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
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