Olivier Guyot

The Guyots are one of the oldest families in Marsannay-la-Côte. Louis Guyot was a small farmer/wine-grower with many animals, particularly carthorses which he used to help in the vineyards and at harvest time.
In 1951, his son Albert took over the family farm. Most of the vineyards and fields were located at Marsannay-la-Côte. His wine was mainly sold on to merchants.

In 1962, Albert married Odile Guyard, the eldest daughter of a large f...

Great wine can only be made with top quality grapes. Vines are grown using environmental friendly methods. Vineyards are ploughed the traditional way, with a carthorse. Our grapes are entirely hand picked. Active yield management and harvested grape selection mean that we produce outstanding wines.

INTERVIEW WITH OLIVIER GUYOT, A WINE-GROWER

• Olivier Guyot, you were born into a family of wine-growers, weren’t you?…
Absolutely ! My mother went into the hospital on the last day of the grape harvest, after the Paulée, on 23rd October 1963 - the harvest was late that year. Just a few days later my parents would leave me in my Moses basket at the end of a row of vines while they worked.

• You learned a lot from your grandfather, ...