White wine Puy-Fuisse Cuvée Francoise Poisard 2018. 0.75 l. Hospices de Beaune, Burgundy France / Pouilly Fiusse 2018 Hospices de Beaune Cuvée Françoise Poisard 2018 0.75

Pouilly Fiusse is the name of a village in the Maconnais region, southern Burgundy. The grapes come from plots between 35 and 90 years old. Aged in a mix of new and second-fill oak barrels for 12 months. The wine is characterized by density, structure and light minerality. Exceptional complexity and good integration of oak with aromas of citrus - grapefruit, peach, exotic fruits - pineapple, floral nuances, acacia, honey, butter, brioche, vanilla. It can be consumed in the next 7-8 years.

Serving temperature: 11°-13°C

Food: spicy and exotic dishes such as couscous and fish tagine, shrimp in sweet and sour sauce, sushi

Hospice wines were auctioned for the first time in 1859, with the aim of maximizing profits for the Bonn hospital. For many years, the principle of the auction was based on candles, or the last bidder was determined when two candles went out at the same time after a long burning time. Today, this practice is only used for the "Piece de Charite" or charity barrel auction. Over the years, Hospices de Beaune has become the most famous charity wine auction in the world.

The 14 million collected in 2018 allows the Hospital de Beaune to subsidize numerous projects and all residents of the city benefit from this.

The Hospices de Beaune auction takes place every third Sunday in November, marking the end of the wine production cycle. One by one, each of Domaine des Hospices' fifty wines have been sold to wine lovers around the world.

The fifty Hospices de Beaune wines were sold "en primeur" at auction or in the form of futures. They are always from this year's crop. At the time of the auction, the wine has just finished fermentation and is still young. Once sold to the customer, it is left to age with a trusted professional grower with knowledge and experience such as Albert Bichaud, a highly reputable Burgundy company or a top auction buyer for the last 20 years. The aging process lasts between 12 and 18 months, before bottling and shipping to the customer. This part involves a lot of skills, knowledge, technological experience and knowledge.

Bordeaux Cru Classe wines are also sold "en primeur", but unlike Hospices de Beaune only in March or 6 months later.

The selection and tasting of Hospices de Beaune wines is a very difficult exercise, carried out before the start of the auction, requiring experience and knowledge. One of the main challenges for the wine lover is that these wines are only a few weeks old when they go on sale. Although the vintage date varies each year, the auction date is fixed for the third Sunday in November. The other challenge for tasters is that at this point the wines are in new oak barrels, which affects their flavor profile. Therefore, extensive experience and technical winemaking skills are required to analyze, compare and evaluate the seventeen white and thirty-three red wines. As a winery of incredible quality and a professional auction buyer, Anne Paquet possesses the necessary qualifications to fulfill this mission. This can be found in her wines.

The particular selection of wines was purchased at the 157th consecutive Hospice de Beaune auction organized by Christie's, with a record total sales value of €13,529,301. This is the highest financial result achieved to date.