individual number.
• Louis XIII Magnum - 1,5 l - was created in 1997 and at that time was the largest crystal decanter in the world.
• Louis XIII Le Jeroboam - 3 l. - made in conjunction with the crystal factory Cristallerie de Sèvres in 2010.
• Louis XIII Le Mathusalem - 6l - was released in a very limited edition in 2016 and is the largest cognac in volume in the world.
• Louis XIII Black Pearl - a total of 358 Black Pearl Baccarat crystal decanters were presented in 2008.
• Louis XIII Rare cask 43.8 - 786 decanters were presented in 2009 by Madame Pierett Trichet, cellar master. A single barrel was poured with a unique aroma composition and an alcohol percentage of 43.8 °
• Louis XIII Rare cask 42.6 - 738 decanters with rose gold, was presented in 2012 by Madame Pierrette Trichet, the cellar master. A single barrel was drilled with an alcohol percentage of 42.6 °.

The cost of the classic 700 ml Louis XIII decanter can be as high as $ 4,300. September 10, 2016 in New York, October 1 in Hong Kong, and November 16, Sothbey's auctions took place, during which three limited bottles of Louis XIII L'Odyssee d were sold 'un Roi, with a total value of $ 558,000.

The Louis XIII bottle featured as a bet in the 1988 Cocktail film. Noting the growing price of a bottle, Tom Cruise’s hero calls it a “500 dollar bottle of brandy.”

In 2006, rapper Lil Wayne released the song “I Feel Like Dying”, which mentions a bottle of Louis XIII.

Rapper Fabolous mentions Louis XIII in his song 'Louis Vuitton' featuring J Cole off The Soul Tape 2.

In 2007, rapper T-Pain released the song "Buy You A Drank". In the song, rapper Yung Joc mentions the purchase of 6 shots of Louis XIII. "$ 150 a shot, three for you and three for me" ($ 150 for a shot, three for you and three for me).

In 2012, rapper Xzibit with King T released a song called "Louis XIII".

In the 2013 film “The Butler, ” directed by Lee Daniels , protagonist Cecil Gaines demonstrates knowledge of Louis XIII during an interview for a position in the White House, noting that the French created the perfect cognac.

On March 26, 2015, singer Rihanna released her second single from R8's album “Bitch Better Have My Money”, in which she mentions Louis XIII.

Rapper Young Buck mentions Louis XIII in the single "Bring My Bottles".

Rapper Young Jeezy mentions Louis XIII in the song “Vacation” from the album “The Recession”.

Kid Rock singer sings “while I'm sippin king Louie not giving a fuck” (“drinking King Louis and scoring on everything”) in his song “Lay It On Me”.

In 2015, director Robert Rodriguez and actor John Malkovich together with the Louis XIII brand created the film 100 Years , the only copy of which was placed in a temporary capsule. The film will be released in 2115.

In the 12th episode of the second season of the show The Larry Sanders Show it is known that Artie gives Larry a bottle of Louis XIII every year for his birthday.

• The official site of cognac Louis XIII