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
Established in 1872 by William Ponsot upon his return from the Franco-Prussian War, Domaine Ponsot stands as one of Morey-Saint-Denis’s most storied and fiercely individualistic estates. Under Hippolyte Ponsot, the domaine emerged as an early pioneer of estate bottling in the 1930s and played an instrumental role in codifying Burgundy's Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée system. Following Laurent Ponsot’s departure in 2017, the estate continues under the stewardship of Rose-Marie Ponsot and winemaker Alexandre Abel. Viticulture adheres to rigorous biological and non-interventionist principles across its historic terroirs, defined by Bathonian and Bajocian limestones blanketed in fossil-rich marl. In the cellar, tradition converges with uncompromising technique: low-sulfite regimes, fermentation in open-top wooden vats, and maturation in neutral oak barrels without new wood. Domaine Ponsot is celebrated for its monumental benchmark expressions, most prominently the profound Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Cuvée Vieilles Vignes and the unique, ancient-vine Aligoté monopole Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru Clos des Monts Luisants.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir