Region：Gevrey Chambertin, Burgundy, France
Grapes varieties：100% Pinot Noir
Alcohol：13%
🏅 Allen Meadows 88-91pts
Domaine Geantet-Pansiot is located in the Cote de Nuits region of Burgundy, France. It is a boutique winery in the region, known for its perfect balance between traditional craftsmanship and terroir expression.
The history of Domaine Geantet-Pansiot can be traced back to the 1950s. In 1954, Edmond Geantet and Bernadette Pansiot founded Domaine Geantet-Pansiot in Gevrey-Chambertin. The couple planted grapes and made wine on a vineyard of only 3 hectares at the time. After several expansions, the winery's vineyards extended to other regions of Burgundy.
In 1977, Vincent, the son of the Pasillons, joined the family business and officially took over the winery in 1989. He rationally combined modern winemaking concepts with the traditional winemaking philosophy adhered to by his father, creating high-quality Pinot Noir that is widely praised by Burgundy wine lovers all over the world. Vincent's son Fabien has been working with his father since he was 12 years old and officially joined the winery in 2006. The father and son inherited the Pasillon family's passion for wine, carefully cultivated grapes, and laid a solid foundation for brewing high-quality wines.
In 1991, Château Passillon opened up 4 hectares of vineyards in Gevrey-Chambertin. Since then, the winery has added several plots of land in Chambolle-Musigny, including some plots classified as Premier Cru. From generation to generation, the winery has continuously updated its winemaking facilities, renovated its buildings, and improved the quality of its winemaking. The vineyard has grown from the original 3 hectares to 22 hectares today, of which 2 hectares are used to make white wine. The soil in the vineyard is limestone and clay-limestone soil. The vineyard is cultivated in a sustainable way without the use of herbicides or chemical fertilizers. Green harvesting is also one of the ways the winery limits production. Vincent and Fabian are happy to communicate and cooperate. Vincent was one of the first members to join the local agricultural technology research center. They advocate learning from each other and helping each other with resources from the same industry or upstream and downstream industries to seek better development for the winery.
In terms of winemaking, the winery combines modern and traditional winemaking concepts. In the cellar, the sorting standards are very strict. The winery implements cold soaking before fermentation to add fruit flavor to the finished wine. Only local yeast is used for fermentation, and oak barrels with a proportion of 30% new barrels are used for aging for 14 months. The finished wine is not filtered and is directly bottled. The manor has a vaulted cellar dating back to 1840 for aging wine.
The wines of Château Passillon are known for their bright fruity aroma, delicate taste, fine tannins, fresh and wonderful flavors and excellent aging potential. The taste is mellow and intoxicating. As the winery's motto suggests, "Etre sobre, C'est boire bon".
🏅 Allen Meadows 88-91pts
The fresh, layered and densely fruited nose!
