Olivier Guyot, Pinot Noir, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Fuées, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France 2015

The Guyot family is one of the oldest families in Marsannay-la-Côte. Louis Guyot, a farmer and winegrower, was constantly surrounded with animals, and more specifically farm animals, including draft horses for vineyard work and harvest.
In 1951, his son Albert took over the family farm. The vines and fields were mainly located in Marsannay-la-Côte and the wine was primarily sold to wine merchants.
In 1962, Albert married Odile Guyard, the oldest daughter of a large family. Georges Guyard, Odile’s father, was a small land owner and nurseryman by trade. He decided to rent some vineyards, then bought the land to gradually expand his own estate. Because he wanted to spare his horses the commute between the two villages (7 km), he then chose to swap Gevrey-Chambertin Grands Crus (Lavaux Saint-Jacques) for some land in Marsannay-la-Côte.
Since 1990, Olivier Guyot manages the estate on his own, with vineyards that go from Marsannay-la-Côte to Gevrey-Chambertin. Today the estate comprises of small plots spread on 15 hectares. The only grape varieties are Pinot Noir for the red wines and Chardonnay for the whites. Each plot is unique by the composition of the soil, its depth, altitude and sun exposure. That is where lies the richness and typicality of the Burgundian terroir.