Nice dark garnet color with brown to mauve shades. Complex bouquet associating perfumes of jammy red fruit, fig peony with a hint of chocolate. Harmonious and deep palate, with a beautiful maturity and dense but fine tannins. An attractive wine.
Bouchard Pere et Fils has been producing the Beaune du Chateau cuvee, an exclusivity of the House, since 1907. This wine, which is a blend of several Premier Cru vineyards vinified separately, demonstrates the different facets of the terroir of Beaune. Red Beaune de Chateau comes from 17 Beaune Premier Cru vineyards, chosen 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 Genet, Les Greves, Pertuisots, Les Reverses, Les Seurey, Les Teurons, Les Toussaints et Les Tuvilains.
Aged for 12 to 14 months in French oak, with 25 to 35% new oak.
Burghound Review:
This is decidedly riper with its aromas of poached plum, mocha, black cherry liqueur and anise. The delicious middle weight flavors possess very good energy and richness while exhibiting fine length on the dusty bitter cherry pit-inflected finale. This mouthcoating effort should be approachable young but age well too over the mid-term. Drink: 2027+
