Cuvee Docteur Peste
⏳ Drinking Window
2018 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, venison stew, wild mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin, Chancellor to the Duke of Burgundy, and Guigone de Salins as the charitable Hôtel-Dieu hospital, the Domaine des Hospices de Beaune represents one of the most storied institutions in viticultural history. Comprising approximately 60 hectares amassed through centuries of philanthropic bequests, the domaine spans over a hundred individual parcels across the Côte de Beaune and Côte de Nuits, supplemented by small outposts in the Mâconnais and Chablis. Over 85% of its vineyards claim Premier or Grand Cru status, rooted predominantly in classic Jurassic limestone and marl soils. Chief winemaker Ludivine Griveau, the first female régisseur in the estate's history, completed the transition to full organic certification with the 2024 vintage. Vinified in Beaune before being offered as barrel lots during the historic annual November auction, benchmark red cuvées such as Nicolas Rolin and Guigone de Salins, alongside benchmark white expressions like François de Salins, display pure fruit expression, terroir transparency, and refined structural precision.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir