Cuvee Docteur Peste
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Typically best enjoyed 10–25 years from vintage release, as it requires significant cellar aging to soften its powerful structure.
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Roasted duck, venison stew, wild mushroom risotto
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This legendary Grand Cru cuvée is named in honor of Dr. Jean-Louis Peste, who practiced medicine at the Hospices de Beaune for more than thirty years in the mid-19th century. In 1897, his daughter Colette Peste bequeathed a magnificent estate of vines to the charity in his memory. Sourced from prized parcels on the iconic hill of Corton—specifically within the climats of Bressandes, Clos du Roi, Grèves, and Chaumes—this wine represents one of the most powerful and structured red cuvées offered at the annual Hospices auction. The Pinot Noir vines here, many of which are old, dig deep into the limestone-rich clay soils, yielding a wine of immense depth, robust tannins, and complex dark fruit character that beautifully showcases the muscular side of Burgundy's Grand Crus.
🍾 wine.about_producer
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.