Meursault-Charmes 1er Cru Cuvée Albert Grivault 2020

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Region: Côte de Beaune

Village: Meursault
Level: Premier Cru

AOC: Meursault Charmes 1er Cru

Grapes: Chardonnay

Color: White

Tasting

Clear bright colour. The bouquet has a beautiful intensity of ripe and fresh citrus, with a minty touch and floral complexity. Mouth displays an impressive energy. A remarkable wine year after year.

Food matching

Seared shrimps with a dash of lemon and Asian spices, simply cooked fish, squashed pumpkin soufflé.

History

Mr. and Mrs. Grivault made their gift to the Hospices in 1904, the vines being magnifcently situated in Les Charmes dessus. 38% of the plantings date from 1958, 30% from 1985, and 32% from 1997.

Terroirs

Les Poruzots - 0,52 ha

Meursault-Genevrières 1er Cru Cuvée Philippe Le Bon 2019

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Region: Côte de Beaune

Village: Meursault
Level: Premier Cru

AOC: Meursault Genevrières 1er Cru

Grapes: Chardonnay

Color: White

Tasting

Great terroirs always reveal their truth! To a shining robe follows a complex nose of yellow stone fruits, peony, lys. A wide and rich mouth keeps the show going with precision. Beautiful.

Food matching

Let’s pay tribute to this wine a crispy sea-bass fillet with grilled fennel, a papillote of trout or some old mountain cheese (cow or ewe)

History

This Cuvée pays homage to Philippe le Bon Duke of Burgundy (1419- 1467), who gave his backing and authority to Chancellor Nicolas Rolin, during the latter’s establishment of the Hôtel-Dieu, from 1443. It is regularly one of the finest whites, and fiercely contested at auction. The Genevrières dessous section was half planted in 1978, half in 2001, with the dessus section dating from 2009.

Terroirs

Genevrières Dessous,

Geneverières Dessus

Meursault-Genevrières 1er Cru Cuvée Baudot 2019

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Region: Côte de Beaune

Village: Meursault
Level: Premier Cru

AOC: Meursault Genevrières 1er Cru

Grapes: Chardonnay

Color: White

Tasting

A pale bright clear primrose, the bouquet shows some delicious ripe pear fruit, but the underlying lacy detail of fine Genevrières is sitting clearly underneath. A little touch of warmth behind, with good persistence of the fruit.

Food matching

Oysters, scallops, a nice cheese platter (beaufort or Swiss mountains cow cheese, goat or ewe cheese)

History

Félix Baudot, born 1796, was a great collector of paintings, stained glass, etc.. These objects were sold by public auction, all proceeds coming to the Hospices de la Charité. This Cuvée comes in equal parts from Genevrières dessous and dessus. The vines are all fully mature or ancient. The youngest (23% of the Cuvée) date from 1979, all the others being older – from 1944, 1948, 1956 and 1964.

Terroirs

Genevrières Dessous 0.77 ha.,

Genevrières Dessus 0.71 ha.

Meursault Cuvée Loppin

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Region: Côte de Beaune

Village: Meursault
Level: Village

AOC: Meursault

Grapes: Chardonnay

Color: White

Tasting

This cuvée has a fine pale primrose colour, full of energy. With attractive fruit and flowers together on the nose, this has the full-on density of classic village Meursault, with a sense of the nuttiness which will develop with time in bottle. The acid balance is just right too.

Food matching

Traditional gougères, mussels in creamy sauce with hebs, grilled fish with fennel.

History

Several members of the Loppin family made gifts to the two establishments: Hôtel-Dieu and Hospice de la Charité. Jéhan Loppin, Archdeacon, in 1656 received Queen Christina of Sweden on the square in front of the Collegiate church of Beaune. Two years later, he pronounced a harangue to Queen Mother Anne of Austria with her son, King Louis XIV, le Roi- Soleil, who signed his name in the book of the Confrérie du Saint- Esprit, at the Hôtel-Dieu. A part of this Cuvée comes from Premier Cru (Les Cras), the other half from village level Les Criots. The Premier Cru Les Gras vines date from 1980. 0.2 ha. of Les Criots were planted in 1997, the balance (0.36 ha.) in 2009.

Terroirs

Les Criots 0.56 ha.,

Les Cras Premier Cru 0.17 ha.

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Meursault Genevrières 1er Cru Cuvée Baudot

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Region: Côte de Beaune

Village: Meursault
Level: Premier Cru

AOC: Meursault Genevrières 1er Cru

Grapes: Chardonnay

Color: White

Tasting

A pale bright clear primrose, the bouquet shows some delicious ripe pear fruit, almond and dried fruits, but the underlying lacy detail of fine Genevrières is sitting clearly underneath. A little touch of warmth behind, with good persistence of the fruit.

Food matching

Salmon maki, shrimps in curry sauce, Beaufort or blue cheeses.

History

Félix Baudot, born 1796, was a great collector of paintings, stained glass, antique stela. These objects were sold by public auction in Beaune in 1882, all proceeds coming to the Hospices de la Charité. This Cuvée comes in equal parts from Genevrières dessous and dessus. The vines are all fully mature or ancient. The youngest (23% of the Cuvée) date from 1979, all the others being older – from 1944, 1948, 1956 and 1964.

Terroirs

Genevrières du Dessus,

Genevrières du Dessous

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Carte : Collection Pierre Poupon - www.collection-pierrepoupon.com

Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru Cuvée Roi Soleil 2015

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Region: Côte de Beaune

Village: Aloxe-Corton
Level: Grand Cru

AOC: Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru

Grapes: Chardonnay

Color: White

Tasting

From the first moment on the nose, this wine shows a grand cru intensity. Hugely weighty fruits and flowers. Same exceptional intensity on the palate, while the acidity at the finish maintains the balance. This has a very long aftertaste and will develop into a wonderful bottle.

Food matching

Vibrant on its own, it will pair finely with fish sashimi, a creamy poultry dish or an old mountain hard cheese.

History

It was in 1584 that Charlotte Dumay bequeathed vines in Corton-Renardes to the Hôtel-Dieu. This Cuvée is called Roi Soleil, in remembrance of King Louis XIV who in 1658, with his mother and his court, visited the Hospices. The King decided to give a yearly grant to the Institution, and all signed the visitors book. Old Pinot Noir vines were pulled up from this plot in 1997. Today’s great white Corton-Charlemagne comes from east-facing land which lies high on the Corton hillside, and is now deemed more suitable for Chardonnay than Pinot Noir. The wine shows great raciness, as well as fine potential for ageing”

Terroirs

Les Renardes - 0,33 ha

Corton Grand Cru Cuvée Docteur Peste (white)

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Region: Côte de Beaune

Village: Aloxe-Corton
Level: Grand Cru

AOC: Corton Grand Cru

Grapes: Chardonnay

Color: White

Tasting

A very solid yellow colour indicates a wine of considerable intensity. The fruit is luxurious in quality, definitely showing some yellow stone-fruits, fresh flowers and citrus, and full enough to match the firm structure of the finish. This is a powerful Corton with a real cellaring potential.

Food matching

The wine’s power deserves a cuisine on a par: beautiful grilled fish, goat cheese… or just on its own to pay respect to its splendour.

History

Jean-Louis Peste was a doctor at the Hospices de Beaune for 30 years in the mid-19th century. His daughter, Baroness du Baÿ, bequeathed a vast estate to the Hôtel-Dieu in his memory, in 1924. Made from 89% fully mature, or very old vines, this Cuvée comes principally (52%) from Chaumes et Voierosses, which is south and south-west-facing land. These vines were planted 4 times between 1976 and 1985. Les Bressandes, whose oldest vines date from 1940, with Les Grèves bring complexity, richness and balance to this Cuvée.

Terroirs

Chaumes,

Voierosses,

Les Grèves,

Les Bressandes

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Corton Vergennes Grand Cru Cuvée Paul Chanson

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Region: Côte de Beaune

Village: Aloxe-Corton
Level: Grand Cru

AOC: Corton Vergennes Grand Cru

Grapes: Chardonnay

Color: White

Tasting

Full pale yellow in colour, with a concentration of ripe apples with some pears and flowers in the bouquet, it is a heavyweight for sure, with a significant volume of fruit and fine persistence. A wine that ages beautifully to reveal its full potential.

Food matching

The wine’s nobility requires very fine cuisine: scallops carpaccio, sushi, grilled seabass.

History

Paul Chanson was a great ambassador for the wines of France, and for Burgundy in particular. This Cuvée comes from old vines, which he bequeathed to the Hospices in 1974. Paul Chanson always used to say they were Pinots Blancs, rather than Chardonnay. They are planted on a prominent hillock adjoining Corton-Bressandes, on land most often carrying Pinots Noirs, and give fascinating wine, often with an aroma of quince 30% of the vines date from 1987, the balance from 1940’s.

Terroirs

Les Vergennes 0.28 ha.

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Meursault Charmes 1er Cru Cuvée Albert Grivault

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Region: Côte de Beaune

Village: Meursault
Level: Premier Cru

AOC: Meursault Charmes 1er Cru

Grapes: Chardonnay

Color: White

Tasting

Clear bright yellow colour. Charming bouquet of citrus and white flowers (honeysuckle). Lot of energy and vibrance on the palate. A wine with great harmoney and a real promise.

Food matching

Spicy monkfish skewers, lobster bisque, warm grilled oysters.

History

Mr. and Mrs. Grivault made their gift to the Hospices in 1904, the vines being magnificently situated in Les Charmes Dessus. 38% of the plantings date from 1958, 30% from 1985, and 32% from 1997.

Terroirs

Les Charmes dessus 0.55 ha.

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Meursault Charmes 1er Cru Cuvée Albert Grivault 2015

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Region: Côte de Beaune

Village: Meursault
Level: Premier Cru

AOC: Meursault Charmes 1er Cru

Grapes: Chardonnay

Color: White

Tasting

Clear bright yellow colour. Charming bouquet of citrus and white flowers (honeysuckle). Lot of energy and vibrance on the palate. A wine with great harmony and a real promise.

Food matching

Spicy monkfish skewers, lobster bisque, warm grilled oysters.

History

Mr. and Mrs. Grivault made their gift to the Hospices in 1904, the vines being magnificently situated in Les Charmes dessus. 38% of the plantings date from 1958, 30% from 1985, and 32% from 1997.

Terroirs

Les Charmes dessus 0.55 ha.