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Pierre de Segonzac Cognac

In 1702, Jacques Ferrand started a long family history of distilling cognac in Segonzac in the Grande Champagne, the heart of the cognac region. To this day, the cognac house is in the hands of the Ferrand family, today run by Jean-Luc Ferrand. Jean-Luc’s brother Christian Ferrand is responsible for the sales. The philosophy of the company, and as a sign of respect to old traditions, Pierre de Segonzac will only produce the finest and prestigious products from the premium growing areas. The company’s distinctive identity, with all bottles boasting a sepia-tinted portrait of an old-fashioned cognac distiller (most probably one of the family ancestors) shows very clearly that its values lie in tradition, not in modernization.

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History of Cognac Pierre de Segonzac

Making the town of Segonzac his home in 1702, Jacques Ferrand established his vineyard on the chalky soils of the finest Grande Champagne region. The house has been passed down through the generations, each staying faithful to the traditional methods that Jacques Ferrand began.

In 1930, Pierre Ferrand created the brand name as we know it today – Pierre de Segonzac, and while Pierre himself now takes a back seat, the company is in the able hands of his sons, Jean-Luc and Christian.

Cognac Pierre de Segonzac Today

Pierre’s son, Jean-Luc now runs the house and holds the position of cellar master. Ugni-blanc grapes cover the whole of the estate’s 75 acres, and Pierre de Segonzac Cognac is one of a dwindling number of family-run cognac producers left. To survive in this fiercely competitive industry, the house produces only the oldest and the most prestigious of products.

You won’t find a bottle of Pierre de Segonzac any younger than 10 years, as this is the minimum aging period they allow for their cognacs before they can be used as part of a blend. As a result, and proud to continue in the ways of old, Pierre de Segonzac cognacs are only bottled and sold to order.

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Christian Ferrand’s son, Pablo Ferrand, runs the flourishing cognac business Cognac Only with boutiques in La Rochelle and Bordeaux. Here, he sells a large variety of cognacs and products from the region, while strongly promoting sales of smaller producers.

Pierre de Segonzac’s cognacs range from a VSOP upwards, with the jewel in the house’s crown being “Ancestrale”. With only a strictly limited number of bottles released each year, this ancient cognac is produced purely from cognac made by Pierre Ferrand’s grandfather and great-grandfather – André and Abel Ferrand.

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