In 1865, Guillaume Gélas, a respected barrel maker in the Gascony region of France, bequeathed it to his son Baptiste, who in turn created Maison Gélas. In 1910, his son, Louis, took over the management of the company and bought an estate planted with Manciet vines, Château de Martet (Martet Castle). After the Second World War, Pierre followed in his father’s footsteps and gave the family business an international dimension.
Today, Pierre’s son Philippe, representing the fourth generation of the Gélas family to take over the reins, has been running the company since the end of 2001.