Martell (cognac)
Martell is a manufacturer of cognac, founded by Jean Martell in 1715. It was sold in 1988 by the Firino-Martell family to Seagram and again in 2002 to the Pernod Ricard Group, which also owned the Cognac brands Bisquit and Renault, sold to Altia in 2010.
The cellar master was, up to the 1980s, from the Chapeau family (in the way that the cellar masters of Hennessy are from the Fillioux family ).
Much of Martell Cognac is produced from wine from the Borderies region, in contrast to other companies, which mainly sell fine Champagne Cognac. Borderies Cognac has a more nutty taste.
Sponsorship
Succeeding Seagram, Martell were sponsors of the Grand National at Aintree, one of the most famous horse races in the world from 1992 up until 2004.
Accolades
The Martell Cordon Bleu and the Martell XO are rated among Top 20 rated brandies/cognacs in the world by Proof66.[1] and by Le Cognac founded in 1996 by Chantal Martell.[2]
See also
- Poe Toaster—A mysterious figure who visited Edgar Allan Poe's grave every year and left a half-finished bottle of Martell.