Cuvee Baudot
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Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from the vintage release.
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Pan-seared sea scallops, roasted veal chops with chanterelles, creamy mushroom risotto
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The Meursault-Genevrières Premier Cru 'Cuvée Baudot' is one of the most illustrious white wines offered at the historic Hospices de Beaune charity auction. This exceptional cuvée is sourced from the highly prized Genevrières climat, where the vines dig deep into fractured limestone and active chalk soils, yielding a wine of remarkable tension, mineral drive, and aromatic complexity. The cuvée's name honors the Baudot family, whose generous bequest of prime vineyard parcels to the Hospices in the mid-20th century cemented their legacy in Burgundian history. Traditionally, this white Burgundy displays a brilliant golden hue, offering a sophisticated bouquet of citrus blossom, hazelnut, crushed stones, and a signature hint of spice. After the annual November auction, the young wine is entrusted to elite local négociants-éleveurs, who guide its maturation in French oak casks to achieve a perfect harmony of opulent texture and vibrant, saline acidity.
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Founded in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin, Chancellor of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, the Hospices de Beaune is a historic charitable institution and wine estate located in Beaune, France. Over the centuries, generous donations of prestigious vineyard parcels have amassed an extraordinary 60-hectare estate, primarily consisting of Grand Cru and Premier Cru climats across the Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits. Under the precise direction of régisseur Ludivine Griveau, the estate meticulously crafts exceptional red Pinot Noir and white Chardonnay wines, which are famously sold at the annual charity auction on the third Sunday of November. These highly coveted cuvées, such as the Cuvee Nicolas Rolin and Cuvee Charlotte Dumay, represent the pinnacle of Burgundian terroir and philanthropic tradition, aged in oak casks before being completed by selected négociants-éleveurs of the region.