Château Rollan de By
In Bégadan, in the northern Médoc, an unlikely success story began in 1989: with two hectares of vines and a wooden hut, Jean Guyon took over Château Rollan de By and turned it into a benchmark Cru Bourgeois. The vines sit on the Plateau de By, where clay‑gravel soils store warmth while Atlantic breezes cool the nights—ideal for Merlot with succulent core and Cabernet with grip.
What started as a ‘garage’ wine for friends was professionalised through parcel selection, rigorous sorting and precise fermentations. Barriques add backbone and depth, yet the style stays deliberately approachable: clear, driven and never reliant on excessive extraction.
Rollan de By shows how quickly tradition can be built when terroir and ambition move in the same rhythm—Médoc craft with a distinctly contemporary signature.Château Rollan de By
In Bégadan, in the northern Médoc, an unlikely success story began in 1989: with two hectares of vines and a wooden hut, Jean Guyon took over Château Rollan de By and turned it into a benchmark Cru Bourgeois. The vines sit on the Plateau de By, where clay‑gravel soils store warmth while Atlantic breezes cool the nights—ideal for Merlot with succulent core and Cabernet with grip.
What started as a ‘garage’ wine for friends was professionalised through parcel selection, rigorous sorting and precise fermentations. Barriques add backbone and depth, yet the style stays deliberately approachable: clear, driven and never reliant on excessive extraction.
Rollan de By shows how quickly tradition can be built when terroir and ambition move in the same rhythm—Médoc craft with a distinctly contemporary signature.
