Jean-Sébastien Robicquet, was born on the 20th of September 1966 in

Bègles Bègles (; Gascon: ''Begla'') is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the south. Bègles station has rail connections to Langon and Bordeaux. Population ...

, France. He is a french

oenologist Oenology (also enology; ) is the science and study of wine and winemaking. Oenology is distinct from viticulture, which is the science of the growing, cultivation, and harvesting of grapes. The English word oenology derives from the Greek word ' ...

, entrepreneur, master-distiller and company director. He founded EuroWineGate in 2001 which became Maison Villevert in 2016.

Spirits and brands creator

After studying biology and oenology and working for multiple cognacs and wines brands, Jean-Sébastien Robicquet created EuroWineGate, an online Wine & Spirits shop, but he also wanted to create his own spirits brands. In 2001, Jean-Sébastien Robicquet created, in partnership with Diageo,

Cîroc Cîroc is a brand of alcoholic beverages produced in France since 2003 and distributed by the British-based multinational alcoholic beverage maker Diageo. The brand family includes vodka, flavored products containing vodka, and brandy. Since ...

, a french vodka crafted with grapes and known for its five-timed distillation. G'Vine, a french gin made with grape liquor and vine flowers which are distilled with perfumer skills to extract their aromas was created in 2006. Then, in 2013, La Quintinye Vermouth Royal is crafted with

Pineau des Charentes Pineau des Charentes, (Pineau Charentais, or simply Pineau) is a regional aperitif of western France, made in the départements of Charente, Charente-Maritime, and (to a lesser extent) Dordogne. While popular within its region of production, i ...

and a blend of 37 plants. Maison Villevert and Jean-Sébastien Robicquet also created other spirits brands like June Gin Liqueur, a gin liquor made with wild peaches,

Excellia Excellia is a tequila range made from agave Tequilana Weber Blue. Its specific ageing process is conducted using Sauternes wine casks and Cognac barrels. History Jean-Sébastien Robicquet is a French oenologist Oenology (also enology; ) is the ...

, a tequila which is aged in

Cognac Cognac ( , also , ) is a variety of brandy named after the commune of Cognac, France. It is produced in the surrounding wine-growing region in the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime. Cognac production falls under French appellat ...

and Sauternes casks, ''La Guilde du Cognac'', a

brand which centers around geographic characteristics of the terroir, and Nouaison Gin, a grape-based gin made for the bartending world.

Guilde du Cognac

Guilde du Cognac is collection of cognacs created in 2017 by Jean-Sébastien Robicquet, president and founder of Maison Villevert. This collection aims at showcasing local "terroirs" and craft distillers. It comprises limited series sold only in wine & spirits shops. The collection comprises four bottles of cognac. Jean-Sébastien Robicquet says that it was created as a nod to the origins of cognac: ''it would be unfair to forget that craft distilling is born here, in Cognac''. Each bottle is created to represent the values of its original terroir and of the craft distiller who produced it. This range was also the first time village-specific cognacs were introduced: * Saint-Preuil cognac, in the

Grande Champagne Grande Champagne is a French district, called a ''cru'', known for its cognac. It produces the finest cognacs in a zone of 34703 hectares, of which 17% is dedicated to production of cognac, which can be marked as Grande Champagne or Grande Fin ...

area. * Saint-Germain-de-Vibrac cognac, in the

Petite Champagne Petite Champagne is a geographic zone of Cognac production of approximately 66,000 hectares, of which about 15,000 are dedicated to wines destined for cognac, which can be marked as Petite Champagne or Petite Fine Champagne. It is situated in t ...

area. *

Cherves-Richemont Cherves-Richemont () is a commune in the Charente department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative divis ...

cognac, in the Borderies area. * Lorignac cognac, in the

Fins Bois Fins Bois is a wine producing sub-region within the Cognac appellation, geographically surrounding the sub-regions of Grande Champagne, Petite Champagne and Borderies, and which falls within both the Charente and Charente-Maritime departments in Sou ...

area.

Distribution

In partnership with

William Grant & Sons William Grant & Sons Ltd is an independent, family-owned Scottish company that distills Scotch whisky and other selected categories of spirits. It was established in 1887 by William Grant, and is run by Grant's descendants as of 2018. It is the ...

, Guilde du Cognac reached the Asian and is now sold in Asian airports. The collection is also sold at French, Spanish and Portuguese wine merchants through Renaissance Spirits.

Awards

* 2018 International Spirit & Wine Competition: ** Silver 2018 Cognac Awards-Borderies-Vintage-2010 ** Silver outstanding 2018 in Cognac-Fine Bois-Vintage-2011 ** Silver 2018 in Cognac-Petite Champagne-Vintage-2007 ** Silver 2018 in Cognac-Grande Champagne-Extra * 2018

San Francisco World Spirits Competition The San Francisco World Spirits Competition was founded in 2001 by Anthony Dias Blue as an off-shoot of the San Francisco International Wine Competition. It assesses hundreds of entrants annually (1,407 in 2013 from 63 countries) with tastings inv ...

: ** Two double gold medals for Cherves-Richemont village in Borderies and Saint-Preuil village in Grande Champagne bottles ** Gold medal for the Saint-Germain-de-Vibrac in Petite Champagne bottle ** Silver medal for the Lorignac in Fins Bois bottle

References

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