HISTORY

The Guyots are one of the oldest families in Marsannay-la-Côte. Louis Guyot was a small farmer-wine-grower and used to complement his wine growing business by raising horses that were used to help in the vineyards.

In 1951, his son Albert took over the family business. Most of the vineyards and fields were located in the village of Marsannay-la-Côte and his wines were mainly sold on to negociants. In 1962, Albert married Odile Guyard, the eldest daughter of a large family. Odile’s father, Georges Guyard was a small landowner and nurseryman. He decided to rent out somevineyards and then bought some others to enlarge his own estate bit by bit.

In order to save his horses the journey between the two villages (7 km), he swapped his GevreyChambertin Grands Crus (Lavaux St-Jacques) for a land in Marsannay-la-Côte! Since 1990, Olivier Guyot has been solely in charge of the estate that nowadays stretches from Marsannay-la-Côte to Gevrey-Chambertin. The estate comprises a number of small plots covering about 15 hectares. 

Pinot Noir is the only grape variety used for red wineand Chardonnay the only grape variety for the white. Each plot is different in terms of soilcomposition, depth, height and aspect – the epitome of the richness and individuality of the Burgundian terroir.