Beaune Premier Cru, Les Cents Vignes
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from the vintage release, though exceptional vintages can cellar well beyond this.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted duck, coq au vin, wild mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Bouchard Père & Fils holds an unparalleled heritage in the Côte de Beaune, particularly within the Beaune Premier Cru appellation where they are the largest landowner. Their Premier Cru red wines, crafted from historic climats such as Clos de la Mousse and Les Teurons, represent the epitome of classic elegant Pinot Noir. These vineyards feature complex clay-limestone soils that impart both structure and minerality. In the cellar, the grapes undergo meticulous sorting, partial or total destemming, and fermentation in open-top fermenters before aging for 12 to 18 months in French oak barrels within the ancient, cool subterranean cellars of the Château de Beaune. This traditional process yields wines celebrated for their bright red fruit aromas, refined tannins, and a subtle earthy complexity that deepens with age.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1731 by Michel Bouchard, Bouchard Père & Fils is one of Burgundy’s oldest and most revered wine houses, headquartered at the historic 15th-century Château de Beaune. Over nearly three centuries of meticulous acquisition, the estate assembled an extraordinary mosaic of vineyards spanning roughly 130 hectares across the Côte d'Or, notably including prestigious Grand Cru and Premier Cru parcels. The house is dedicated to parcel-by-parcel vinification and careful oak aging within its subterranean fortress cellars, highlighting the subtle nuances of individual climats. World-renowned for its elegance, structure, and terroir transparency, Bouchard Père & Fils produces celebrated Pinot Noir benchmarks such as the iconic Beaune Grèves Vigne de L'Enfant Jésus alongside legendary Chardonnay masterworks from Corton-Charlemagne and Chevalier-Montrachet.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13% - 13.5%