FRAPIN FRANCOIS RABELAIS AGE INCONNU

One of the most expensive Frapin bottle is the Rabelais Age Inconnu that saw its light in 1994. It is the second bottle Frapin made in honour of Rabelais and in 2002 a third followed. The first Rabelais was produced in the year 1983 to celebrate his 500th birthday. François Rabelais’s birthday is not irrefutable. Some claim he was born in 1494 instead of 1483. That is probably the reason for the second edition in 1994, again to celebrate his 500th birthday! So ‘Age Inconnu’ has a double meaning: the age of the cognac and the age of François Rabelais. Frapin and Rabelais have ancesters in common. François Rabelais’s mother was of Frapin origin: Catherine Frapin was married to Antoine Rabelais. The decanter was designed by the Baccarat firm and decorated with 24K gold. In it is of course a grande champagne cognac, like all Frapin cognacs, but the age is not stated (inconnu).