Cuvee Guigone de Salins
⏳ Drinking Window
2018 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, coq au vin, wild mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
This historic cuv e pays tribute to Guigone de Salins, who co-founded the Hospices de Beaune in 1443 alongside her husband, Nicolas Rolin. Following his death, Guigone moved from her comfortable life to personally run the H tel-Dieu, dedicating her remaining years and personal fortune to caring for the sick and destitute. The wine itself is a masterful blend of select Beaune Premier Cru parcels, historically including prized sites like Les Bressandes, Les Seurats, and Les Champs Pimonts. It showcases the classic elegance of Beaune Pinot Noir, balancing vibrant red fruit, earthy complexity, and refined tannins. Traditionally auctioned in barrel on the third Sunday of November, this cuv e represents both the pinnacle of Burgundian terroir and a centuries-old legacy of philanthropy.
🍾 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
🍷 ABV
13-13.5