Cuvee Forneret
⏳ Drinking Window
2017 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, roasted pork loin
✨ Technical Specifications
The Hospices de Beaune Savigny-lès-Beaune Premier Cru Cuvée Forneret is a historic red Burgundy crafted from select Premier Cru parcels in the commune of Savigny-lès-Beaune, including the esteemed Les Vergelesses and Les Gravains climats. This cuvée honors the legacy of the Forneret family, prominent local benefactors who made substantial donations to the Hospices in the mid-19th century. The wine is celebrated for its elegant expression of Pinot Noir, showcasing the unique clay-limestone soils of Savigny-lès-Beaune. Traditionally vinified under the watchful eye of the Hospices' régisseur, the wine undergoes fermentation in open-top vats before being sold at the famous November auction, after which it is aged in oak casks by selected négociants-éleveurs. It typically displays vibrant red berry fruit, earthy undertones, and a refined, structured minerality characteristic of its Premier Cru origins.
🍾 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