du Chateau Rouge
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–12 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, beef tenderloin, wild mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
The 'Beaune du Château' has been a signature cuvée of Bouchard Père & Fils since 1907. This unique Premier Cru is a masterful blend of several of the estate's Beaune Premier Cru parcels—often encompassing up to 17 different climats, such as Les Teurons, Les Tuvilains, and Les Aigrots. Each parcel is vinified separately to preserve its distinct terroir characteristics before being artfully blended. This historic practice allows the house to craft a wine that represents a harmonious synthesis of the entire Beaune appellation, balancing structure, elegance, and vibrant fruit. The wine is aged in French oak barrels within the historic subterranean cellars of the 15th-century Château de Beaune, resulting in a refined, velvety texture with notes of dark berries, subtle spices, and delicate toast.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in Beaune in 1731 by Michel Bouchard, Bouchard Père & Fils stands as one of Burgundy's most venerable houses, headquartered within the historic fortress ramparts of the 15th-century Château de Beaune. Across centuries of dedicated plot acquisition, the estate developed an unparalleled patchwork of terroirs spanning classic limestone-clay slopes throughout the Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits. Now under the stewardship of Artémis Domaines, the house has phased out third-party négociant volumes to focus purely on estate-grown holdings, completing full organic viticultural certification across its vines. Modern vinification takes place in the gravity-flow Cuverie Saint-Vincent in Savigny-lès-Beaune, where precise temperature management, gentle extraction, and judicious French oak aging highlight transparent site expression. Celebrated benchmarks include the historic Beaune Premier Cru Grèves Vigne de l'Enfant Jésus, the monopole Beaune Premier Cru Clos de la Mousse, Beaune du Château, and crystalline expressions of Chevalier-Montrachet and Meursault.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
13% - 13.5%