Cuvee Dames Hospitalieres
⏳ Drinking Window
2018 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, beef bourguignon, wild mushroom risotto.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Cuvée Dames Hospitalières is one of the most historic and revered cuvées of the Hospices de Beaune auction, named in tribute to the dedicated nuns (the Dames Hospitalières) who tended to the sick and destitute at the Hôtel-Dieu for centuries. This red Premier Cru is assembled from select, highly prized parcels across the Beaune appellation, notably including Les Bressandes, Les Theurons, and Les Mignottes. The terroir of these sites, characterized by limestone-rich clay soils, imparts a classic Beaune profile of bright red berry fruit, elegant structure, and refined, earthy complexity. Traditionally vinified under the meticulous care of the Hospices' régisseur, the wine is sold in barrel at the annual November auction, to be finished and aged by selected négociants-éleveurs. It stands as a profound liquid monument to both Burgundian winemaking excellence and centuries of charitable devotion.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin, Chancellor to the Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins, the Hospices de Beaune was established as a charitable hospital supported by donations of prime vineyard parcels. Today, the historic estate encompasses over 60 hectares of exceptionally situated Premier and Grand Cru vineyards across Burgundy's Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits. Revered worldwide for its historic charity wine auction held every November since 1859, the domaine employs meticulous, organic viticultural techniques to highlight the uncompromised terroir of each plot. Its celebrated portfolio consists of distinguished Pinot Noir and Chardonnay cuvées, each named in honor of prominent historical benefactors such as Cuvée Nicolas Rolin and Cuvée Charlotte Dumay.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13-13.5%