Cuvee Cyrot Chaudron
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 10 to 30 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, slow-cooked venison
✨ Technical Specifications
This rare Grand Cru bottling represents a fascinating intersection of Burgundian history and charity. The 'Cuvée Cyrot-Chaudron' originates from the historic Hospices de Beaune auction, featuring Clos de la Roche Grand Cru fruit donated to the charity by the Cyrot-Chaudron family. When acquired and nurtured by the legendary Domaine Ponsot—masters of Clos de la Roche—the wine undergoes their signature non-interventionist elevage. Ponsot's traditional approach, utilizing ancient vertical presses and seasoned oak casks without new wood, coaxes out a profound expression of this prestigious terroir. The result is a majestic, deeply structured Pinot Noir that marries the philanthropic heritage of the Hospices with the uncompromising, terroir-first philosophy of the Ponsot estate.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1872 by William Ponsot, Domaine Ponsot is an iconic estate headquartered in Morey-Saint-Denis in the heart of Burgundy's Côte de Nuits. Renowned for its historical independence and pioneering spirit, the domaine was among the earliest in the region to practice estate-bottling in the 1930s and champion clonal selection. The estate operates under a philosophy of minimal intervention, utilizing low-yield ancient vines, late harvesting for optimal physiological ripeness, and aging in seasoned, neutral oak casks to preserve terroir purity. Domaine Ponsot is globally celebrated for its majestic, long-lived Pinot Noir expressions from Grand Crus such as Clos de la Roche and Clos Saint-Denis, alongside its singular, historic Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru Clos des Monts Luisants made from old-vine Aligoté.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir