Domaine Cognard
The Cognard family has its origins 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. In the cellar, Laurent upholds Burgundian tradition but brings his own nod to modernity. Similarly, the wines are aged in 500 liter casks – an unfamiliar format but which Laurent believes underscores the minerality in his white wines.
