Domaine de Pacotille
François Galeyrand
Aligoté made the Burgundian way in the Bugey, as well as Mondeuse, Chardonnay, Gamay… François Galeyrand gives a new shine to this magnificent terroir at the foot of the Grand Colombier. With his biodynamic wines made with respect for the environment, this estate’s future is very promising!
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The wines of Domaine de Pacotille
François Galeyrand, natural wine from the Bugey
Nicknamed Pacot, and brother of Jérôme Galeyrand as you will have guessed, François Galeyrand settled in the Bugey in 2017. After helping his brother for several years, he launched his own wines: tension, well-judged barrel ageing and plenty of energy. A promising future for Domaine de Pacotille!
François Galeyrand’s love of wine
Originally from Haut-Anjou, François was not destined to become a winegrower in the Bugey. An industrial draughtsman by training, he spent his free time helping his brother Jérôme, a renowned natural winemaker in Gevrey-Chambertin, in Burgundy: harvests, pruning, working the land… After a last contract in Paris, he left everything for the vines.
In 2012 he joined the wine school in Beaune, where he met the children of pioneering natural winemakers such as Camille Lapierre, Alex Foillard and Yann Bertrand. Alongside Jérôme, he sped up the estate’s move to organic farming and gradually removed sulphur from the winemaking. For him, sulphur-free wines are terroir wines that convey the true taste of each plot.
Approaching forty, he wanted to make wines under his own name: in 2017 he moved to the Bugey, for the love of the vine… and of his partner.
The Bugey and Aligoté at Domaine de Pacotille
Domaine de Pacotille was born in 2017 in Andert-et-Condon, beneath the Grand Colombier, which rises to 1,500 m. François grows Chardonnay, Gamay, Mondeuse on the slopes of the Grand Colombier and, above all, his favourite grape: Aligoté, including old Aligoté and Gamay vines planted in 1963 in Saint-Champ. With his brother, he is very active in the Aligoteurs association, which restores this grape’s reputation.
His ambition: gradually replace some of the Chardonnay with Savoyard grapes such as Altesse, Molette and Mondeuse. “You have to be different to know you exist”, he says. Despite a difficult start (80% of his first harvest lost to frost), François has adapted to nature with a respectful, thoughtful approach.
The cuvées of Domaine de Pacotille
All the vines are farmed organically and biodynamically, and François ages his wines in barrel, the Burgundian way.
L’Amigoté is his 100% Aligoté, from a plot at 387 m altitude: hand-picked, pressed in a vertical wooden press and aged 12 months, it combines tension, generosity and freshness.
L’Amirale is a Chardonnay that defies all competition and will win over Burgundy lovers: proof that the Bugey is a great terroir. Also available in magnum.
We have also enjoyed offering L’Amichto and L’Amimay. Bugey natural wines full of energy!
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