Beaune wine trading house with long grower relationships and estate Pinot Noir from Château du Cray in Buxy.
The producer
Maison André Goichot was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Beaune. It grew from a wine trading business built on relationships with Burgundy winegrowers, with many contracts held with the same vigneron for over 25 years. The first own bottlings appeared at the start of the 1990s. The house later acquired Domaine Guignottes near Buxy and Château du Cray through fermage. Its named Bourgogne Pinot Noir comes from a 3.70 hectare vineyard in Buxy and is made from destemmed grapes.
Known for
Burgundy grower and estate wines
Notable facts
Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Beaune.
Many grower contracts have been held with the same vigneron for over 25 years.
Domaine Guignottes was acquired in 2016 with 10 hectares near Buxy, followed by Château du Cray in 2017 with 25 hectares of vines through fermage.
Château du Cray Bourgogne Pinot Noir is made from destemmed grapes, vinified in vats for about four weeks and aged in oak for 15 months.
The story
The Buxy Expansion
In 2016, Maison André Goichot bought Domaine Guignottes, a property of 10 hectares near Buxy. In 2017, the family took Château du Cray through fermage, with another 25 hectares of vines. Those two moves marked a shift toward estate viticulture for a house built on wine trading and long grower relationships. The acquisitions placed vineyards near Buxy beside contracts held with the same vignerons for over 25 years, bringing estate work into a business whose first own bottlings appeared at the start of the 1990s.
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Maison André Goichot
Beaune wine trading house founded in 1947, with long Burgundy grower relationships and estate vineyards near Buxy in the Côte Chalonnaise.
At A Glance
Field
Detail
Base
Beaune, France
Founded
1947
Wine model
Wine trading business with estate properties
Estate area
Buxy, southern Côte Chalonnaise
Named wine
Château du Cray Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2022
The Producer
Long standing contracts with Burgundy winegrowers sit beside estate properties near Buxy. Maison André Goichot began as a wine trading business headquartered in Beaune, built through André Goichot's relationships with many Burgundy winegrowers. Many contracts have stayed with the same vigneron for over 25 years.
The first own bottlings appeared at the start of the 1990s. Before that, companies such as Corbet and Boisset took the wine in bulk. In 2016 and 2017, Maison André Goichot acquired Domaine Guignottes near Buxy and Château du Cray in Buxy through fermage, a lease arrangement for farming vines. The Beaune winery has modern winemaking equipment.
Place
Maison André Goichot selects wines from Chablis, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune and Côte Chalonnaise. The estate properties sit near Buxy in the southern Côte Chalonnaise, in Saône-et-Loire.
The Château du Cray vineyard spans 3.70 hectares in Buxy. The named Bourgogne Pinot Noir comes from this vineyard, giving the bottle a specific town and subregion within the wider Burgundy selection.
Wines
The range follows two routes. Grower relationships supply wines from across Burgundy, while estate properties near Buxy supply estate bottlings. Domaine Guignottes covers 10 hectares near Buxy, and Château du Cray has another 25 hectares of vines through fermage.
The named red is Château du Cray Bourgogne Pinot Noir. Pinot Noir grapes are destemmed, vinified in vats for about four weeks, then aged in oak barrels for 15 months. It has a beautiful red color with ruby reflections, blackcurrant, morello cherry and redcurrant, followed by smoky, humus and sometimes animal notes. With a few years, it pairs with lamb, duck and game.
Final Word
Maison André Goichot brings a Beaune wine trading business together with estate viticulture near Buxy. Long grower contracts and estate properties shape the house's Burgundy selection.