Jules Gautret - Charentes
Jules Gautret was a family estate formed in 1818 when brothers Jacques and Étienne Gautret acquired Château de Jonzac in Charentes. In 1847, the Château became the spirits trading company “Gautret & Fils” founded by Jacques and Françoise Gautret’s son, Louis François Jules Gautret. Over the next few decades, Jules Gautret built up the brand reputation by uniting winegrowers and creating partnerships with them. It remained a family business for five generations until 1959, when a group of 60 winegrowers took a stake in the family company, creating a winegrower cooperative called Maison Ansac. Today, Maison Ansac manages the Jules Gautret brand, maintaining the excellence in quality and production of Pineau des Charentes and fine Cognacs. The grapes mainly come from Charente-Maritime, particularly the Pays Royannais area.