The cellar master who selects an eau-de-vie may never live to see what it ultimately becomes.

That is the kind of time on which LOUIS XIII is built.

Eaux-de-vie from Grande Champagne, the premier cru of the Cognac region, are matured, selected and passed from one generation to the next.

Inside a single decanter is a Cognac that no one cellar master could ever create alone.

1,200 Eaux-de-Vie, Brought into One Expression

LOUIS XIII is composed exclusively of eaux-de-vie produced from grapes grown in Grande Champagne.

It does not come from a single vintage or a single cask. Instead, up to approximately 1,200 eaux-de-vie distilled and matured across different periods are brought together to create its distinctive style.

Age alone does not make LOUIS XIII.

Floral notes, fruit, spice and the complexity that develops through long maturation.

The cellar master must decide which eaux-de-vie to preserve, which to combine and how each should contribute to the final composition.

Through those decisions, LOUIS XIII continues the style that has been passed down since its creation in 1874.

Selecting Eaux-de-Vie for a Century Ahead

What distinguishes the making of LOUIS XIII is that eaux-de-vie are not selected only for the present.

Generations of cellar masters have chosen not only what they need during their own tenure, but also eaux-de-vie that may become important decades into the future.

A bottle made today draws on spirits selected by someone in the past.

At the same time, eaux-de-vie are being preserved for cellar masters who have yet to come.

LOUIS XIII speaks so often about time not simply because its components are aged for many years.

The work of creating a single bottle extends across generations.

A Decanter with a History Dating to 1874

As recognisable as the Cognac itself is the distinctive crystal decanter that holds it.

Its form was inspired by a 16th-century flask acquired by Paul-Émile Rémy Martin, the creator of LOUIS XIII.

The vessel, discovered on the battlefield of Jarnac in France, featured three fleurs-de-lis.

When the first LOUIS XIII was introduced in 1874, its decanter was created in reference to that historic flask.

The rounded silhouette.
The delicate points surrounding the body.
And the fleur-de-lis.

Those elements remain part of the LOUIS XIII decanter today.

Even after the Cognac has been enjoyed, the vessel remains.

For LOUIS XIII, the decanter is more than packaging.

Several Generations Inside One Bottle

Wine often gives us a vintage.

A year such as 2005 or 2020 provides a starting point from which its development can be followed.

LOUIS XIII works differently.

Within one decanter are eaux-de-vie created in different periods.

The people who distilled them were different.
The people who decided to preserve them were different.
And the person who eventually blends them may belong to another generation entirely.

The time contained in LOUIS XIII therefore cannot be described by a single year.

Several generations coexist within one decanter.

That is one of the defining characteristics of LOUIS XIII.

LOUIS XIII

Cognac, France | Grande Champagne | Cognac | 700ml | 40% ABV

First created in 1874, LOUIS XIII is made from Grande Champagne eaux-de-vie selected, matured and passed down across generations.

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