Cognac Croizet is a cognac producer based in St Meme Les Carrieres in the Cognac

Cognac

Cognac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:Cognac is situated on the river Charente between the towns of Angoulême and Saintes. The majority of the town has been built on the river's left bank, with the smaller right...

 Region of France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. The company has two main offices in France and in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

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History

The Cognac region in France is divided into six districts, with the Grande Champagne

Grande Champagne

Grande Champagne is a French district, called a cru, known for its cognac. It produces the finest cognacs in a zone of 34703 hectares, of which 17% is dedicated to production of cognac. At its heart is the town of Segonzac, in the Département of Charente. Grande Champagne is situated entirely in...

 district being the most prestigious. Leon Croizet established his Cognac House in the Grande Champagne Region in 1805.

The brand is also associated with successfully combating the Phylloxera

Phylloxera

Grape phylloxera ; originally described in France as Phylloxera vastatrix; equated to the previously described Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, Phylloxera vitifoliae; commonly just called phylloxera is a pest of commercial grapevines worldwide, originally native to eastern North America...

 disease, which eliminated all the vineyard

Vineyard

A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...

s in the Bordeaux

Bordeaux

Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...

 region, and greatly impoverished production. However, in 1883, Leon's grandson - Benjamin Leon, replanted American vines, surrounded by stone walls. This technique overcame the Phylloxera diseaseand B. Leon was honored with the Légion d'honneur by the French President in 1883.

Some of Croizet's bottles date back to the early 19th Century.

On 25 September 2011 a single bottle of Cognac Croizet 1858 was sold at auction in Shanghai, China for 1 million yuan (approx. $156,000).
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Products

• Croizet VS
• Croizet VSOP
• Croizet XO
• Croizet EXTRA

Exclusive Cognacs(limited production)

• Cuvee Leonie
• Cuvee 989