Cuvee Maurice Drouhin
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, coq au vin, wild mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
The Cuvée Maurice Drouhin is a historic Beaune Premier Cru red wine offered by the Hospices de Beaune. This exceptional cuvée is named in honor of Maurice Drouhin, a highly influential figure in Burgundy who served as the administrator of the Hospices de Beaune and founded the renowned Maison Joseph Drouhin. In the mid-20th century, Drouhin generously donated prime parcels of Beaune Premier Cru vineyards to the charity. The blend is sourced from highly regarded climats, including Les Bressandes, Les Grèves, Les Avaux, and Champimonts. This wine beautifully showcases the classic Beaune terroir, offering a harmonious balance of bright red berry fruit, earthy complexity, and elegant, silky tannins. Following the historic charity auction on the third Sunday of November, the wine is traditionally raised in oak casks by a selected négociant-éleveur, preserving its profound sense of place and philanthropic heritage.
🍾 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