2022 Maison Evenstad Beaune Premier Cru ‘Cuvée Guigone de Salins’

This special bottling is sourced from the historic Hospices de Beaune charitable Wine Auction. Nicolas Rolin and his wife Guigone de Salins, are the founders of the historic Hospices de Beaune in 1443, a hospital for the less fortunate in Burgundy. Guigone de Salins inspired her husband to participate in works of charity and they created the historic Hospices de Beaune in 1443, a hospital for the less fortunate in Burgundy that continued as the hospital for the city of Beaune into the 1970’s. Even after her husband’s death in 1462 she continued to run the Hospices de Beaune until the end of her life and devoted herself to the comfort of the sick and less fortunate. The hospital is now a World Heritage building and home to the annual Hospices de Beaune charitable Wine Auction. This wine is very important to Evenstad Estates as Nicolas Rolin was the previous owner of the land that Château de la Crée was built upon in 1431. We are extremely proud to offer this renowned Cuvée under the Maison Evenstad label. This blend of Beaune Premier Cru sites is composed of noteworthy vineyards such as Les Cent Vignes, Les Grèves, En Genêts, Les Bressandes, and Teurons.