Cuvee Dames de Flandres
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Typically best enjoyed 10–25 years from vintage release.
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Grilled lobster, roasted veal sweetbreads, creamy mushroom risotto
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The Cuv ee Dames de Flandres is one of the most prestigious and historic white wines offered at the annual Hospices de Beaune charity auction. Sourced from the legendary B tard-Montrachet Grand Cru vineyard, this cuv e pays tribute to the Flemish sisters (Dames de Flandres) who traveled to Beaune in the 15th century to care for the sick and destitute at the newly founded H tel-Dieu. Crafted from exceptional Chardonnay parcels, this wine represents the pinnacle of Burgundian white winemaking. It is characterized by its immense power, structural density, and a profound mineral core, balanced by rich notes of toasted hazelnuts, white flowers, and ripe orchard fruits. Following the auction, the wine is traditionally entrusted to a selected n gociant- leveur for precise barrel aging, ensuring its development into a masterpiece of complexity.
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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.