Meursault Charmes 1er Cru Cuvée Bahezre de Lanlay

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Region: Côte de Beaune

Village: Meursault
Level: Premier Cru

AOC: Meursault Charmes 1er Cru

Grapes: Chardonnay

Color: White

Tasting

Fine pale colour. The bouquet immediately demonstrates the concentration of this cuvée. Predominantly white fruit in style, with some pears in the mix, this displays the full rounded weight of a classic Meursault Charmes, relieved by a correct balancing acidity. The fragrance of balanced yet ripe chardonnay from a great terroir persist beautifully at the finish.

Food matching

veal steack with wild mushrooms, fillet of sole in white butter sauce, old sheep’s milk cheese.

History

Louis de Bahèzre de Lanlay was an inspector of telegraph lines, who bequeathed his fortune to the Hospices de Beaune in 1884, enabling the construction of a surgical block and an old people’s building. This is the larger of the two Hospices Cuvées of Meursault-Charmes, and often the more mineral in character. It comes from very old vines: half from Charmes Dessous (planted 1947), half from Charmes Dessus (planted 1946).

Terroirs

Les Charmes Dessus 0.41 ha.,

Les Charmes Dessous 0.47 ha.

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Meursault Cuvée Goureau

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Region: Côte de Beaune

Village: Meursault
Level: Village

AOC: Meursault

Grapes: Chardonnay

Color: White

Tasting

Beautiful pale yellow robe. Fresh and lively nose (citrus, quince). Great complexity and opulence on the palate. Charming and delightful wine.

Food matching

On its own at the aperitif or with smoked salmon, fish soup or creamy poultry.

History

This Cuvée pays homage to Miss Goureau, who left several Domaines to the Hospice de la Charité in the villages of Masse, Corcelle, Mimande, Chaudenay, Ebaty, and Demigny.

Terroirs

Les Peutes Vignes 0.21 ha.,

Les Grands Charrons 0.08 ha., Les Cras Premier Cru 0,008 ha.

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Beaune 1er Cru Blanc Cuvée Suzanne & Raymond

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Region: Côte de Beaune

Village: Beaune
Level: Premier Cru

AOC: Beaune 1er Cru

Grapes: Chardonnay

Color: White

Tasting

Clear bright fresh colour, the nose is perfectly poised, showing elegance in the floral bouquet, pure white fruit notes on the palate with a fresh finish.

Food matching

Braised fenel, salmon fishcake, chicken and mushroom pie.

History

This wine comes from a plot which used to be planted with Pinot Noir (the grapes going into the Beaune Cuvée Cyrot-Chaudron). The old Pinot vines were recently pulled up, and the land replanted in 2010 with Chardonnay. The soil is stony and limerich, with white marls – well suited to white wine production. It is high on the hillside, near the source of the Lulunne stream.

Terroirs

Les Montrevenots 0.62 ha.

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Chablis 1er Cru Côtes de Léchet Cuvée J.M. Brocard

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Region: Bourgogne

Village: Chablis
Level: Premier Cru

AOC: Chablis 1er Cru

Grapes: Chardonnay

Color: White

Tasting

Yellow robe with tints of green. Fresh citrus nose. Tension and minerality on the palate.

Food matching

On its own at the aperitif. Seafood and shellfish, trout filet.

History

This vineyard is a gift made in 2015 by Monsieur Jean-Marc Brocard, who was born about 30 kms. west of Beaune in Chaudenay-le-Château. Members of the family were often grateful to Beaune’s Hospital, at times of illness. On his marriage to a girl from the Yonne, Monsieur Brocard moved away, while staying within the region, establishing a vineyard estate in Chablis from 1975 onwards. Côte de Léchet is one of the best known 1st Growths on the Left Bank of the River Serein, which runs through Chablis. These vines are approximately 30 years old, situated in the heart of the pebble- rich, south-east facing, steeply-sloped hillside. The vines are low-yielding, and cultivated bio-dynamically.

Terroirs

Côte de léchet 0.2 ha.

Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru Cuvée François de Salins

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Region: Côte de Beaune

Village: Aloxe-Corton
Level: Grand Cru

AOC: Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru

Grapes: Chardonnay

Color: White

Tasting

Bright and vivid robe. Yellow fruits, flowers and mild spices (nutmeg) on the nose. Generous palate with tension too. An exceptional wine that deserves to age to reach its apogee.

Food matching

Cauliflower puree, braised fennel, sea scallops, chalky cheese (comté, parmigiano)

History

The name of Salins is naturally associated with Guigone, the cofounder of the Hospices de Beaune. She had many generous benefactor descendants, of whom François de Salins was one. He was Priest and Canon of the Collegiate church of Notre Dame de Beaune, and in 1745 left his Domaine of vines in Aloxe to the Hôtel-Dieu. These vines face south and southwest. They are situated in the historic lieu-dit Le Charlemagne, running uphill from the narrow road which links Pernand with Aloxe-Corton. 58% of the vines date from a planting in 1944, with 27% from 1981, the balance from 1998.

Terroirs

Le Charlemagne 0.48 ha.

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Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru Cuvée Roi Soleil

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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

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Batard-Montrachet Cuvée Dames de Flandres

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Region: Côte de Beaune

Village: Chassagne-Montrachet
Level: Grand Cru

AOC: Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru

Grapes: Chardonnay

Color: White

Tasting

Fine clear bright primrose in colour, this wine demonstrates wealth of concentrated fruit from the first nose. Massive and flamboyant concentration but nothing is overdone. A perfect expression of a magical terroir at its best.

Food matching

Best enjoyed on its own, almost religiously in all its splendour, or to marry with a refined cuisine that will let the wine be at the center of the stage.

History

This vineyard was planted in 1974. It was acquired by the Hospices in 1989, and named after the Ladies of Flanders, in commemoration of the origins of the community of Sisters who have cared for the sick of the Hôtel-Dieu, down the centuries. The vines lie in the commune of Chassagne-Montrachet. They regularly produce a great white wine which is striking for its minerality, its length of favour, its capacity to age and its exceptional complexity.

Terroirs

Bâtard-Montrachet 0.29 ha.

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