ProducerDomaine Laurent Cognard

The Cognard family has its orgins in the Mâconnais but Laurent is a local boy who always cherished the idea of settling here and founding his own Domaine. He took a roundabout way to accumulating the requisite funds to set up. In 1997, he acquired his first vineyards and became a full time vigneron in 2006 at the head of 5,5 hectares. Today, he manages 18 hectares of vines spread over Loché, Montagny and Mercurey with 6,4 hectares in Montagny 1er Cru.

RegionBurgundy & Chablis Wine Region, France

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