Tasting

This wine is a classical Pommard with good balance of freshness, elegance and tension. The bouquet shows a powerful, dark fruit character that continues on the mouth. A classic yet very interesting wine.

Food matching

Œufs en meurette (cooked in red wine sauce), pork sausages, slow-cooked duck, chestnut soup.

History

When the Cyrot-Chaudron couple left vineyards to the Hospices de Beaune in 1979, the gift included several plots of very ancient vines. When in perfect condition, yielding small quantities of fine fruit, these have been retained. There is virtually no Premiers Crus vineyard in this Cuvée, but over 40% was planted prior to 1959, with the oldest block dating from 1910. More than a third (35%) of the Cuvée comes from the Southeast facing, low-yield hillsides of Les Petits Noizons, which dominate Pommard from the north.

Terroirs

Les Petits Noizons 0.48 ha.,

La Chanière 0.41 ha.,

La Croix Planet 0,38 ha.,

Les Noizons 0.32 ha.,

En Poisot 0.07 ha.,

Rue au Port 0.04 ha.

Tasting

Nice and intense red robe. Nose with fine complexity of dark fruits with chocolate accents. A wine typical from Pommard with a masculine structure without being restrained. Ageing and then a few years in bottles will bring a beautiful patina.

Food matching

A liver terrine, fricassee of ceps, Irish stew.

History

This Cuvée honours 2 eminent doctors at the Hospices: Antoine Billardet who worked through the Revolution, and his son Charles, a student-surgeon in Bonaparte’s army, who devoted 50 years of his life to the sick of Beaune. This is one of the most highly regarded Pommard cuvées in the estate. 87% of the vineyards were planted in 1988 or before, going back to 1960 and 1954. 35% of the Cuvée comes from Premier Cru les Arvelets (average vine age: more than 25 years).

Terroirs

Les Noizons 0.83 ha.,

Les Arvelets Premier Cru 0.47 ha.,

Les Cras 0.04 ha.