The appellation Bougogne Passetoutgrain is an appellation that has but one flaw: its name. A lot of French speakers take this title, which translates loosely to ‘all grapes allowed,’ at face value, which is both a pity and simply incorrect.

No, this Bourgogne cuvée is not a blend of the leftovers, the lesser grapes from all the other cuvées. It is actually from parcels that have been co-planted with Pinot Noir and Gamay. For Domaine Gerard Mugneret, the proportion is 50% of each. The harvest of these two varieties is synchronized so that the two varieties share a tank during vinification.

The Bourgogne Passetoutgrain is a wine that brings together the freshness of Pinot Noir and the ‘gourmandise’ of Gamay. This appellation has character and charm, and in great years can show an excellent aging potential.

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We farm 0.9316 hectares (2.302 acres) spread across 5 parcels in order to make our Bourgogne Passetoutgrain :

• Rouges champs (0.1612 ha). Fairly deep soils
• Pièce des Paquiers (0.19 ha)
• Blignée (0.242 ha)
• Glapigny (0.1757 ha)
• Les Genevrays (0.1627 ha). Supple, well-filtering soil. Quickset hedge nearby. Biodiverse site.