Gamay
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Charcuterie boards, roasted chicken, grilled pork chops
✨ Technical Specifications
In 1395, Duke Philip the Bold famously banished the 'disloyal' Gamay grape from the Côte d'Or in favor of Pinot Noir. Despite this historic exile, Gamay persisted, thriving in the granite-rich soils of southern Burgundy and select cool-climate plots. Marchand-Tawse embraces this heritage with their Gamay, sourcing fruit from meticulously managed parcels to craft a wine of exceptional purity and energy. Utilizing traditional Burgundian techniques, including gentle extraction, native yeast fermentation, and aging in neutral French oak and stainless steel, they preserve the grape's vibrant fruit character. The wine showcases a beautiful tension between bright red berries, wild strawberries, and cracked black pepper, grounded by a subtle stony minerality that reflects its classic terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Maison Marchand-Tawse was established in 2011 through the partnership of legendary Quebecois vigneron Pascal Marchand and Canadian entrepreneur and winery owner Moray Tawse. Based in Nuits-Saint-Georges, the enterprise operates both as a boutique micro-négociant and a domaine estate, having expanded significantly with the acquisition of the historic Domaine Maume in Gevrey-Chambertin in 2012. Marchand, an early vanguard of biodynamic and organic viticulture in Burgundy during his tenures at Comte Armand and Domaine de la Vougeraie, collaborates closely with resident winemaker Mark Fincham. Together, they farm their estate plots organically and biodynamically, while sourcing rigorously from partner growers across premier and grand cru sites in the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune. In the cellar, vinification emphasizes ambient yeasts, calculated whole-cluster inclusions, restrained extraction, and sensible oak élevage to safeguard fruit transparency and energetic mineral tension. Benchmark cuvées include their Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru, Musigny Grand Cru, and terroir-expressive Premier Crus from Gevrey-Chambertin, Vosne-Romanée, and Puligny-Montrachet.