Charmes
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, beef bourguignon, or wild mushroom risotto.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the prestigious Côte de Nuits in Burgundy, Albert Bichot's Premier Cru 'Charmes' showcases the sublime elegance that defines this legendary climat. The name 'Charmes' is highly fitting, referencing the seductive, aromatic, and incredibly silky nature of the Pinot Noir produced from these soils. Grown on shallow, limestone-dominant soils mixed with clay, the vines benefit from excellent drainage and optimal sun exposure. Albert Bichot vinifies this Premier Cru with deep respect for Burgundian tradition, employing hand-harvesting, fermentation in temperature-controlled oak vats, and aging in French oak barrels (typically 30% to 40% new) for 14 to 18 months. This careful upbringing coaxes out a complex bouquet of red cherries, wild strawberries, rose petals, and subtle forest floor, framed by velvety tannins and a vibrant, mineral-driven finish.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1831 by Bernard Bichot in Monthélie and relocated to Beaune in 1912, Maison Albert Bichot represents six generations of Burgundian wine merchant and domaine prestige. Under the leadership of Albéric Bichot, the family has developed a mosaic of six autonomous domaines spanning over 100 hectares from Chablis to Beaujolais: Domaine Long-Depaquit, Domaine du Clos Frantin, Château-Gris, Domaine du Pavillon, Domaine Adélie, and Domaine de Rochegrès. The estate vineyards in the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, and Côte Chalonnaise hold Ecocert organic certification, farmed with meticulous soil preservation and site-specific viticulture. Vinification emphasizes non-interventionist principles, gravity-fed cellar handling, ambient yeast fermentations, and delicate oak maturation tailored to each terroir's character. The house is celebrated for benchmark expressions including its iconic Chablis Grand Cru monopole La Moutonne, Grand Cru bottlings from Chambertin and Clos de Vougeot, and a legacy as one of the premier buyers at the Hospices de Beaune auctions.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
13-13.5%