Hospices de Beaune
Volnay-Santenots 1er Cru Cuvée Gauvain
Pinot Noir from Burgundy, France
Bottle size:
1.5 L
Shipping: R99 nationwide
Hospices de Beaune
The Hospices de Beaune is perhaps the most famous of all charity wine auctions. Its story starts in 1443, when the iconic polychromatic-tiled Hôtel-Dieu in central Beaune was built to tend the sick. Over the years, the charitable cause was given vineyards among other donations. The annual auction ritual as we know it today began in 1859 and forms the centrepiece of boisterous celebrations in Burgundy over the third weekend of November. The proceeds benefit the hospital (now a modern facility on the outskirts of Beaune) and other good causes. There is a famous saying that ‘Beaune is the best place in the world to be ill’.
Description
Soft garnet and light ruby rim. An intoxicating nose of black cherry, morels, underbrush, high-toned spice notes. Plush, full-bodied. On the palate black cherry, slightly chewy with gripping tannin.
Food Pairing
Duck breast magret roast with foie gras.
