Beaune Premier Cru 2010 Hospices de Beaune, Cuvée Rousseau-Deslandes, 1,5l.

Beaune Premier Cru 2010 Hospices de Beaune, Cuvée Rousseau-Deslandes, 1.5l.

The history of the “Hospices de Beaune”

The history of the Hospices de Beaune tradition goes back to the eponymous hospital for the poor and sick established in Beaune in the 15th century. Over the centuries, this hospice in the middle of the best vineyards in Burgundy received many of the best sites through donations and inheritances from well-off winegrowers and was soon able to cover its costs by selling wine. Even today, the proceeds from wine sales still benefit the hospital and other charitable organisations.

The event

And November is already approaching, with the traditional wine auction taking place on the third weekend of the year. On the evening before the auction, the wines are tasted by wine critics and wine merchants, while wine merchants and connoisseurs from all over the world travel to the auction itself. Tickets and the right to take part in the auction are highly coveted. On the third day, the traditional “Pauleé of Mersault” closes the event. The auctioned wines are left to mature in barrels for 18 to 24 months before being bottled and delivered two years later in autumn.

The “150th Hospices de Beaune 2010”

Press release: The Hospices de Beaune returns to its roots

The 150th Hospices de Beaune is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Not only does this wine promise to be coveted as a collector’s item, but 2024 is also shaping up to be an extremely exquisite vintage. Much of this is due to the phenomenon of climate change. This is also leaving its mark on winegrowers, albeit a very positive one. The changed weather formula of wet and cool as well as hot and dry days resulted in a grape quality rarely seen before. The Hospices de Beaune is therefore taking this as an opportunity to produce the 2010 vintage using the old winemaking methods that made these great Burgundy wines famous 174 yearsago.

The vintage

According to the decision announced by the Hospices committee, the motto is “quality not quantity”, i.e. fewer yields but outstanding quality. The result is reflected in the best Hospicesde Beaune premium wines of the vintage.

A vintage that will certainly go down in history.