Originally from Montreal, Pascal Marchand fell in love with Burgundy's climats on his first trip to France. In 1983 he decided to take the leap and move there. He learnt at Clos des Epeneaux for 15 years before spending a further seven at Domaine de la Vougeraie. In 2006 he launched his own venture as a wine merchant before founding Marchand Tawse with Moray Tawse in 2010. Today, wines are produced across 51 appellations and 25 climats between the Côte de Nuit, Côte de Beaune and Chablis. With Pascal Marchand, we're far from the clichés often heard about wine merchant activity. He works with low yields, respects biodynamic principles in the vines, works only with indigenous yeasts and avoids fining and filtering. Demanding work that provides results, as proven by the success of every vintage produced thus far. He has also acquired properties on the fine appellations of Puligny-Montrachet, Corton Charlemagne and Volnay.

Pascal Marchand is originally from Montreal. After falling in love with Burgundy’s terroir wines, he moved to the region himself where he worked with several domains, before setting up his own merchant business and getting together with Moray Tawse; together they created Marchand Tawse. This Chambertin Clos de Bèze cuvée is admirable. Biodynamic principles are followed and vinifications are meticulous so that the terroir can really come through.
These significant efforts are rewarded when we taste the finished product. This is a ruby red cellaring wine that gives off notes of red and black fruits (blackcurrant, raspberry, cherry), flowers (jasmine, violet), earth, and game. We recommend ageing it in the cellar for at least ten years, then serving it with a characterful dish such as venison or pumpkin mash.