Bons Batons Rouge
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, seared salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from a highly prized lieu-dit situated right on the border of the prestigious Chambolle-Musigny appellation, Geantet-Pansiot's Bourgogne Rouge 'Bons Batons' is a regional wine that famously punches far above its weight class. The vineyard's location benefits from clay-limestone soils similar to its illustrious neighbor, imparting a signature silkiness and aromatic complexity. The domaine applies the same rigorous standards to this cuv e as they do to their Grand Crus, including meticulous hand-sorting and their trademark cold pre-fermentation maceration. This technique coaxes out deep color, vibrant red berry aromatics, and a supple, fruit-forward texture, making it a beloved secret among Burgundy insiders who seek Chambolle-like elegance at a regional price point.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1954 by Edmond Geantet and Bernadette Pansiot, Domaine Geantet-Pansiot is a celebrated family-run estate based in the renowned Côte de Nuits village of Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy. The domaine expanded considerably under the direction of Edmond's son Vincent, who joined in 1982, and is now guided alongside Vincent's son Fabien, preserving a dedicated generational craft. Revered for rigorous vineyard stewardship and meticulous sorting at harvest, the estate employs extensive cold pre-fermentation maceration and judicious oak aging to craft wines of remarkable depth, velvety texture, and aromatic purity. Domaine Geantet-Pansiot is particularly acclaimed for its old-vine Pinot Noir expressions across prestigious terroirs, ranging from Bourgogne and Marsannay to Premier and Grand Cru appellations such as Charmes-Chambertin.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5-13.5%