Coutanseaux Aîné Cognac
The House of COUTANSEAUX Aîné holds one of the oldest reserves of eaux-de-vie to create high quality Cognac couture.
1767
The company was founded by Louis Coutanseaux, a cooper with a passion for working with wood. Thanks to its expertise in selecting the finest woods, the Coutanseaux factory supplied the most greatest houses of Cognac houses of the time.
1800
Louis passed on his know-how to his son Joachim, the first in a line of 14 children. A visionary, he continued his father's work and seized the opportunity to become cellar master. He dedicated his barrel production to ageing high-quality eaux-de-vie, bringing out powerful, highly aromatic Cognac reserved for connoisseurs. The House then became Coutanseaux Aîné.
1865
In the middle of the 19th century, this constant quest for excellence propelled Coutanseaux Aîné's reputation to an international level. became the official supplier to the Royal Court of Sweden.
1919
Coutanseaux Aîné was bought out in 1919 by the Rouyer-Guillet family, the third largest Cognac house at the time. Heir to this wealth, Gabrielle Rouyer-Guillet and her husband Pierre Taittinger, maintained the confidential and prestigious reputation of Coutanseaux Aîné throughout the 20th century.
2014
A bottle of Coutanseaux Aîné dating from 1767 was sold for auction for £164,000 in London. This ancestral Cognac has been preserved over centuries of history, becoming the most expensive bottle of Cognac at the time.
2015
Aware of the jewel that lies dormant in the fruit of their inheritance, the descendants of Pierre Taittinger and Rouyer-Guillet, the brothers Frerejean Taittinger, relaunch with distinction Coutanseaux Aîné.
