History
Origins of The Estate
The tradition of vine growing and wine making started at the beginning of the 20th century and the wine became one of the farm’s products.
Wine was made in two wooden tanks and two concrete tanks. The production was for family consumption and two barrels were sold to the bistros in the neighbourhood and the surrounding villages.
1950-1980
Roger Burgaud worked in the biscuit factory in the morning and on his farm in the afternoon.
Wine was his passion, so he bought and re-planted beautiful plots of land in the prestigious wine region Côte-Rotie.
1980
Bernard Burgaud turned the family farm into a winery.
The « Domaine Burgaud » was born.
1980-2000
Bernard took over the land and re-planted abandoned vineyards.
He belongs to a generation of winemakers who represent the renaissance of the Côte Rôtie.
2000-2020 : Between Tradition and Modernity
The area of vineyards was finally sufficient to have economic stability.
Bernard did not follow expansionist trends and marketing strategies, instead he put all of his energy towards the development of his know-how and towards the production of a high quality wine.
He installed new tanks with an automatic punching-down system. Another priority was to reduce chemical products and to maintain the quality of soil with new methods such as planting crops in between the vine rows.
2020
Bernard’s son Pierre takes over the estate.
Winemakers
Roger BURGAUD
Farmer, who revived the production of the wine at the estate.
Bernard BURGAUD
Founder of Côte-Rôtie Burgaud, created the traditional and authentic wine.
Pierre BURGAUD
Agriculture engineer, he took over the estate in 2020.