Frapin is one of the most highly rated houses in the Cognac region, with a range of elegant, classy bottlings that reflect the Grande Champagne terroir where its vineyards are based. I met up with cellar master Patrice Piveteau who was in the UK to launch the latest Multimillésime bottling from Cognac Frapin – No.6 , a blend of eaux-de-vie from 1986, 1988 and 1991.
Patrice Piveteau, cellar master at Cognac Frapin
‘We have 240 hectares of vineyards, all in Grande Champagne. We control everything and we start from the beginning ’
‘ We distil on the lees – the idea...
