Rouyer Guillet Bottle Catalog (last updated Aug 13, 2026)
224 bottles, but still incomplete (only half bottles and up)
Introduction
Rouyer Guillet was once a glorious brand with over 35 distilleries and more than 50 employees. It was started by Philippe Guillet in 1701 in the city of Cognac. Only in 1801 they became Rouyer Guillet, when Mr. Rouyer married to a Guillet daughter. Rouyer was from Saintes, and soon after the marriage they moved the company to Saintes.
The founder of the company, Mr. Rouyer, had been mayor of the city of Cognac for three years in the 1680s. In 1701 he was bestowed with the ´Brevet Royal´ by King Louis XIV and was ennobled at the same time. These two events can be found on some of the labels of their bottles.
Their most famous emblem, however, is the angel that can be seen in the form of a cherub on almost all labels.
In the 1970s, they were decimated by the economic crisis of the period and in 1992 they teamed up with Michel Coste of the Compagnie Commerciale de Guyenne. They recovered in the 1990s, but sadly Michel Rouyer/Guillet died unexpectedly in 1999.
Today production is very low, mainly for the Asian market.
Contents:
1. Without age-indication
2. Stars
3. Brevet Royal
4. VS
5. VO, Vieille, VSOP and Damoisel
6. RDA (Réserve de l’Ange)
7. Napoleon
8. XO
9. Reserve and other old qualities
10. Hors d’Age
11. Vintage
12. Limited editions
13. Magnums
1. Without age-indication
2. Stars
3. Brevet Royal
4. VS
5. VO, Vieille, VSOP and Damoisel
The Damoisel bottle design was registered in 1968:
a. no text at the foot, at least, not at the front:
b. main text at the foot: Rouyer-Guillet:
c. main text at the foot: VSOP:
d. main text at the foot: fine champagne:
6. RDA (Reserve de l’Ange)
7. Napoleon
8. XO
9. Reserve and other old qualities
10. Hors d’Age
11. Vintage
12. Limited editions
Sun Horse, glass with 24 carat gold:
Green horses:
20cl horses:
13. Magnums
Hi Ton
I have a bottle of RGB, in your category 9. I cannot load the pic of mine but I copied your photo to make sure we are on the same page. Only difference is mine has a bit more cognac in it. Same shape otherwise.
What do you think it is worth?
Thank you!
About €400, but prices are skyrocketing, and asking prices are currently much higher. And sometimes they sell for about the asking price.
It also depends on the market where you’re selling.
Hello
I have had this laying in the original box in a cool dry place for many years.
Hello,
I bought recently a bottle on auction, which a look of “50 ans (est 1960s)” you already have in catalogue but with print of the cork N° 9072 as in “Rois de France, 50 ans”. So could you please help to determine the bottling year window for this bottle? And what does the print on the cork mean, is it a batch number or something like that?
Many thanks in advance!
That is a bottlenumber. The bottle is from late 1950s or early 1960s.
Hello.
I was just gifted this bottle and was wondering if anyone might be able to shed some light on this release and potential value.
This is a very old cognac, distilled in 1865, well before the phylloxera crisis. At that time, Folle blanche grapes were mainly used instead of Ugni blanc. Cognacs from before the phylloxera crisis are much more valuable than later cognacs. I can’t see the fill level, but you should be able to get more than a thousand euros at auction. I know that asking prices in online shops are much higher, but they have time on their hands. They ask 4-5.000 euro’s, but they don’t sell easily and stay in the shop for many months, even years.
hi, trying to know more about it
This is a VS, so it’s of the lowest quality, probably from the 1980s and intended for the Australian market or possibly Canada. It’s not worth much; I estimate its value at €20-30.
I hadn’t seen this particular bottle before and have added it to the webpage. So thank you for that.
Ton