Cuvee Pierre Floquet
⏳ Drinking Window
2026 - 2042
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, coq au vin
✨ Technical Specifications
This historic Cuvée Pierre Floquet is crafted from select Premier Cru parcels within the commune of Beaune, notably including prized east-facing slopes where clay and limestone soils yield Pinot Noir of exceptional purity. Named in honor of Pierre Floquet, a generous historic benefactor of the Hospices, this cuvée reflects the classic, elegant style of the Beaune appellation. The terroir imparts a refined structure and vibrant minerality to the wine. Under the meticulous direction of the estate's winemaker, the grapes undergo traditional fermentation before the young wine is sold at the legendary November charity auction to be aged by select négociants-éleveurs. The resulting wine is celebrated for its perfumed aromas of red cherries, wild strawberries, and subtle forest floor, balanced by fine-grained tannins and a graceful finish.
🍾 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