Russians are selling Cognac Jenssen after 7 years

The Jenssen cognac brand was created in 2000 by a Norwegian investor who later sold it to the Russian wine and spirit group MMVZ in 2005.

The firm has failed to show a profit and has been the subject of much controversy when it was discovered that Andrei Borodin, the ex president of the Bank of Moscow, was declared the real owner of the Business – he had been involved in many banking scandals.

The estate consists of around 20 hectares (50 acres), with a distillery and a large house with a swimming pool. Espen Soland, who was in charge of the domaine has returned to Norway and since then a Ms Aline Duverger has been in charge but has been unavailable to comment on the business and sale.