Beaune 1er Cru, Cuvée Guigone de Salins 2023

163th Hospices De Beaune Wine Auction on the 19st November 2023.

Wife of Nicolas Rolin, the founder of the Hospices de Beaune, Guigone de Salins moved from Autun to Beaune in 1461, after the death of her husband, to take over the management of the Hôtel-Dieu. She devoted much of her fortune to supporting patients until her death at the age of 67.  

A remarkable woman, a remarkable vintage! This is due to the high proportion of the Les Bressandes Climat. Its plots are located on the heights of the hillside, thus mixing power and lightness according to the clay content. Thanks to the Champimonts and its ferruginous and stony soils, the Cuvée is solid over time. The Seurrey just opposite, in the same vein as the Champimonts, helps to fill out the mid-palate. It is a Cuvée emblematic of our institution that we faithfully love every year. It is a safe bet. 

With a fresh purple rim, the Cuvée Guigone de Salins shows fresh energy with some crisp tannins to finish. The key to this wine is the intensity through the middle of concentrated fresh raspberry fruit, rivalling the intensity to be found in Guigone’s husband’s Cuvée Nicolas Rolin.

Country/Region: France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune

Terriors: Les Bressandes 1.2 ha, Les Seurey 0.83 ha, Champs Pimont 0.62 ha.

Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Noir

Bottle Size: 750ml