Le Rognet
⏳ Drinking Window
2026 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, beef bourguignon, wild mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine Geantet-Pansiot's Corton Grand Cru 'Le Rognet' represents a fascinating dialogue between the estate's Gevrey-Chambertin origins and the muscular terroir of the Côte de Beaune. Located on the steep, iron-rich clay and limestone slopes of the hill of Corton, the 'Le Rognet' climat is renowned for producing some of the most robust and structured red wines in Burgundy. Geantet-Pansiot tames this natural power using their signature winemaking philosophy: rigorous sorting of the grapes followed by a cold pre-fermentation maceration. This technique coaxes out deep color, intense dark fruit aromatics, and velvety tannins, seamlessly integrating the wild, earthy, and mineral-driven character of Corton with the domaine's trademark lushness and purity of fruit.
🍾 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