As the son and grandson of a vine-grower in the region, Mickaël Bouilly could not escape the draw of Cognac. He loves it for its flavour and subtlety.
At H. Mounier, he enjoys the benefit of an incomparable palette of eaux-de-vie slumbering patiently in thousands and thousands of casks. “The first time I set foot in the cellars, I was dumb-founded”, he remembers. 1856, 1876, 1904, 1914: each vintage reveals a different facet.
There is no place for the word standardisation in his vocabulary. What counts is to be creative. “We are constantly making discoveries and improvements. It is a great profession because it knows no bounds.”
With the help of Mickaël, H. Mounier composes its exclusive Cognacs to measure These secret blends sometimes take several months of work and tasting, but the exceptional comes at that price.
Sourcing from more than 150 providers of the Unicoop cooperative group.
80 employees in Cognac, Gensac La Pallue and Mirambeau.
Distribution in more than 50 countries.
About 80% of turnover abroad.
20,000 m2 production facility.
6 packaging lines.
Bottling capacity of 12 million bottles.
9 maturing cellars.
25,000 oak barrels.
100 foudres of 35 000 liters.
Integrated laboratory.
HACCP.
IFS higher-level certification.