Jean-Gérard Guillot grew up on one of the first organic domaines in France (started in 1954)
in Cruzille, in southern Burgundy. He spent ten years in Brouilly in the Beaujolais and Meursault in the Côtes de Beaune gaining experience in different traditions of growing and making wine.
In 1978 he came back to Cruzille with his wife Jacqueline and their four children ready to realise the dream of creating their own domaine -- with just one hectare.
Jean-Gérard’s goal was to establish a domaine in which the vines, the land and the seasons are in harmony with one another, providing a basis for producing top-quality wines. The domaine was certified organic in 1991 and has continued to grow in size and reputation. Today it consists of sixteen hectares and has customers all over the world.