Lucien Foucauld - Eau de vie - Circa 40's
Lucien Foucauld & Co is a brand created by Lucien Foucault in 1847. He belonged to the elite who made Cognac known to the world. He was a member of the Tribunal de Commerce (Commercial Court) for 15 years and chairman of the same court from 1884 till 1888. And he also was a member of the local council of Cognac. Around 1900, the distillery on the Rue de Pascal Combeau in Cognac had storage facilities, a coopery, a state of the art distillery, a kitchen for the employees and a stable. Lucien Foucauld has fought very actively against the grape-phylloxera that ravaged the vineyards during the 1880s and at the end of the century, his vineyard "du Fery" (in the Borderies region), was considered one of the most beautiful vineyards around. The registered brand name, properties and stock of Lucien-Foucauld was bought in 1977 by Michel Coste.