Beaune du Château 1er Cru 2015 - Bouchard Pere & Fils

Beaune du Château 1er Cru 2015 - Bouchard Pere & Fils

Drink Date : 2018 - 2028

Reviewed by Neal Martin the 30th Dec 2016 : "The 2015 Beaune 1er Cru Du Château comes from 17 different premier crus that are aged in barrel separately. It is a cuvée that debuted way back in 1907. It has an elegant bouquet that demands a little encouragement in the glass, black cherry intermixed with redcurrant, blood orange and even a smudge of marmalade. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin that lend this a masculine personality, a little hardness that should be addressed after racking, though it needs to develop more persistence on the finish. Not bad overall though."

Every year since 1907, Bouchard Père & Fils has been offering the Beaune du Château cuvée, exclusive to the House. The result of the blending of parcels classified as Premier Cru and vinified separately, it brings together in a single wine the different facets of the Beaune terroir. The Beaune du Château red is made from 17 parcels of Beaune Premier Cru, selected for their complementary qualities: Les Aigrots, Les Avaux, Le Bas des Teurons, Belissand, Les Bressandes, Les Cent Vignes, Les Champs Pimont, Clos du Roi, A l'Ecu, En Genêt, Les Grèves, Pertuisots, Les Reversés, Les Seurey, Les Teurons, Les Toussaints and Les Tuvilains.

TASTING NOTE : Beautiful dark garnet color with brown to purple tints. Bouquet complex associating perfumes of jammy red fruits, fig, peony with a chocolatey point. Harmonious and deep on the palate, with a beautiful maturity and tannins. dense but fine. A seductive wine.

WINE AND FOOD AGINGS: Meat in white sauce, poultry.

TEMPERATURE OF SERVICE: Between 17°C and 18°C

GUARDIAN POTENTIAL: 5 to 7 years and over

SALES: manual, in small boxes of 13 kg. Careful manual sorting of each bunch.

VINIFICATION : After total or partial destemming depending on the vintage, the fermentation in Small containers and gentle pressing ensure optimal vinification. According to the profile of the vintage, the vatting can last from 15 to 18 days.

AGEING: 12 to 14 months in French oak barrels, with 25 to 35% new barrels.

AGEING: The cellars of the Bastions of the old Château de Beaune offer natural environmental conditions perfectly adapted to the ageing of the Premiers Crus.

GROWTH : Pinot Noir

EXHIBITION: East / Southeast

GROUND OF THE CALL: Marly and stony limestone

AREA AREA IN PRODUCTION : 26.04 hectares