Jeroboam by Louis XIII (France)
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Jeroboam by Louis XIII (France)
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2011-06-17
Inspired by the most traditional gestures
A decanter which pays tribute to the greatest moments of the Twentieth Century
Let the ritual commence
Louis XIII pays tributes to the greatest moments of the Twentieth Century…
The Twentieth Century.
One hundred years that changed the world in a unimaginable manner to people of previous ages.
Never did a century have so much to celebrate.
And time and again, its greatest moments were celebrated with Louis XIII
1900
The century started with the Paris Universal Exhibition which attracted 50 million visitors from all around the world. Louis XIII stood out for the occasion, marking the beginning of its international fame.
1906
Louis XIII had been served in all the world’s greatest royal courts, from Sweden to
Siam. And so it continued across the century. The French Art de Vivre had its place in the most exalted households.
1929
Louis XIII was naturally at home on the legendary journey of the Orient Express to Constantinople. It soon became a mythical meeting place for artists and politicians.
1935
The 30’s marked the golden age of the luxurious and fastest ocean liner, The Normandie. On the occasion, Louis XIII starred among the greatest celebrities of the first class bar.
1944
Charles de Gaulle chose Louis XIII to mark the first Christmas of France’s liberation. Louis XIII became his favoured gift for visitors to the Elysee Palace.
1984
Louis XIII accompanied the inaugural flight of Concorde at twice the speed of sound.
Louis XIII salutes the events of the Twentieth Century with a ‘monumental’ decanter
It is expected that great events should be celebrated with grand gestures, where the elements of celebration – the buildings, the crowds, the performances, the feasts – are raised to a size that exceeds all normal expectations. It is with this in mind that Louis XIII is now presented in a monumental decanter LE JEROBOAM.
The form of the decanter is the one that the world has known for one hundred years and more. But now that famous silhouette is reborn on a scale as great as the reputation that Louis XIII forged for itself over the course of the Twentieth Century.
LE JEROBOAM is four times the capacity of the regular Louis XIII. Each decanter is individually fashioned by a team of nine crystal craftsmen, among the most qualified – at Cristallerie de Sèvres.
Five kilos of crystal in fusion are gathered, blown and shaped. The complexity in the making allows no compromise.
Each decanter is then individually numbered.
Masterpiece of the Louis XIII collection, LE JEROBOAM will only be released in very limited quantities each year, and reserved to a few privileged aficionados.
As it was in the past century, so it continues today, as Louis XIII confirms its status among the luxury icons of a brand-new century.
Let the ritual commence
But there is more here than sheer quantity. The size of the decanter invites a ritual of tasting that draws the consumer into the very creation of Louis XIII.
LE JEROBOAM must be approached as each cellar master has approached it, across one hundred years of blending and ageing.
The decanter comes protected in a wooden case and, like the precious casks in the cellar, is spared all unnecessary disturbance. Just as the cellar master at the cask, the spirit is drawn out with a pipette that samples the precious contents with just the lightest touch.
The pipette is a tool traditionnaly and exclusively used by the Cellar Master and passed on from generation to generation.
Four special crystal glasses - designed by creator Christophe Pillet - also accompany the decanter to share this outstanding cognac.
When tasted, the eye will be striken by the splendour of richly complex tones of gold and glints of flaming red. Then, the nose will savour in turn each wave of exquisite sensation – first that monumental intensity, then delicate floral notes, then a majestic closing chord of rich spice.
In the mouth, more than one thousand two hundred aged eaux-de-vie in the blend display an extraordinary finesse and opulence. A dense celebration of jasmine mingling with passion fruit, ginger and muscade. Flavours of everlasting flowers and iris that play with fig and prune, which in turn evolve to sandalwood and honey. Sheer complexity of a truly remarkable composition, which will persist more than an hour on the palate.
And as you do, so the ceremonial nature of the ritual carries your thoughts outwards to Louis XIII, its own history, and the events that this extraordinary Cognac has served to celebrate, and will continue to celebrate in times to come.
Recommended sales price: 16 000 euros incl. taxes
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