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Technical Details
- 100% Chardonnay
- Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey,
- France
- Burgundy
- Côte de Beaune
- Meursault
- Genévrières du Dessus and Genévrières du Dessous
- Organic Practices
- French oak barrels
- fermented in French oak barrels with partial malolactic fermentation
- aged in French oak barrels for 12 to 18 months
- 14.0%
Hospices de Beaune Genevrieres Cuvee Baudot Meursault Premier Cru 2022
Organic Practices
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Nicolas Rolin, chancellor to the Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Guigone de Salins founded the Hospices de Beaune in 1443 as a charity hospital. Benefactors have donated vineyards ever since, and today the estate holds roughly 60 hectares across Burgundy’s top appellations. Each November, the new vintage is sold by barrel at its famous charity auction, with every cuvée named for the donor who gave the vines. The Cuvée Baudot honors Félix Baudot, a 19th-century Beaune collector of paintings, stained glass, and antique stone. The wine is a blend from both the upper and lower portions of Les Genevrières, one of Meursault’s most revered Premier Cru climats.
This is 100% Chardonnay, and Genevrières is known for the tension and mineral drive that set it apart from Meursault’s richer, rounder expressions. Because the barrels are sold at auction and raised by the winning bidder, each bottling carries its own personality. In this expression, the nose opens with lemon curd, white peach, and crushed oyster shell, with hints of hazelnut and toasted brioche from the oak. The palate is layered and precise, with ripe orchard fruit, a touch of honeyed richness, and a backbone that’s both chalky and salty. The finish is long and focused, with lemon and lime zest lingering for a solid minute-plus. It’s completely delicious and entrancing now, with the structure to cellar for several years to come. Only 30 bottles available of one of perhaps the greatest white Burgundies we’ve ever gotten our hands on… Take home yours today!