Originally from Montreal, Pascal Marchand fell in love with Burgundy's climats on his first trip to France. In 1983 he decided to take the leap and move there. He learnt at Clos des Epeneaux for 15 years before spending a further seven at Domaine de la Vougeraie. In 2006 he launched his own venture as a wine merchant before founding Marchand Tawse with Moray Tawse in 2010. Today, wines are produced across 51 appellations and 25 climats between the Côte de Nuit, Côte de Beaune and Chablis. With Pascal Marchand, we're far from the clichés often heard about wine merchant activity. He works with low yields, respects biodynamic principles in the vines, works only with indigenous yeasts and avoids fining and filtering. Demanding work that provides results, as proven by the success of every vintage produced thus far. He has also acquired properties on the fine appellations of Puligny-Montrachet, Corton Charlemagne and Volnay.

Following its commitment to biodynamics and natural vinification, Burgundy domain Marchand Tawse here crafts a wine of great purity. It comes from the eponymous grand cru and its Pinot Noir grapes enjoy full exposure to the east. A breeze from the east freshens the plants, and their roots push deep into the limestone and chalk soil for the nutrients.
The grapes are macerated once totally destemmed, and during fermentation the juice is stirred and pumped over daily. The wine is then matured for 18 months in year-old oak casks. It is bottled without fining or filtering.
In the glass, the cuvée has a dark, ruby red hue. It gives off intense notes of dark fruit and flowers. Aging at length in the cellar will bring out notes of leather, earth, and musk. Persistent, it will pair nicely with noble dishes like truffle risotto or a magret de canard with redcurrant.