Pascal Marchand is a French-Canadian who arrived in Burgundy in 1983 to work the harvest at Domaine Bruno Clair. A big personality with apparently limitless energy, he quickly developed a talent for working with Pinot Noir. He became winemaker at Comte Armand’s Clos des Epeneaux and Domaine de la Vougeraie and was a consulting winemaker at Thomas-Moillard and numerous wineries around the world before starting his own negociant business in 2006. Marchand calls his maison a “micro-negoce,” reflecting his desire to remain a small, highly individualistic negociant. Since Thomas-Moillard closed down Marchand has acquired many of that domaine’s buildings and he is now making his wine on the site. Marchand makes both reds and whites, and his wines earn compliments and scores in the mid-90s. He produces Grand Crus including Corton, Gevrey-Chambertin, Batard Montrachet, Meursault, Clos de la Roche, Mazis-Chambertin, Latricieres-Chambertin, Echezeaux and Vosne-Romanee. He also produces Premier Crus and village wines.