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
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