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Red Wine: 1985 | Chateau de Chorey | Beaune Teurons (Magnum)

This magnum bottle is from the 1985 vintage, which produced a small crop in Burgundy but the finest wines were deeply coloured, rich and fruity.

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Producer: Chateau de Chorey

Vintage: 1985

Size: 1.5L

ABV: 12%

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: France, Burgundy

Detailed Description

This magnum bottle is from the 1985 vintage, which produced a small crop in Burgundy but the finest wines were deeply coloured, rich and fruity.

Producer InformationThe Château de Chorey is a (the) beautiful moated castle in Chorey-lès-Beaune, the family have been here since the end of the 19th century. Wine used to be made at the Château and then shipped to Beaune for storage – it wasn’t so convenient says Benoit Germain who is now responsible for exploiting the domaine’s wines, so they bought a cuverie 5 minutes walk away through the village of Chorey. The day of my visit a new floor was being laid as Benoit updates the facility. Benoit started working with his father François at the domaine in 1989, finally taking over responsibility in 1999 Benoit’s great, great, great grandfather started in Beaune with a négociant called Maison Poulet Père et Fils which he bought at the beginning of the 20th century. He further added Domaine de Saux (from which most of their Beaune vineyards came), the Château de Chorey and other vineyards too. The Château de Chorey and the Domaine de Saux were to be the dowry of a daughter who never married – in 1901 she became a nun at the Hospices de Beaune she was called Tante Berthe, so the Château and the vines in Beaune stayed in the family and were passed to Benoit’s grandfather. The domaine exploits almost 17 hectares with vines in Beaune, Chorey, Pernand and even a little Meursault. All the wines have been worked in an organic way since 2001, conversions started in 1997/98. Benoit was one of the first (1995) to follow the path of lutte raisonée. If we concentrate on Beaune, the domaine has five 1er cru reds and 1 premier cru white – today this is around 15,000 bottles of premier cru Beaune depending on the vintage. This is a little less than before as Benoit now exchanges grapes with friends so that he can produce a little Pommard or Corton. The domaine enjoys high average vine ages, for instance 70 years for their Beaune Vignes Franches and Les Cras, Teurons is two-thirds 70 years old vines and one-third 25 years.

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