France
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Creating Pineau des Charentes and Cognac for over 150 years, Domaine du Chêne is a family-run business founded in 1865 by Jean-Baptiste Doussoux.
We have always endeavoured to bring out the best in our terroir, working our 90 hectares of vines with passion.
For many years now, we've been handing down the reins of the family, enabling us to continue making our Pineau des Charentes and Cognacs in the traditional Charentais way, while modernising their aromatic qualities.
Our grape varieties are an essential part of our heritage. That's why we've
we have brought out the richness of each of them through our single-varietal collection. The collection now includes a Merlot Blanc, a Merlot Noir and a Colombard, which complete our range of eight Pineau des Charentes wines and demonstrate the richness of this appellation.
We work on our Cognac range with the same intention
to offer you new sensory and taste experiences.
In an equally rich range, you can discover eight types of Cognac, including our Folle Blanche, an ancient grape variety that was once emblematic of the region. grape variety once emblematic of the region, as well as our limited-edition XO Single Cask No. 89 edition, which won four medals at the Worlds Cognac Awards 2020, including Best Cognac in the World.
Fontagard, a tiny village. Protected by the chimeras that surround the door of a former coaching inn that now contains the cellars.
Fontagard, the name of the fountain which spouts pure water. It is all there, spanning just a few miles. Think local, create local, to skilfully fine tune and bring an entire avant-garde ecosystem to life. The idea was to completely preserve a place known as “the hamlet of twelve souls” and give it a new vision: to make Fontagard one of the first green distilleries in France.
The Fontagard distillery was created in 1878 and is one of the region’s most beautiful, if not the most beautiful. Ten stills operate using traditional methods. The process is arduous but true quality is priceless.
There are values that drive, guide and support. Since 1878, each generation of the Granchère family has transmitted its know-how and left its imprint.
For 30 years, Dominique developed the Fontagard distillery, turning it into a paragon of tradition and skill. Time has moved on, and it is now Adrien’s turn to lead the family business, guiding it towards new horizons with the distillation of a new spirit: Whisky de Fontagard.
Distillation, cellar work and blending are still carried out according to traditional methods. Though our equipment is state-of-the-art, we still rely on our noses and know-how as we go about our day-to-day work.
Our region’s terroir offers a bounty of flavours and resources. It was a natural and straightforward decision to call upon these short supply systems, whether we’re making our whiskies or working in the distillery or cellars.
We grow our barley on our fields near our distillery. Our ambition for the near future is to be able to control the entire production chain locally, from seed to bottle.
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Dégustation de la Cuvée médaille au World Drinks Awards meilleur Cognac au Monde en 2020 Tasting of the medal-winning cuvée at the World Drinks Awards, named best Cognac in the world in 2020
