Jean Fillioux Cognac 1953 Vintage

Jean Fillioux

Jean Fillioux Cognac 1953 Vintage

Style Cognac > Grande Champagne
Producer Jean Fillioux
Origin Cognac — Grande Champagne 1er Cru (Juillac-le-Coq)
Bottle 350ml
$993 / btl
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What it tastes like.

This 1953 bottle of Jean Fillioux Cognac is about as extraordinary as it gets in the world of spirits. Few spirits of any description, let alone fine Cognacs such as this, ever get to reach such an age. The spirit has been resting in French Oak casks for an astounding 57 years, meaning it is truly a once in a lifetime bottle. This long ageing process in the cellars of the Fillioux estate have produced some incredibly rich flavours, of full dried fruits, dark honey, old sherry, overripe bananas and flowers. This is a spirit that rewards patience with a glissando of aroma, flavour, and a finish that lasts and lasts. Comes complete with a beautiful wooden presentation box, and would make the ideal gift for any spirit lover. Note that due to the extreme scarcity of stock, this is a 350ml bottling.

About the producer: Jean Fillioux is simply one of the very best when it comes to Cognac. The family owns a fantastic 63 acres vineyard in the heart of the Grande Champagne area since 1880. For five generations they've showcased how good a grower-producer Cognac taste, always light in style, fruit driven and elegant.

350ml

42% ABV

The house

About Jean Fillioux.

Cognac — Grande Champagne 1er Cru (Juillac-le-Coq) ·Est. 1880

Jean Fillioux is a five-generation Cognac house in Juillac-le-Coq, in the heart of Grande Champagne — the 1er Cru of Cognac. Honoré Fillioux founded the house in 1880; the family acquired the Domaine de la Pouyade estate in 1894, which has remained the production base ever since. The estate covers 25 hectares of Grande Champagne vineyards. The house produces only from its own grapes, distilled and aged on-site. Christophe Fillioux took over from his father Pascal in 2015 as the fifth generation.

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At the table

How to pour it.

  • Temperature

    8°C · ice bucket 20 min before pouring

  • Glassware

    White-wine glass or tulip flute (skip the narrow flute — it suppresses aroma).

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Keep it somewhere cool, dark, and steady. Wine prefers cellar temperature; spirits are happier away from heat and direct sunlight.

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Why Caravan backs Jean Fillioux

Cognac — Grande Champagne 1er Cru (Juillac-le-Coq)

Honoré Fillioux founded the Jean Fillioux Cognac house in 1880, working initially from his wife's family vineyard near Angeac-Champagne (the 'Puits' property). In 1894 the family acquired the Domaine de la Pouyade — the imposing residence and estate vineyard at Juillac-le-Coq in the heart of Grande Champagne — which has served as the production base ever since. The estate is 1er Cru classified, the highest tier within the Cognac AOC, recognised since 1909 for the chalky soils that produce the longest-cellaring Cognac eaux-de-vie.

Five generations have run the house since Honoré, with Christophe Fillioux taking over from his father Pascal in 2015. The estate is 25 hectares of Grande Champagne vineyard; the house works as a single-estate producer rather than a négociant — distilling its own grapes, ageing in its own cellars, and bottling under the family name. The range covers VSOP, Napoléon, XO, Réserve Familiale, the Cep d'Or XO (13–15 yrs Grande Champagne 1er Cru), and the deep cellar of single-vintage releases — most famously the 1953 Cognac.

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