PIONNIER is a Romanée-Conti produced and bottled red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, France, with Pinot nior as the primary grape variety. It is situated within the commine of Vosne-Romanée and is a monopole of the winery Société Civile du Domaine de la Romanée-Conti.
In the Middle Ages, transportation of heavy wooden barrels of wine over land was a costly and risky proposition. Wine regions close to easily navigable rivers, found the possibility of trade to other regions more attainable and profitable.
The name and symbol of the wine label ties to this history, and its value as a product that built bonds and alliances between regions.
