Croizet Bottle Catalogue (last updated: Mar 16, 2024)

(324 bottles, only half bottles and up; but still more exist)

Introduction

Croizet was established by Léon Croizet in 1805 in Saint Même les Carrière.
When J. Eymard married Léonie Croizet, he brought a large stock of old cognacs into the family as his dowry.
The emblem they use on their bottles can usually be found on the main label or on a shoulder blob, sometimes in colour, but often plain. Only some exceptions, notably the ‘Bonaparte’ bottles have a different emblem with an eagle and the letter B:

 

Often the name ‘B.L. Croizet’ is stated. Benjamin Léon Croizet was a very influencial winegrower who played an important rol in the struggle against phyloxera and who recieved – besides many other medals – the medaille d’honneur.
They have made some other blends but the better qualities were almost always ‘fine champagne’, a blend of grande and petite champagne. Only in the 20th century they have switched to producing predominantly grande champagne cognacs.
When there was a ban on vintage cognacs from 1962 till 1987 – because of the many frauds that were around – Croizet was one of a few brands that was exempted from this ban. Like Hine and Delamain they too have made quite a few vintages.

Table of contents:

1. Stars and fine cognac
2. VS
3. VSOP
4. VSVP
5. Napoléon
6. Bonaparte
7. XO
8. Extra
9. Age Inconnu
10. X years old
11. Vintages
12. Limited editions and specials
13. Decanters
14. Porcelain, canons and barrels
15. Magnums

1. Stars and fine cognac

3 stars:

With cognac Croizet stated on the capsule With 40° stated (1960s)  With 40° stated (1950s); looks like the top of the capsule has been removed, but that is probably not the case With an Italian duty medal (sigillo testa di donna, end 1940s) With 0,70l stated on the lower left Italian import, G.&L. Fratelli Cora, Torino; 750cc stated

Fine cognac without three stars:

0,70l and 40° stated, fine cognac (no stars stated)  0,70l and 40%vol stated, fine cognac (no stars stated) High 'D' stated on the lower left (1960s) High 'D' stated on the lower left (1960s), with a paper duty seal on top 0,70l and 40%vol stated, fine cognac; Portuguese import (no 'high' D)

750cc stated, Italian import, G.&L. Fratelli Cora, Torino (1960-70s)

2. VS

  70cl VS With product of France on the upper edge of the label; 70cl  VS (2019, for European market)

35cl VS 35cl VS

70cl VS cognac 700ml VS cognac 70cl VS grande champagne

VS cognac VS very special; no content stated VS, appellation cognac controlée With an appellation line below Croizet 70cl Fine Cognac  700ml Very special (2019, for Asian market) 750ml Very special (2019, for US market) 750ml, black cap

3. VO and VSOP

VO (1960s) 70cl (1950s)  Old cognaçaise bottle Rhôdanienne (Rhône) type bottle

‘dumpy’ bottles (1960-70s):
a. VSOP cognac:

Paper emblem in the blob; 'VSOP cognac'; 40%vol stated on the left and 70cl on the right; Französisches Erzeugnis Paper emblem in the blob; 'VSOP cognac'; 0,70l stated on the left and 40%vol on the right; different cap Same as previous, with a paper duty seal (Portuguese) Paper emblem in the blob; 'VSOP cognac'; 0,70l stated high on the left and 40%vol high on the right; Asian import Asian import, 'VSOP cognac'; 700ml stated on the back Different emblem in blob; 'VSOP cognac'; 0,70l left and 40%vol right; Asian sticker  Different emblem in blob; 'VSOP cognac'; Italian import, 750cc stated

b. VSOP cognac fine champagne:

Blob with wax emblem; 'cognac fine champagne'; 40° statedBlob with wax emblem; 'cognac fine champagne'; 40° stated; with a paper duty seal Blob with wax emblem; 'cognac fine champagne'; 40° stated and produce of France Blob with wax emblem; 'cognac fine champagne'; 40° stated and produce of France; paper duty seal VSOP in the blob; 'cognac fine champagne' stated; 40° 40° stated on the left side VSOP in the blob; 'cognac fine champagne' stated; 70Proof stated (1969) Paper emblem in the blob; 'cognac fine champagne'; 0.70L stated on the left and 40° on the right Paper emblem in the blob; 'cognac fine champagne'; 0.70L and 40° on the right  Produce of France and 70° proof stated; said to be 26 oz at auction   Different emblem in blob (paper?); 'cognac fine champagne'; 0,70l left and 40%vol right; date of establishment on both sides of the emblem Different emblem in blob (paper?); 'cognac fine champagne'; 0,70l left and 40° right; date of establishment on both sides of the emblem; with a paper duty seal

With a white capsule

VSOP on the shoulder in a wax blob

Grande reserve:

VSOP grande reserve aquavite di vino With a paper duty seal on top (est. 1970s) VSOP grande reserve brandy with a paper duty seal and importer data underneath VSOP grande reserve brandy with a paper duty seal and importer data underneath and on the capsule; 75cl not indicated Same as previous, without a paper duty seal

Normande bottles:

Italian import for Fratelli Cora, Torino; with aquavite di vino stated  Italian import for Fratelli Cora, Torino; with aquavite di vino stated; paper duty seal on top   750cc, Italian import for Fratelli Cora, Torino; with aquavite di vino stated lower, were the importer data are 750cc, Italian import for Fratelli Cora, Torino; with aquavite di vino "cognac" stated

Modern cognaçaise:

70cl With a paper duty seal

Carafe:

750ML and 40%ALC/VOL stated  70cl and 40%vol stated

Carafe with white rectangular label:

70cl and 49%vol stated, no signature 70cl and 40%Vol stated and a signature below the label; no text above VSOP With 'Product of France' above VSOP 700ml and 40%vol stated; no signature 700ml and 40%ALC/VOL stated  750ml and 40%ALC/VOL stated and no signature below the label (USA and Asian market) On the neck is an emblem; 700ml and 40%ALC/VOL stated and a signature on the label itself

Carafe with white rectangular label, VSOP GOLD:

70cl and 40%Vol stated and a signature below the label 70cl and 40%Vol stated and GOLD also stated on the label; no signature 700ml and 40%Vol stated and GOLD also stated on the label; no signature With new type of emblem (2021); dubbed 'Red VSOP'

Carafe with white trapezoidal labels:

70cl, red and white neck 35cl, neck is red

Carafe with yellow and silver crossed stripes:

Grande champagne, red neck For EU market, grande champagne, 700ml stated on the box (from around 2015)Without premier cru printed on the neck half bottle?

Carafe, 2024:

Flask:

35cl VSOP

4. VSVP

15 years old VSVP, 4/5 quart; Ficker Linz New York VSVS, 4/5 quart; Fromm & Sichel, New York VSVP, 4/5 quart; Metropolitan Liquor, Milwaukee (1970s)

5. Napoleon

5a. dumpy bottles:

Red and white capsule, Croizet in a separate square; emblem in wax Red and white capsule, Croizet in a separate square; emblem in wax in different colours Red and white capsule; paper emblem Red and white capsule; Asian import Napoleon on the shoulder; copper coloured capsule; 'cognac fine champagne' stated; 70cl and 40° stated 70cl and 40°; Croizet not in a separate square 70cl and 40°; Hong Kong import (see back side)  Napoleon with vsop stated on the label; 40° stated Napoleon with vsop stated on the label; 40° stated; a paper seal on top, indicating 750ml 40%vol stated on the left and and 70cl on the right; with a back label 70cl stated on the left and 40%vol on the right; with a stamp 70cl stated differently; 40%vol. stated 70cl stated differently; 40%vol. stated and an Asian sticker on the neck and on the back 40%vol stated on the left and and 70cl on the right, both a bit higher; newer type of capsule; without a back label 70cl stated on the left and 40%vol on the right; newer type of capsule

5b. Carafes:

70cl (ca. 1980) 70cl, Import Culinaria Monopole, Hilden; with a recycling symbol on the back Asian import, no content or ABV stated on the front

5c. Other:

35cl Asian import

6. Bonaparte

Bonaparte in a cognaçaise Bonaparte in a Normande (around 1940) Bonaparte in a Normande, without the text at the lower edge of the label; and with an Italian metal seal (est before WW-II) Same as previous, but letters all in black (est. 1940s) 24 FL.OZ. stated (blob possibly fell of) 24 FL.OZ. stated, with blob (est. 1960s)

Garantiert 35 Jahre Alt 0.70l and 40° stated 0.70L and 40° stated 40° stated, content not stated (est 1950-60s) 40° stated, content not stated, different cap No ABV or content indicated; different cap No ABV and no content stated; the blob on the shoulder is empty (probably fallen off) No ABV and no content stated; on the back: not less than 23 1/2 FL.OZ.; with an address line underneath No ABV and no content stated; with an address line underneath; this one had a ribbon, the rivet is still there.  40° stated on the right; Swiss import by Ernest Favre, Geneve. 40° stated on the right side; Französisches Erzeugnis 40° stated on the right side; Französisches Erzeugnis, different back side (1970s) 40 ans d'age (by some estimated 1920's, I think 1960s))

7. XO

XO Reserve (2000) 70cl XO Réserve

70cl XO Age Inconnu (1990s)  XO Age Inconnu, no content or ABV stated 70cl stated on the back of the neck XO Age Inconnu, content and ABV stated on the box; Import Culinaria Monopole, Hilden; with a recycling symbol on the back  70cl stated on the back of the neck; Asian import 70cl stated on the front; Asian import 750ml stated; different capsule

70cl XO Héritage

70cl XO Golden Collection (early 2000s) 70cl XO Golden collection in gold bottle (Asian import) 70cl Golden collecton in gold bottle, HKDNP stated Same as previous, but with a label on the back 750ml XO Golden Collection in golden bottle

70cl XO, directly below XO it says: appellation cognac controlée 70cl XO, directly below XO it says: cognac grande champagne  700ml XO, gold coloured neck (Asian bottle) 700ml with an Asian duty seal on top (2010s) 750ml XO, gold coloured neck (US bottle) 70cl XO, round label, modern stopper New type of emblem (2021), dubbed 'Red XO' 70cl XO Gold XO Gold 700ml 375ML XO flask

70cl XO, different neck; European bottle same as previous but back side is different same as previous but back side is different XO chic XO (2024)

8. Extra

70cl Extra   70cl Extra with a paper duty seal 70cl Extra without paper label (2010s) 700ml Extra, with adornment on in the neck (Asian and European market, 2019) In stead of Premier Cru it now has 'Permier Cru de Cognac' stated

9. Age Inconnu

Age Inconnu 700ml Age Inconnu with a gold coloured cap

Age Inconnu, no back label, no content or ABV stated No text With 40° stated, no back label With 40° stated and with a back label: Belgian import, Bruxelles With 40° stated and with a back label: Französisches Erzeugnis 750cc stated, Italian import (1970s) 40%vol. stated; on the back: 70cl, 40%vol; import for Le Classique (Private) LTD, Singapore 700ml stated, Asian import XO in the shoulder blob; 40%vol stated and a number 40%vol stated, no number, with a back label 40%vol stated, no number and the text left below is left off; 70cl stated on the back, Singapore import 40%vol stated and a number, with a sticker on the back: Französisches Erzeugnis

10. x Years old

Réserve Royale, 60 Ans (I have some doubts regarding the 60 ans statement...) 20 years old grande fine champagne 70cl 25 ans; Dutch import by Hosman Vins, Schiedam (1987) 50 ans 50 ans with filigrane 50 ans with filigrane and paper duty seal

 

11. Vintages

Fine champagne, récolte 1800 Réserve Royale 1811, grande fine champagne Réserve Royale 1811, grande fine champagne; with capsule and with importer data Fine champagne, récolte 1830 bottled 1930s (est.) Fine champagne, récolte 1830, with produce of France stated; bottled 1930s (est.) 1842, terroir not stated 1844 1848 Reserve Royale Fine champagne, récolte 1865 bottled 1930s (est.)  Cognac fine champagne, récolte 1875 bottled 1930s (est.) 1875 cognac fine champagne 1875, different stopper and with a paper duty seal 1875, bottled 1954 1875 Chateau de Flaville  1875 grande fine champagne, Chateau de Flaville 1875 cognac fine champagne, Chateau de Flaville, cognaçaise 1875 cognac fine champagne, Chateau de Flaville, cognaçaise; different cork and capsule (est 1950s) 1875 grande fine champagne, Reserve Royale 1894 Réserve Royale, dumpy bottle 1894 Réserve Royale, dumpy bottle, newer 1906 fine champagne cognac, dumpy bottle (est. 1950-60s) 1906 fine champagne cognac, dumpy bottle; label is more green and has a few 'B'-s missing (est. 1950-60s) 1906 fine champagne cognac 1914 fine champagne cognac (est. 1960s) 1914 fine champagne cognac; shoulder blob without golden line 1914 grande reserve vintage cognac, tapered bottle 1914 grande reserve vintage cognac, tapered bottle; with 70° Proof and 'not less than 24 FL.OZ' stated (est. 1950s) Without a shoulder blob (est. 1950s) 1914 fine champagne cognac; dumpy bottle 1914 fine champagne cognac; dumpy bottle; with additional text underneath 1928 fine champagne cognac Much more letters with a brighter green colour 1928 grande reserve vintage cognac, tapered bottle 1928 grande reserve vintage cognac, tapered bottle; with 70° Proof and 'not less than 24 FL.OZ' stated (est. 1960s) With a shoulder blob

1928 vintage; 1805-2005 bicentenaire 1935 vintage; 1805-2005 bicentenaire 1940 vintage; 1805-2005 bicentenaire 1942 vintage; 1805-2005 bicentenaire 1947 vintage; 1805-2005 bicentenaire

1936 (hand written) 1936 Borderies, bottled in 1997 1938 fins bois 1942  1944 petite champagne 1951 1961 With an Asian sticker on the neck and on the back 1963 grande champagne, with a date of bottling on the right below 1963 grande champagne, without a date of bottling stated 1966 Millésimé, split up label 1967 1967 with a Japanese sticker 1970 single vintage 1970 millésimé, split up label 1972 single vintage 1973 grande champagne  1973 single vintage 1974, bottled 2024 1974 single vintage (2024); without bottle number and without pompom 1975 single vintage 1978 single vintage 1980 single vintage 1984 single vintage 1985 single vintage 1988 single vintage 1989

12. Limited editions and specials

Fine champagne Grande fine champagne

No further information With 'eau de vie de vin' stated Chateau de Flaville, cognaçaise; 45 ans (est. 1930-40s) Cognac fine champagne, Chateau de Flaville (est. 1940s) Chateau de Flaville, dumpy bottle (1950s) Chateau de Flaville, normande bottle (1950s) Chateau de Flaville, normande bottle with a paper duty seal on top (1950s)

Cuvée 1889 Cuvée 1889 with a duty medal Cuvée 989 Cuvée Langham London; made for the London restaurant Cuvée Légion d'Honneur 1883 Cuvée Rolls-Royce Cuvée Léonie, 1858 vintage

Réserve Royale Reserve Royale Réserve de l'Esquinade, 47° grande fine champagne Selectionné par Pierre & Jean Troigras (for their restaurant)

Réserve des Héritiers Croizet, dumpy bottle (est. 1930s) Réserve des Héritiers (1896) Réserve des Héritiers Croizet 0.7L (1980s) Réserve des Héritiers Croizet 0.7L, more colour in the blob Réserve des Héritiers Croizet 0.7L, newer blob

Black Legend, no content or abv stated (70cl) Blacl Legend, 700ml and 40%alc/vol stated Black Legend, 750ml and 40%alc/vol stated Black Legend (2024)

13. Decanters

Selection Fine champagne decanter Fine champagne decanter with a paper duty seal fine champagne, no abv stated and different cap (est. 1950s)

1894 Vintage, stated on the label and on the box  Same decanter, no box present; 4/5 quart US import; prossibly also a 1894 vintage, but not sure Réserve Particulière 1811, 75cl Réserve Particilière on a foot; cognac fine champagne Réserve Particulière on a foot, with a capsule

Vintage 1860 bottled 1997 (no neck label with Reserve Particuliere) Réserve Pariculiere, vintage 1860 bottled 1998 Réserve Particulière Réserve Particulière, no paper label

Réserve Particulière; with a capsule; different bottle shape Réserve Particulière; different stopper and with a paper duty seal  

14. Porcelain, canons and barrels

700ml Napoléon, blue porcelain 700ml Napoléon, white porcelain with a sticker on the back No filigrane and with a different sticker on the back Napoleon (1970s) Napoleon, better colours, higher pedestal With a cross on his chest; hand painted in Italy (1972)

Canon, napoleon

70cl Napoleon barrel  Different barrel

 

15. Magnums

Chateau de Flaville, estimated to be a magnum (1.5L) 3L (or more) Bonaparte 1.5L (not stated), 40° is stated (1960) 1.5L magnum, more colour in label, blob slightly different; 40° stated 1.4L Bonaparte Bonaparte, cognac fine champagne; big bottle (content not stated) 1.5L Bonaparte, cognac fine champagne 3L not indicated (stated by auctioneer) 4L bottle 'Croizet' 4.5L VSOP, 'B. Leon Croizet' (1950s) 3L VSOP fine champagne Magnum VSOP Magnum Bonaparte 1.5L (not stated) Reserve Royale (1960s) 150cl modern vsop

Vintages:

3L 1848 vintage 2.5L (not indicated); 1875 2.5L 1906 vintage 2.25L ( Marie-Jeanne) 1906 vintage (1950s) 1.5L 1906 vintage 3L (maybe only 2.5L) 1914 vintage (1960s) 1914, ca 2L 1.5L 1914 (1960s) I don't think this one is genuine, looks a fraud to me (1.5L)

Cradles:

Said to be 1.85L 3L VSOP in cradleNapoleon in cradle (content not stated) VSOP in cradle (70cl?)


Reacties

Croizet bottle catalog — 20 reacties

  1. Hello, i would like to know more about this bottle, maybe the value and the year… it’s 3.78 liters, greatings from Mexico

    • Hello Daniel,
      I think this is from the 1960s or early 1970s. I haven’t seen this bottle before so a price evaluation is very difficult. It greatly depends on how many people are interested when you offer it in an auction. It would be nice to get €300-350 for it, but less than €200 can’t be ruled out.
      Not so long ago a 1960s gallon VSOP from Courvoisier was sold for 140 pound.

      It is a nice bottle, the level has dropped a bit, but not dramatically.
      I would love to add it to my Croizet catalog page. Therefore, I am asking you for a better photo of the entire bottle.
      I will send you an e-mail to facilitate this.

      Best regards from The Netherlands,
      Ton

  2. Hello sir. I have this 5 bottles of croizet. Would you mind tell me the value of it? You will recommend sell it all together or separate?
    Thank you for your time and your help.
    Regards.

    • Hello,
      I would expect you to get €150-200 for the lot.
      If you sell seperately: €50-100 for a three star, €0-80 for a VSOP and €100-150 for the Chateau Flaville.
      The three star and the chateau Flaville are not seen very often anymore, so these are rough estimates, no guarantees. A lot also depends on where you sell and whether there will be enough interest from buyers.
      Good luck,
      Ton

  3. Can you please tell me why you do not have the 1928 Bicentenaire vintage cognac with only 180 bottles made (image enclosed). Any information on it would be welcome.

    • Good question. I didn’t know it existed. But I have added the bottle now. Thanks for drawing attention to this omission.

      Ton

      • Well, I don’t have any specific information, but it seems Croizet released a series of old vintages on the occasion of their 200th anniversary in 2005.

  4. Dear reader,

    After my father passed away, I received a bottle of Cognac Croizet from 1942. I have already done a lot of research on the internet but cannot find this year anywhere. We do experience that they can be very expensive bottles. The bottle has always stood upright. That is why I would like to ask you if you can tell me more about the value and / or authenticity.
    My thanks are big, C.W.

    • Hello C.W.

      Looks like a very nice bottle. There are not many vintages from the war years.
      The price is rather difficult to determine. You can for instance buy a Coizet 1928 vintage already for around €700-800. So €500 seems a good price. But people are trying to get much more. If you look for it you’ll find online shops where they ask over a €1.000 for a 1930 or 1940s vintage, sometimes much more. The problem of course is to get such a price for your bottle. And though the years 1941 and 1942 have not brought us much vintages (I know of Frapin, Hine, Prunier and Rolland), that doesn’t really add to the value.
      You seem to have a Dutch e-mailaddress so if you want to try to sell your bottle, I would advice the Catawiki.nl website. Consult the auctioneer (hopefully Emile Smits), discuss the estimate and put a reserve price on it.

      I hope this helps.
      By the way, I would love to get a photo of the bottle in full for my website. I hope you will oblige and I’ll send you an e-mail to facilitate this.
      Ton

  5. Hello,
    Can you estimate the price of the bottle?
    Grande Fine champagne
    reserve Royal 1848
    B.Leon Croizet
    100 years
    With a wooden box, 2 cups and a certificate

    Thanks in advance
    Happy holiday
    Stay healthy

    • It is not so easy to put a date on these botles. For instance, I have seen this bottle on an auction, stating it is a 1960s, but on the back side it had the governmental warning on it and also an ean code!!
      I really think this is a 1990s bottle.
      The worth is not high. Even the so called 1960s bottle was sold for ony 26 English pound.
      €30-40 looks right.

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