曾在著名酒莊Domaine Comte Armand和Bruno Clair工作，本身是加拿大法國人的Pascal Marchand在1983年隻身由蒙特利爾去到布根地開始他的釀酒生涯，當時只有21歲的他跑去Beaune唸了一年葡萄種植和釀造學，其間深受啟蒙老 師Henry Jayer和Michel Lafarge啟發。之後在Bruno Clair工作便與Domaine Comte Armand結下了不解之緣，其後酒莊更大膽地讓當時年輕的Pascal擔任酒莊總管，只有Comte Armand酒莊自己才知道他有什麼本事可一力承擔整個酒莊的出品，但結果卻沒有令人失望。Pascal大大提高了當時交給他管理5.3公頃的 Pommard Premier Cru葡萄園Clos des Epeneaux的質素，更將酒窖大大整理一番，把不達標準的舊木桶換掉，並重新訂立政策管理葡萄園。
他當年一直致力研究除草劑和殺菌劑對葡萄樹的影響，酒園只作人手除草，並棄用一切會滲透進樹液內的有害的殺菌劑。自1996年開始用當時尚新的Biodynamic的方法耕種並成功在1999令Comte Armand成為全Biodynamic酒園。 到現時為止，他擔當新舊世界多個酒莊的顧問，多年來他醉心於研究和釀造來自多幅頂級布根地Grand Cru和Premier Cru葡萄園的出品，在2006年開始推出自己Pascal Marchand的布根地系列。他的Pommard Clos des Epeneaux 96獲Wine Spectator選為世界100最佳葡萄酒，Michel Bettane認為那是全世界Pinot Noir葡萄酒的參考。
產區保護條例：
布爾岡Cote de Nuits, AOC Nuits Saint Georges
產地：
法國布爾岡
種類：
紅葡萄酒
葡萄品種：
Pinot Noir
釀造：
85%除梗，15% 整束發酵，7 天冷浸漬，酒精發酵初期每天一次下壓，淋汁萃取以得到輕柔搾取。總發酵日為 22 天，採用垂直壓搾機。
陳年：
19 個月於法國橡木桶，30% 新桶，分別來自 Allier、Jupilles 及 Never 森林。在蘋果酸-乳酸二次發酵後進行一次換桶。不澄清和過濾，所有陳年工序按農曆進行。
品酒筆記：
細致的木香帶著香料和紫色皮諾果香。這種柔和、圓潤和如絨毛般的中度酒體，帶入平衡、長久和略帶鄉土氣息的收結。
Formerly worked at Domaine Comte Armand and Bruno Clair, French Canadian Pascal Marchand arrived Burgundy from Montreal in 1983. Just 21, he went to Beaune to study viticulture and vinification, he was deeply inspired by Henry Jayer and Michel Lafarge. When he was working for Bruno Clair, his became much connected with Domaine Comte Armand, the winery boldly let young Pascal to become the chief winery controller, and Pascal marked his success by boosting the quality of the 5.3Ha Clos de Epeneaux of Pommard Premier Cru, he renewed below standard old oak barrels, and reset rules that manage the vineyard.
He was enthusiastic in looking into the adverse effects of herbicides and fungicides, all excessive grass is removed my hands, and stopped the use of fungicides which penetrate into tree liquids. From 1996 he started using new-at-the-time biodynamic agriculture and succeeded in turning Comte Armand into all biodynamic winery. Until now, he is the consultant of many old and new world wineries, while producing excellent wines using grand crus and premier crus from Burgundy. His Pascal Marchand Burgundy collection was released in 2006. His Pommard Clos des Epeneaux 96 was designated by The Wine Spectator as the leader among the Top 100 best wines in the world, and Michel Bettane considered it the world reference for Pinot Noir.
Appellation:
AOC Nuits Saint Georges, Cote de Nuits, Burgundy
Country of Origin:
Burgundy, France
Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)
Grape Variety:
Pinot Noir
Vinification:
85% de-stemmed, 15% whole bunches, seven days of cold maceration, one "pigeage" a day at the start of the alcoholic fermentation, then pump-overs during maceration for a gentle extraction. Total vatting time is 22 days Pressed using pneumatic press.
Ageing:
19 months. French oak barrel. 30% new, lightly toasted from Allier, Jupilles and Never forests. One racking before bottling. No fining, no filtration. All the ageing operations are carried out according to the lunar calendar.
Tasting Notes:
A discreet touch of wood sets off the spicy and discreetly sauvage aromas of purple pinot fruit. The supple, round and pleasingly velvety middle weight flavours also possess good verve on the balanced, persistent and moderately rustic finish.
