OUR 5 SELECTED HOSPICES DE BEAUNE 2012 WINES: A GUARANTEE OF CONSISTENT QUALITY AND DRINKING PLEASURE

We offer several 2012 vintage Hospices de Beaune cuvées that you can buy jointly at auction. For each wine, the minimum is only 6 bottles (shipped in a wooden case).

1. POUILLY-FUISSÉ, CUVÉE FRANÇOISE POISARD (white)

Located on the Chaintré village, in the Maconnais region (South Burgundy), this Chardonnay wine comes from old vines. A pleasure wine to be drunk between friends as an aperitif or with home-made dishes. Notes of citrus on the nose, a mouth-watering palate, for a wine to be appreciated in its prime or within a few years.

2. MEURSAULT-PORUSOTS 1ER CRU, CUVÉE JEHAN HUMBLOT (white)

Les Porusots is one of the most sought-after premier cru from Meursault. Planted with old vines, the wine will embody in this superbe 2012 vintage harmony and complexity. White flowers nose, with hints of honey. A delicate, precise mouth with an outstanding finish. A wine for the connoisseur of fine Burgundy. Great ageing potential.

3. SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE 1ER CRU, CUVÉE ARTHUR GIRARD (red)

This Cuvée comes from vines situated in two Premiers Crus, les Bas Marconnets and “les Peuillets”, located just on the north side of Beaune. A well-balanced wine, classic in its style and with the delicacy of Burgundian Pinot Noir. Notes of cherries, blackcurrant on the nose are followed by a subtle, refined mouth.

4. BEAUNE 1ER CRU, CUVÉE ROUSSEAU-DESLANDES (red)

A renowned cuvée from the Hospices de Beaune estate, vines come from the prestigious “Cent Vignes” area in the heart of the Beaune appellation. A truly great terroir that will express in 2012 a combination of power and subtelty. Nose of little red fruits and spices, with a touch of mint. In the mouth, a feeling of complexity with enjoyable tanins that will marry with the wine during ageing in our cellars.

5. CORTON GRAND CRU, CUVÉE DOCTEUR PESTE (red)

2,6 ha of vineyards compose this wine, including the famous Corton-Bressandes. Typical complexity from the Corton area, the border village between Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits. This year, this exceptional wine combines freshness with power, with a minerality that is very subtle. A wine not to be missed.

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  WHAT CRITERIA DOES ALBERT BICHOT USE TO SELECT THESE CUVEES?

  

  With more than 130 Hospices sales to its credit, Albert Bichot has an objective view and detailed knowledge of the Hospices wines. Of course Albert Bichot is also the owner of 4 domaines and 100 hectares of vines in Burgundy, including certain vineyard parcels in the immediate vicinity of the Hospices vineyards whose grapes will go into the wines sold at auction on 18th November 2012.
  The following are the main selection criteria :

  • 1The consistency and the panorama of the Burgundy terroirs that these wines offer. For the 2011 selection, we had 5 very different red wines, from a radus of under 8 kms, all of course from the same grape variety, Pinot Noir. What better illustration of the subtlety of Burgundy… where a single grape variety, grown in a great domaine like that of the Hospices, can create wines with such personality. This is an example of the magic of the ” climats de Bourgogne “, who have applied for recognition as a world heritage site .
  • 2Albert Bichot’s experienced, objective assessment of these 4 cuvées. Albert Bichot has been buying wine at the Hospices since 1876. We have been the top buyer by volume (nearly 100 pièces each year) for 15 years as well as top buyer in terms of number of different cuvées bought. In 2010, Albert Bichot bought 29 different “cuvées”, out of a total of 45 available. This is a clear indicator of our savoir-faire and the trust placed in us by our customers from around the world. Click here to check out previous buyers’ stories (in french) .
  • 3The 2012 vintage cuvées’ quality. We have carefully followed the cuvées at all stages of the 2012 wine year: growth cycle, harvesting, vinification etc . We won’t hesitate to replace one cuvée with another if, at at one of our many tastings before the sale (see the video here) we find that the wine has not reached the predicted quality level.  For example : we did this in 2010 – 4 days before the sale, we replaced a Meursault Goureau cuvée by a Meursault 1er Cru Les Porusots cuvée that we thought offered better potential. Rest assured: only quality counts!
    

  MAIN STEPS IN THE PURCHASING PROCESS

  1 Read our instructions or watch the explanatory video.
  2 Pre-select your cuvée(s) from the selected cuvées
  3 Fill out our contact form and wait for Jean-David to contact you.
  4 Order quickly and easily in our secure online store.
  5 Follow the sale live on 18th November and receive your wine in Spring 2014.

   

  BENEFITS: AN EN PRIMEUR PURCHASE, A «CLUB SPIRIT » AND SPECIAL CUSTOMER BENEFITS
  

  Buyers enjoy numerous exclusive benefits. The price, naturally, as this purchase is being made en primeur (Auction Glossary). But in addition, we commit to keeping you regularly updated on how we tend to YOUR wines so that you can learn the secrets beside their maturing and much more besides! You will also have access to virtually impossible to find old vintages and wines from our domaines under special terms and conditions.

  Check out all these benefits .

  
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