Domain Chanson Beaune Clos des Mouches Rouge 2018 Bottle (75cl)
The 2018 Domaine Chanson Beaune Clos des Mouches Rouge is a Burgundy 1er Cru crafted by Domaine Chanson Père et Fils in the Beaune appellation. Sourced from the Le Clos des Mouches parcel, this red wine is 100% Pinot Noir. Jancis Robinson awards it 16+/20 and indicates a drinking window from 2026 to 2040, describing a powerful, full-bodied, yet reserved wine with a chewy and rather drying finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Beaune
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Chanson Père et Fils
- Parcelle / Cru
- Le Clos des Mouches [Rouge]
- Millésime
- 2018
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Chanson Père et Fils
Domaine Chanson Père et Fils is a Burgundian wine house and estate established in Beaune since 1750. Owned by the Bollinger Group since 1999, it cultivates 88 hectares spread across the Côte de Beaune and the Côte Chalonnaise, notably in Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Mercurey and Rully. The wines are matured at the Bastion de l’Oratoire, a former 15th-century defensive tower situated within the ramparts of Beaune.
- Owner
- Groupe Bollinger
- Maître de chais
- Lucy Auger
- Surface (ha)
- 88.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The estate was founded in 1750 by Simon Verry in Beaune. In 1794, his widow acquired the Bastion de l’Oratoire, a 15th-century building which remains a site for ageing the estate’s wines. The Chanson family took over from the Verry family in 1847, under the leadership of Alexis Chanson. In 1900, the Clos des Fèves was awarded a gold medal at the Paris World’s Fair. The house’s wines have been sold on the American market since 1916. A modern winery was built in Savigny-lès-Beaune in 1972, then extended in 1980 and refurbished in 2009. In 1999, Philippe and François Marion-Chanson sold the estate to the Bollinger Group, which still owns it today. New plots were acquired in 2007, notably in Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. In 2023, the acquisition of Château d’Etroyes added 45 hectares in the Côte Chalonnaise, mainly in Mercurey and Rully, bringing the vineyard area to 88 hectares. The Côte de Beaune vineyard will be certified organic from the 2024 vintage onwards. Lucy Auger, who has been at the helm of the winery since 2020, is currently responsible for winemaking and ageing.
Le Clos des Mouches [Rouge]
Clos des Mouches is a Beaune climat located on the slopes of Mont Saint-Désiré, in the southern part of the appellation bordering Pommard. Classified as a Premier Cru, it covers a largely south-facing hillside, between 250 and 300 meters in altitude. Its soils are described as clay-limestone and marly, while its geological substrate varies by sector. The climat is planted with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, but this reference concerns the red wine.
- Vineyard commune
- Beaune
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name evokes the beekeeping once practiced on this sunny hillside: in medieval French and Burgundian patois, "mouches" referred to bees.
- Exposure
- predominantly south
- Altitude
- 250–300 m
- Soil
- Marly clay-limestone soils.
- Subsoil and geology
- Dominant oobioclastic and gravelly limestones, locally dolomitized; Ladoix limestone in the lower part, with two faults crossing the climat.
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 2.000000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- owner
Histoire de la parcelle
The site formerly belonged to the Benedictines of the Congregation of Saint-Maur established at the Saint-Martin Abbey. Its name preserves the memory of the beehives installed on this favorably sunny hillside frequented by bees.
