Cuvee Jean-Luc Bissey
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, wild mushroom risotto, slow-cooked venison
✨ Technical Specifications
This exceptional Grand Cru cuvée comes from a prestigious parcel of Echézeaux, specifically in the climat 'Les Treux', which was generously donated to the Hospices de Beaune in 2011 by Jean-Luc Bissey. The vines, planted in the mid-20th century, thrive on the classic limestone and clay soils of the Côte de Nuits. Under the stewardship of the Hospices, this Pinot Noir undergoes meticulous vinification before being sold at the famous charity auction and aged by selected négociants. It represents a magnificent marriage of philanthropic spirit and the profound complexity of one of Burgundy's most revered Grand Cru terroirs, yielding a wine of immense depth, structural elegance, and dark fruit complexity.
🍾 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