GG_N52_FR

BURGUNDY
APPELLATION
tares and was taken over by Emilie Pansiot in
2004. She produces village appellations such
as Meursault which she sells for around €29 a
bottle, but also markets lesser-known appellations
including Chorey-Lès-Beaune, for nearly
half the price. The red is fruity, appetising and
easy-drinking when young because Pansiot enjoys
fruit-forward wines – and she makes and
markets the wines. When she has time, she can
also be found in the vineyards. She produces a
white Chorey-Lès-Beaune too, which is slightly
minerally, matured in casks for two to three
months and offers up some of the oiliness of
Meursault, but to a lesser degree.
Her Beaune appellation red wine, the ‘Clos
des Mariages’ – a single vineyard which, as its
name suggests, is surrounded by a wall – is
quite soft because the sandy soils do not retain
water. In fact, it is always the first vineyard to
be harvested.
The Côtes de Nuits are the core of the estate’s
range. The wines are either a blend of vineyards
– a Côtes de Nuits-Villages – or single vineyards.
‘Les Chantemerles’ is the estate’s original red
wine label. A single vineyard approach is totally
coherent because the vineyards extend over soils
with different geological formations, lending
the wine its balance.
Domaine Pansiot exports only a minute proportion
of its wines – a mere 1%. Pansiot sells via
trading companies, wine merchants and increasingly
to private customers. For those who enjoy
visiting wineries, there is always someone at
the estate to welcome visitors by appointment
on Saturdays.
FLORENT GARAUDET
THE VILLAGE OF MONTHÉLIE
DOMAINE GARAUDET:
TRADITIONALLY-STYLED MONTHÉLIE
Florent Garaudet has been the winegrower here
since 2020 and is the family’s fifth-generation
representative. The present-day winery located
in Monthélie has 11.5 hectares under vine. Sixty
percent of the vineyards are planted to Pinot
noir, in the village of Monthélie, with a balance
SUMMER 2023 • GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE FRENCH EXPERTS ON WINE
31