Château Guiteronde du Hayot is one of the oldest vineyards in the Sauternes-Barsac region. We know in fact that, around 1800, it belonged to Mr. Journu, president of the Electoral College of Guyenne. The reputation of the wines produced by this estate is very old. In 1850, Charles Cocks, associate of the University of France, published a work entitled: "Bordeaux, its surroundings and its wines". He then gave a classification of wines from the Gironde and cited Château Guiteronde du Hayot among the best white wines of Bordeaux.
It is located in the heart of Haut-Barsac, on 25 hectares of a magnificent clay-limestone terroir and planted with the traditional grape varieties of Sauternes 90% Sémillon, 9% Sauvignon and 1% Muscadelle. The average age of its vines is 35 years. The harvest is manual by successive sorting, 2 to 4 passages per plot and takes place over 5 weeks.
The vinification is carried out by fermentation in thermoregulated stainless steel vats and the wine is aged in stainless steel vats for 2 years.
Château Guiteronde du Hayot produces 30 to 60,000 bottles per year.