Nou rècord de subhasta dels Hospices de Beaune amb una recaptació de 28.978.500€ euros
La subhasta dels Hospices de Beaune celebrada aquesta tarda de diumenge, dia 20 de novembre, amb l’organització de Sotheby’s ha batut un nou rècord amb una recaptació de 28.978.500€ euros per 802 botes de vi d’aquest domini borgonyes amb 60 hectàrees de vinya de grands crus, premier crus i altres vins de reconeguda qualitat. Fins a 810.000 euros s’han pagat per una peça de 228 litres de Corton Grand Cru a benefici de dues entitats que treballen per la infància vulnerable.
In 2021, with only 356 barrels and five other stockings, €11,724,700 were raised; and €800,000 was paid for the presidents’ cask, of 228 liters of Corton Grand Cru Renardes. Since 2021 the most expensive piece has been Mazis Chambertain Grand Cru Cuvée Madeleine Collignon.
The head of oenology at the Hospices de Beaune, Ludivine Griveau, explained that “we brought the first wines to the barrel a month after the harvest of the first grapes began, on September 26, and the process ended on the 13 October”. Thus, 802 lots have been presented at the auction: 620 of red wine, pinot noir; and 182 of white wine, chardonnay.
“The 2022 vintage has volume and quality in both red and white. The whites are expressive with very attractive textures. The reds are consistent, show sunny tannins, but taste very fresh. They are the bridges between what we are right now seeing in the cellars and the stages of the life of the vineyard throughout the year”, pointed out Griveau. The oenologist has also announced that they have been transitioning to organic production for two years and that they hope to reach the end of this process in 2024.
Tribut a Louis-Fabrice Latour i benefici per entitats de suport a la infància
Every year the organization donates the proceeds of one of its barrels, in some editions there have been two, to some charitable causes and this year it has committed to supporting children. The so-called Presidents’ piece, a wine cask from a Corton grand cru, has paid tribute to dealer Louis-Fabrice Latour of Maison Louis Latour, a prominent figure in Burgundy and a staunch supporter of the auction who died in September. The two beneficiary organizations have been the Princesse Margot association founded in 2012, which supports children with cancer, and the World Vision organization, whose mission is to help the most vulnerable children. Flavie Flament, journalist and writer and Benoit Magimel, actor, presided over the sale of the Pièce des Présidents at the Halles de Beaune.
Els Hospices de Beaune, sis segles d’història
The Hospices de Beaune have their origins in a charity hospital, the Hôtel-Dieu, which was built in this town on the Burgundian Côte d’Or in 1443 with the support of Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of the Duke of Burgundy, and Guigone de Salins his wife. Over time, the institution accumulated vines donated by families in the area in support of the hospital’s work.
At present the organization of the Civil Hospices of Beaune includes the hospital centers of Beaune, Arnay-le-Duc, Seurre and Nuits-St-Georges. Just as it maintains the historic building of the Hôtel-Dieu from the 15th century, now a tourist attraction and center for all kinds of cultural events; and a cellar with sixty hectares of vines that make up the Domaine des Hospices de Beaune.
The production of this unique winery is auctioned every year on the third Sunday of November, when its wines are new. From their sale, the buyer has until the end of the year to collect their barrels and take care of their ageing, bottling and marketing.
Wines Auctioned this 2022 were:
Beaune 1er Cru
Dames Hospitalières
Pommard 1er Cru
Dames de la Charité
Volnay 1er Cru
Général Muteau
Beaune 1er Cru
Guigone de Salins
Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Cyrot Chaudron
Corton Grand Cru Bressandes
Charlotte Dumay
Beaune 1er Cru Les Grèves
Pierre Floquet
Pommard 1er Cru Les Epenots
Dom Gobelet
Volnay 1er Cru
Blondeau
Corton Grand Cru Clos du Roi
Baronne du Baÿ
Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru
Madeleine Collignon
Pièce des Présidents Corton Grand Cru
Savigny-Les-Beaune 1er Cru
Arthur Girard
Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots Jéhan de Massol
Pommard
Billardet
Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières
Philippe Le Bon
Puligny-Montrachet
Bernard Clerc
Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
François de Salins
Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes
Albert Grivault
Pouilly-Fuissé
Françoise Poisard
Beaune blanc 1er Cru Clos des Mouches
Hugues et Louis Bétault
Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Dames de Flandres
Corton-Vergennes Grand Cru
Paul Chanson
Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes
De Bahèzre de Lanlay
Meursault
Goureau
Corton Blanc Grand Cru
Docteur Peste
Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Roi Soleil
Echezeaux Grand Cru
Jean-Luc Bissey
Beaune 1er Cru
Nicolas Rolin
Corton Grand Cru Chaumes
Docteur Peste
Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Georges Kritter
Corton Grand Cru
Les Renardes
Beaune 1er Cru
Clos des Avaux
Pommard
Raymond Cyrot
Volnay 1er Cru Les Santenots Gauvain
Beaune Blanc 1er Cru Les Montrevenots
Suzanne et Raymond
Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet
Jean-Marc Brocard
Saint-Romain
Joseph Menault
Meursault 1er Cru Les Porusots
Jéhan Humblot
Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières
Baudot
Meursault
Loppin
Beaune 1er Cru
Rousseau-Deslandes
Monthelie les Duresses
Lebelin
Savigny-Les-Beaune 1er Cru Les Vergelesses
Forneret
Beaune 1er Cru
Maurice Drouhin
Beaune 1er Cru
Brunet
Pommard
Suzanne Chaudron
Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru Les Duresses
Boillot
Beaune 1er Cru
Hugues et Louis Bétault
Savigny-Les-Beaune 1er Cru
Fouquerand
Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Les Vergelesses
Rameau-Lamarosse
Beaune 1er Cru les Montrevenots
Cyrot Chaudron
