WELCOME TO CONNOISSEURS!!!
You will find more information about our products we represent and sell as a merchant house and a trade agency exclusively in Asia.
On the other hand, please remember this comment of my grand-father Michel Firino-Martell(left) and my father Patrick Firino-Martell(right) who always said to me: "you don't drink the bottle you drink what is inside it, quality is the most important thing" and please always sip responsibly.
Yam Sing!!!
Michel Firino-Martell
We are very pleased to announce that Cuvelier properties wines (Ch. Leoville-Poyferre, Ch. Moulin Riche, Pavillon-Poyferre and Ch. Le Crock, La Croix St-Estephe) and De Telmont champagne are getting more and more popular in Mainland China, Macau and Hong Kong markets.
Indeed, you will see below during the Wine & Gourmet Fair in Macau this year, Olivier Cuvelier (left, President H. Cuvelier & Fils negociant) with a bottle of Chateau Le Crock (Cru Bourgeois, St-Estèphe) and Bertrand Lhopital (right, Owner, De Telmont champagne house) with a bottle of OR 1735 (100% Chardonnay).
Cheers and Our best wishes for this New Year Coming!!!
MFM
We are honoured to announce De Telmont champagne are getting more and more recognized as a best boutique quality champagne in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China markets.
You will find below our editorial part in Esquire magazine December 2009 issue, Bertrand Lhopital (left) and Michel F-Martell (Right).
The best brandy that money can buy is for sure Cognac! It is our pleasure to announce Jean Fillioux cognac received the Silver Medal for its category "Très Vieux" in IWSC 2009 in London.
However, please see below all our awards and International press comments about Jean Fillioux:
LA POUYADE : Recommended by Cognac magazine ( edited by the famous Whisky magazine)- December 2008. One of the youngest tasted cognacs and the alone to be “ highly recommended”.
Guide Hachette 2010.
Guide Gault & Millau 2010 – « coup de cœur – love at first sight ».
NAPOLEON : Cognac guide – Axel and Bibiana Behrendt “ An amazingly forthright cognac with a buttery, oily aroma
( walnuts, marzipan) offset by slight yeasty notes; explodes on the tongue with vanilla, caramel, nuts and spicy notes. Very long finish”.
CEP D’OR : recommended by the famous French economic magazine LE POINT – November 2005
Cognac Guide – Axel and Bibiana Behrendt. “An altogether delightful experience”
STAR GOURMET : recommended by the famous French economic magazine LE POINT-december 2008“cognac with a great personality, we can recognize through the usual finesse of the Jean Fillioux eaux de vie”.
TRES VIEUX :
“ The Brandy of the year” – Spirit Journal - USA ( Paul Pacult is the most famous spirit journalist in USA) – 1998.
“The Ten best brandy I’ve tasted : 1991-2000” – Spirit Journal –USA ( Paul Pacult)
The very famous english magazineDECANTER has chosen our quality XO Imperial ( Très Vieux) for “The Decanter Vintage Dinner” – November 2001.
Cognac guide –Axel and Bibiana Behrendt “ Very full, noble cognac”.
Recommended by the famous culinaryfrench magazine Cuisine et Vins de France “ some great bottles”. January 2005
“10 Cognacs that you should know about” highest Recommendation – Wine Enthusiast –USA ( Paul Pacult) – April 2007
Recommended by the famous culinary French magazine REGAL – March 2009
NUMBER 1 in the famous german magazine Der Feinschmecker – January 2009
IWSC ( International Wine & Spirit Competition) – London 2009 – Silver medal.
Guide Hachette 2010 *
Guide Gault & Millau 2010 – “Coup de Coeur” ( Love at first sight)
CIGAR CLUB
Recommended by the famous French cigar magazine CLUB CIGARE – December 2000
Recommended by the famous german magazine VINUM – 1998 ( we have launched this cognac in 1997)
Recommended by the famous French magazine – La Revue du Vin de France – January 1999 “The only one in its Cognac & Cigar category worthy of a grand Puro, Bravo!”.
Trophy of the packaging in 1998
EXPERT COLLECTION – (XO Grande Reserve - Spéciale Amateur 44%)
Spirit Journal – USA(Paul Pacult) Superb - highly recommended « in a word, scrumptious » -september 2004
RESERVE FAMILIALE
Cognac Guide – Axel and Bibiana Behrendt “Noble distillate”
Wine Enthusiast –USA (Paul Pacult) – august 2001 – the Reserve Familiale has been classified in the category “Superb – Highly recommended”.
HAVANA CLUB – Cuba in February 25th 2005 – “The Britain’s Bjorn Eriksson, cigar sommelier of Claridge’s Bar in London, today snapped up the title of Habanosommelier 2005. His combination of a Trinidad Robusto Extra Cigar and a Jean Fillioux Reserve Familiale Cognac earned him an outstanding 94% scored in the competition from the international panel of judges”.
Recommended by the famous French magazine Club Cigare – Reserve Familiale has been tasted with a Cohiba Sublimes
“ the combination of these two monsters is a true feast for the palate”.
In december 2006/January 2007, the very famous French wines and spirits magazine La Revue du Vin deFrance, after a tasting with the big cognac houses, the middle size and the small one has declared our Reserve Familiale, was the best cognac in the category Extra.
As everybody knows, in Champagne region the harvest already started. So, just to refresh you memory and to give you a little appetite, we do invite you to visualize the video of our exclusive house of champagne in Asia "De Telmont house" located in Damery and owned by Bertrand Lhopital, 4th Generation of Lhopital Family. Santé! MFM
Hello there! I know it has been a long time. We just want to share with you our Chee-Tea White and Black Liquor is now listed since few months at Sky Connection in all duty-free chains in Hong Kong.
As many of you never had a chance to meet my sister Alix (seated on the left and Business Associate at Elite Selection Wines & Spirits Co) , after two days in Champagne we enjoyed a great dinner with our friends Terence, Paul, Sarah (from left to right)at the famous "La Coupole restaurant" in Paris. As we said, Campei and Yam Sing!!!.
Great evening and magnificient château, this year Fête de la Fleur dinner was taking place at château d'Issan (3rd Classified growth of Margaux Estate) owns by Mr. Emmanuel Cruse, as every two years after Vinexpo we have a privilege to invite our best customers at the black-tie dinner for Bordeaux but above all they are very good friends!!!
See below my very good friend Paul from Macau who was "intronised" and he is now a Commander of La Commanderie du Bontemps Médoc, Graves, Sauternes & Barsac.
This year we can not tell that Vinexpo 2009 was busy compared to two years but we did have some great meetings more efficient in a sense. Two of our houses were presented De Telmont Champagne house and Gelas Armagnac house. See pictures below:
Everybody knows because of my roots, I do love cognac but only good ones!!!. Here, we are in presence of Pascal Fillioux (owner of Jean Fillioux house). Thank you so much Pascal!
Dear Pauillac Lovers, Just before Vinexpo 2009, we took our friends to a private visit of Château Lafite-Rothschild and followed by a special tasting (see left and right).
Thanks again for this excellent and rare time sharing with connoisseurs. Santé! MFM
As always the warm welcome and generosity of Mr. Didier Cuvelier (owner) is at the level of this superb Château Leoville-Poyferré (2nd Classified Growth- St-Julien estate). Thanks again, Didier!!!
We enjoyed our visit and tasting in June with Philippe Gélas and also our great lunch! I do realize even today armagnac is noble as cognac...and deserve more attention than before. Thank you Philippe!
What can we say..., Château Petrus owned by Mr. Jean-Francois Moueix will always be one of the finest pomerol you can have!!!
Thanks a lot Elizabeth for your kindness, as it is always a pleasure to meet again people who used to work at Martell Cognac house!!!
After such a good souvenir and emotion, we had to celebrate the end of this great week together by opening a Jeroboam 1998 Blanc de Blancs of De Telmont champagne!!!
What a great memory we had after this En-Primeurs 2008, we were pleased to host our Hong Kong wine lovers and experts of Bordeaux end April.
We had a privilege to visit and to taste different vintages (2008, 2007, 2006) at château Vieux Chateau Certan (Pomerol) with Mr. Alexandre Thienpont (owner).
What was next that day? Of course, we went to Château Le Pin (Pomerol) and there we were honoured to be received by Mr. Jacques Thienpont (owner).
And, voila Mr. Jacques Thienpont a truly gentleman generously opened up a bottle of Le Pin 2006!!! That was extremely enjoyable....
True this campaign wasn't an easy one for anybody but it will reveal some excellent wines and above all from different estate.
We host some of my goods friends Peter, Chor Hwa and Kelvin from Singapore during 1st week of April. Here we are, opening a Jeroboam of De Telmont Champagne Blanc de Blancs 1998 to celebrate this great week of private tasting and visit we had together.
