曾在著名酒莊 Domaine Comte Armand 和 Bruno Clai 工作，本身是法裔加拿大人的 Pascal Marchand 在 1983 年由蒙特利爾去到布根地開始他的釀酒生涯。當時年僅 21 歲的他赴伯恩學習葡萄栽培與釀造，並深受 Henry Jayer 與 Michel Lafarge 的啟發。在 Bruno Clair 工作期間，他與 Domaine Comte Armand 建立了深厚聯繫，酒莊大膽任命年輕的 Pascal 為首席釀酒主管。他成功提升了 Pommard 一級園 Clos des Epeneaux（5.3 公頃）的品質，更新了不合標準的舊橡木桶，並重新制定葡萄園管理規範。
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 年開始用當時嶄新的生物動力農法，並成功將 Comte Armand 打造成全面生物動力酒莊。
至今，他仍擔任多家舊世界與新世界酒莊的顧問，同時以布根地的特級園與一級園釀造出色酒款。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 更視其為 Pinot Noir 的世界典範。
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.
