Cuvee Joseph Menault
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2036
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled sea bass, roasted chicken with herbs, goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the high-altitude, cliff-shadowed vineyards of Saint-Romain in the Cote de Beaune, the Cuvee Joseph Menault is a beautifully expressive white Burgundy. This cuvee is named in honor of Joseph Menault, a generous benefactor who bequeathed his prized vineyard parcels to the Hospices de Beaune. The terroir of Saint-Romain is defined by its elevated position and active limestone soils, which impart a signature tense minerality, vibrant acidity, and bright citrus character to the Chardonnay grapes. Following the historic annual auction, the wine is traditionally raised in French oak barrels by selected negociants-eleveurs, marrying the natural freshness and flinty energy of the high slopes with a subtle, textured complexity.
🍾 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
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%