Gamay
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Charcuterie boards, roasted chicken, grilled pork chops
✨ Technical Specifications
While Domaine Geantet-Pansiot is legendary for its structured, deep Pinot Noirs from the Côte de Nuits, their Bourgogne Gamay represents a fascinating dialogue between northern Burgundian winemaking expertise and the expressive Gamay grape. Historically, Gamay was famously banished from the Côte d'Or in 1395 by Duke Philip the Bold, who declared it a 'very bad and disloyal plant' in favor of Pinot Noir. Under the modern Bourgogne Gamay appellation rules, Geantet-Pansiot applies their signature meticulous standards to this fruit, including strict sorting and cold pre-fermentation maceration. The result is a wine that marries the bright, juicy, red-berry exuberance of Gamay with the refined texture, depth, and elegant structure typical of a classic Gevrey-Chambertin producer.
🍾 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
Gamay
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5-13.5%