Château de Cognac - BARON OTARD AND D'USSÉ COGNACS

Witness to the History of France and the House of Cognac The Château de Cognac overlooking the river Charente was first a 10th century fortress intended to stop the Norman invasions, then in the 15th century a seigneurial residence where one of the most illustrious kings of France, François I, was born. Baron Otard, who had founded his House of Cognac in 1795, quickly understood how the thickness of the walls provided exceptional and unique conditions for the ageing of his eaux-de-vie. He then acquired the Ch��teau, thus saving it from total destruction. The Château de Cognac, which has become a historical monument, is thus a witness to the History of France and the House of Cognac.