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It is the quintessence of ancient, traditional winegrowing and the precise distillation art of the Appellation Cognac Controllée (AOC) - a French noble brand with geographical origin and strictly controlled quality. In addition, it is a Premier Cru from the top locations of Grande Champagne, where our family has been based for over four centuries.
Since 1628, on our terroir, my family farms agricultural products cultivated with love and traditional handling. Our long practice in the distillation of Cognac is based on a century-old 'savoir-faire'.
Our family business in Touzac is located in the heart of the "Grande Champagne", the only Premier Cru of the Cognac region, the inimitable first-class ‘terroir’, which is characterized by the unique finesse and longevity of its Cognacs.
The soils here are extremely calcareous and give the Cognac the greatest finesse and longevity. But the best of these distillates, however, need a little longer care and more time to ripen but they come to the market in their inimitable perfection.
Since 2015 and after nearly a century break in bottling, I, Roderich Dühr, a descendant of the 12th generation, finally again fill at our Domaine des Conils with our finest cognac into high quality bottles and carafes, which I offer under the brand Cognac Rody.
For centuries, we have kept the best barrels of our distilled eau de-vie in our private rarities cellar and let them ripen in peace. The many fine aromas, ranging from flowery elegance, to grassy notes, to herbaceous notes of fragrances, to a variety of cooked or dried fruits are impressive.
Together with our team of experienced 'oenologists' and 'chief of distillations', each year we taste together all the old eau de vie and decide, depending on the maturity and characteristics, which barrels are suitable for the refinement for a V.S., V.S.O.P. or X.O. Only the best are selected for Cognac Rody.
The emerald lizard on the label is almost our 'mascot'. This green-yellow lizard is a species from throughout Europe that lives especially in wine regions. In our small nature reserve on our terroir, they can reach an impressive size of up to 40 cm - a rarity! The preservation and reintroduction of this endangered species is a matter of great concern to us and thus we hold it as the symbol of our family’s longevity and history.
The current V.S. Sélection from Cognac Rody has achieved its optimum maturity after seven years in best French oak. It is extremely multifaceted, compact and delicate with herbal notes and a deep and distinctive finish.
The V.S. Sélection is highly suited as an aperitif as well as an accompaniment to meals and as a digestif. For this occasion we recommend the tulip-shaped glass.
The V.S. Special is a perfect digestif, also a nice aperitif ‘on the rocks’ and it fits perfectly to Schweppes Agrume (fruity citrus) at every cocktail party. A high-quality welcome drink that goes excellently with the zest of citrus fruits or a slice of ginger.
This V.S. is outstanding and of much higher quality than standard cognacs.
The current V.S.O.P. Réserve Privée from Cognac Rody is a sensual blend of distillates of the years 2006, 1995, and 1992 that slowly matured in exquisite French oak barrels. This Cognac is characterised by its perfect balance of fruit and vigor. It is silky, soft, prancing, and delicate, with the finest aromas of ripe and dried fruits, fresh herbaceous notes, and a long soft finish. Simply it is a great charmer.
It is suitable as a digestif at a festive table, for solemn moments, or as a companion while sitting by the fireplace or while reading a good book.
This V.S.O.P. won a Gold Medal at the ISW-competition in 2015. It is a very high-class Cognac that shows the characteristics of a young XO.
X.O. Le Lézard from Cognac Rody is one of the few Cognacs of highest quality in this category! The fragrances of the blend are combined with a lot of passion and savvy. The high age forms the base of complex aromas and sensory impressions. It has a delicate roasted flavour with subtle nuances of dried fruits, significant raisin, sandalwood, rancio, and delicate notes of cooked plums. It is elegant and round on the palate and has a flattering and remarkably soft finish as well as a fascinating length only very old Cognacs can reveal.
This high-class X.O. Cognac belongs to the 'Hors d'âge' category whose members range from 20-27 years old.
Select this Cognac for great moments. For example, the conclusion of a noble dinner, for a jubilee, enjoyed together with an exquisite cigar, or as a valuable rare gift.
Limited!
We offer this Cognac in two different carafes: an elegant classic Cognac Carafe or in the limited Square Bottle, which appeals more to the businessman.
The most popular aperitif, Pineau des Charentes, comes from the same region of France where cognac is produced. No wonder – this strictly protected Denomination of Origin is based on the same geographic territory. Pineau likes to be called the “little brother” of cognac, but that does not do it any good. It’s style is completely different; eventhough a good part of cognac lives within.
A Pineau des Charentes is made from freshly pressed sweet and fruity grape juice of the region, which is then combined with the distillate of cognacs and placed in a small wooden barrel with about 17% volume to mature. Its flavor consists of the juice of grapes with their light pulp of pressing and the ‘Eau de Vie de Cognac.’ Ripened in oak barrels for several years, the result is an impressively saffron-fruity aperitif with fine acidity and beautiful freshness. Not like other liqors what are just sweet and stucky.
The Rody Pineau is a selection of the best barrels, impressed with its 7 year old drum, bearing a fresh, slightly plummy note, a soft enamel, and an animating finish. Its age allows it to be called Vieux Pineau.
Enjoy it pure, or on ice, sometimes with a sip of Tonic Water or accompanied with a leaf of mint, as lice of orange, or a piece of ginger. No matter how you enjoy this aperitif, it will charm you and your guests with its taste. Whether as an aperitif in the summer garden, for a fireplace, for a cocktail party, for dessert, or for Asian dishes such as sushi or spicy curry, a Pineau Rody should always be within reach.
An all-arounder that fits many occassions.
Formerly known as Maine-Mercier winery, as stated in the registry from Touzac, it changed its name in the XVIth Century. The Connil family who owned the property at this stage gave this winery its current name, 'Domaine des Conils'.
Historical basket presses from 1907
Since 1628, our ancestors, the Martin ‚de chez Connil’ family ran and expanded the winery over many generations. Our family in the middle of the last century inherited the winery and this gave us a heritage of an old tradition of Savoir-faire to learn from. You can still find many historical stories and highlights marked onto the walls of the winery.
In the 19th century our ancient Eugène Martin made the winery famous, beyond the national borders.
even today in the 21st century
Touzac is a small community in the heart of Grande Champagne and is very close to the city of Cognac. In Touzac, you can find our vineyards, our wine cellars as well as the place where we distil and store our Eau-de-vie until we sell it.
It has been our long tradition to keep a small barrel of our best Cognac of each individual year in our maturation cellar. I would like to take the opportunity to present these distillates named COGNAC RODY to admirers of premium Cognac.
Lime subsoil in the Grande Champagne
To bear the name Cognac, it has to be made in the French Departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime in the southwest of France close to the well- known wine region of Bordeaux.
The region for this Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) is authorized to produce Cognac and is divided into five zones, called crus.
The heart of these crus is the „Grande Champagne“ which is the only first cru graded by the French government.
This region is spoiled with extremely calcareous soil that gives Cognac from this area grand refinement and persistence. However, there is a long process of barrel ageing involved to make these distillates achieve their inimitable completion.
Next to the municipality of Segonzac is our vineyard in Touzac
Basswood avenue to the winery
Our mosaic arabesque is also part of our logo
Former windmill, today look-out
Bacchus - the god of wine
Dip. Ing. Viticulture & Enologies, Geisenheim
Former activities
Today
In 2017 you can meet Rody Cognac at the wine faires Pro Wein, Düsseldorf and VinExpo, Bordeaux. Contact: duehr@rody-cognac.com Let’s meet! You’re also welcome to visit us on our winery in Cherente, 80 kiliometers away from Bordeaux.
Complementing our range by an excellent Rody tchin-tchin, the regional aperitif classic Pineau des Charentes. We will also launch a new Rody-VS-Mixery (younger VS, especial compounded for barkeepers and those who like to mix cocktails and long drinks).
After a long interruption in the self-marketing of our brand we came back in 2015 with bottled qualities on the market. Due to the war years and the economic circumstances of the post-war period, in the region lots of producers stopped the direct marketing of their production. It was the rule for most of the […]
At the 2015 blind tasting of spirits from all over the world, our VSOP wins a gold medal at the International Spirits Contest ISW.
In 2012 we started to ‘reduce’ the selected, highly concentrated barrels of ‘Eau-de-Vie’ from our reserve-cellar. Here they aged all the years with approx.70% Vol., but needed to be ‘reduced with water slowly to 40% Vol. to be easy drinkable and able to show all their aromas. At the beginning of 2015 a refining and […]
Tasting of the first ‘Eau-de-Vie’ for the selection of the future Cognac Rody, followed by ‘Afinage’ (finishing) until the final filling…
