Hospice Beaune General Muteau
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 15 years from the vintage, though exceptional years can continue to develop complexity for 20 years or more.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, seared squab, creamy mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
This exceptional Premier Cru bottling is born from the historic Hospices de Beaune charity auction, where the prestigious house of Bouchard Père & Fils selects and nurtures individual barrels to maturity in their historic cellars. The 'Cuvée Général Muteau' honors General Hector-Albert Muteau, a highly decorated cavalry officer and Grand Officer of the Légion d'Honneur, who bequeathed his extensive estate and prime vineyard holdings to the Hospices in 1926. The cuvée is crafted from select Volnay Premier Cru parcels, including Carelle sous la Chapelle, Taille Pieds, and Fremiets. This pedigree yields a wine of sublime elegance, characterized by its perfumed floral aromas, bright red berry fruit, and the famously silky, lace-like tannins characteristic of Volnay's limestone-rich soils.
🍾 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%