Bouchard Pere et Fils Burgundy Offering going back to the 2011 Vintage with all the Maisons and Domaines Henriot wines on SALE!
"The First Duty of wine is to be Red...the second is to be a Burgundy"
Harry Waugh
The holiday rush is almost over and we will be back to drinking the world’s greatest wine as our main focus of business in just a few weeks and we have a few great events to finish off 2022.
Thursday, December 29, 2022 - 7:30 PM
VINTAGE MADEIRA TASTING BACK TO 1835 WITH SPECIAL GUEST DR. ROBERT MALINER. Some of the oldest wines on the planet earth will be opened on this night…Check out the line-up at: https://www.winewatch.com/wine-events-d6/december-events-c66/vintage-madeira-tasting-back-to-1835-with-special-guest-dr-robert-maliner-e3020
Friday, December 30, 2022 - 7:30 PM
CALIFORNIA VS FRANCE BORDEAUX BLEND BATTLE. Two of the easiest wines to sell, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux. This event is already SOLD OUT…
Saturday, December 31, 2022 - 8:00 PM
BIG BOTTLE BIG BALLERS NEW YEARS EVE PARTY. We still have a few seats remaining for our 5th annual Big Bottle NYE party with an incredible menu, the equivalent of 38 bottles of wine will be opened! We recommend UBER for this event…Check out the menu at: Big Bottle Big Ballers New Years Eve Party - Wine Watch
We have a great selection of all the wines that I like in the store right now. Burgundy – both red and white and some great vintages selections from our good friends at Bouchard Pere et Fils including lots of large format bottles for that special celebration. Check out the best value in the premier cru section the 2019 Bouchard Pere & Fils Monthelie Les Duresses, we buy everything we are offered in this wine every year. Then there is the 2016 Grand Cru Corton Charlemagne which is just starting to drink nicely but has another two decades or more in you cellar.
Established in New York City in 2005 by the Henriot family, Maisons & Domaines Henriot America is an import company specializing in the distribution, sales and marketing of high-end wines produced by wineries which are references in their own region. Representing centuries of family winemaking expertise, the portfolio includes the Henriot family brands, as well as leading producers from Oregon, Italy and France: Champagne Henriot, William Fevre (Chablis, Burgundy), Bouchard Père & Fils (Burgundy), Château de Poncié (Fleurie, Beaujolais), Beaux Frères (Oregon, CA) and Tenuta di Ghizzano (Tuscany, Italy).
Check out the offering of 2019 vintage wines on this e-mail, these wines have just arrived and they are very limited so they will sell out quickly. I have also included all the older vintages from all the wineries represented by this group that we have in the store. We still have a good selection of 2018 vintage wines from Burgundy at the Wine Watch and a few older releases going back to the 2011 vintage.
The Best Value in Premier Cru Red Burgundy – Monthelie Les Duresses
2019 BOUCHARD PERE & FILS MONTHELIE LES DURESSES
Price: $61.50 Your Price: $54.12 Quantity in Stock: 76
Situated between Volnay and Mersault, the village of Monthélie is not as well-known as its famous cousins. Nevertheless, the first traces of vineyards here date back to the 9th century. The "Climat" "Les Duresses" spreads over the villages of Auxey-Duresses where it is the prize vineyard, and the village of Monthélie, where it is one of the most remarkable Premiers Crus. The 1.72 hectares of the Bouchard Père et Fils estate, often harvested a little later than the other vineyards of Monthélie, produce rich wines.
The Best Value in a Grand Cru white
2016 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS CORTON CHARLEMAGNE GRAND CRU
Price: $245.00 Your Price: $215.60 Quantity in Stock: 70
A very concentrated vintage that needed a bit of time to start to come around and this wine has only started to open with lemon drop candy and green apple fruit, white flowers and a chalky mineral, sea shell notes, gaining in intensity and complexity as this wine opens. A rich and creamy wine on the tongue with a good amount of rich ripe tree fruit, tongue tingly minerality. This wine needs to be decanted for at least two hours and if you can keep some till the second day. Finish 50+ Most Excellent
Red Burgundy
2020 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS RESERVE BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR
Price: $24.75 Your Price: $21.78 Quantity in Stock: 36
2019 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS RESERVE BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR
Price: $23.25 Your Price: $20.46 Quantity in Stock: 12
2019 BOUCHARD PERE & FILS MONTHELIE LES DURESSES
Price: $61.50 Your Price: $54.12 Quantity in Stock: 76
2019 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS SAVIGNY LES BEAUNE LES LAVIERES
Price: $69.75 Your Price: $61.38 Quantity in Stock: 3
2019 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS SANTENAY
Price: $39.00 Your Price: $34.32 Quantity in Stock: 1
2019 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS VOLNAY CAILLERETS PREMIER CRU
List Price: $125.00 Your Price: $110.00 Quantity in Stock: 2
2019 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS LE CORTON GRAND CRU MAGNUM
Price: $377.00 Your Price: $331.76 Quantity in Stock: 6
2018 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS BOURGOGNE ROUGE RESERVE
Price: $21.75 Your Price: $19.14 Quantity in Stock: 4
2018 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS BEAUNE GRÈVES L'ENFANT JÉSUS
Price: $156.00 Your Price: $137.28 Quantity in Stock: 4
2018 BOUCHARD PERE AND FILS MONTHELIE LES DURESSES 1ER CRU
Price: $57.00 Your Price: $50.16 Quantity in Stock: 13
2017 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS BEAUNE DU CHATEAU ROUGE
Price: $52.50 Your Price: $46.20 Quantity in Stock: 8
2017 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS BEAUNE CLOS DE LA MOUSSE
Price: $72.75 Your Price: $64.02 Quantity in Stock: 3
2017 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS NUITS ST. GEORGE LES CAILLES PREMIER CRU
Price: $150.00 Your Price: $132.00 Quantity in Stock: 5
2017 BOUCHARD PERE & FILS VOSNE ROMANEE
Price: $84.00 Your Price: $73.92 Quantity in Stock: 6
2017 BOUCHARD PERE & FILS LE CORTON GRAND CRU
Price: $136.50 Your Price: $120.12 Quantity in Stock: 1
2016 BOUCHARD PERE AND FILS BEAUNE TEURONS
Price: $67.50 Your Price: $59.40 Quantity in Stock: 6
2013 BOUCHARD PERE & FILS AUXEY DURESS 1ER CRU LES DURESSES
Price: $55.00 Your Price: $48.4 Quantity in Stock: 10
2013 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS CHAMBERTIN CLOS DE BEZE GRAND CRU
Price: $361.50 Your Price: $318.12 Quantity in Stock: 4
2011 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS NUITS ST GEORGES
Price: $59.00 Your Price: $51.92 Quantity in Stock: 23
White Burgundy
2019 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS MONTRACHET GRAND CRU 3 LITER
Price: $5950.00 Your Price: $5236.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2019 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS CHEVALIER MONTRACHET LA CABOTTE GRAND CRU MAGNUM
Price: $2100.00 Your Price: $1848.00 Quantity in Stock: 4
2018 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS BEAUNE DU CHATEAU BLANC
Price: $52.50 Your Price: $46.20 Quantity in Stock: 1
2018 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS MEURSAULT LES CLOUS
Price: $69.00 Your Price: $60.72 Quantity in Stock: 4
2018 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS MEURSAULT PERRIERES 1ER CRU
Price: $150.00 Your Price: $132.00 Quantity in Stock: 9
2018 BOUCHARD PERE AND FILS CORTON CHARLEMAGNE GRAND CRU
Price: $240.00 Your Price: $211.20 Quantity in Stock: 4
2018 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS MONTRACHET GRAND CRU MAGNUM
Price: $2325.00 Your Price: $2046.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2016 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS CORTON CHARLEMAGNE GRAND CRU
Price: $245.00 Your Price: $215.60 Quantity in Stock: 71
2015 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS MEURSAULT LES CLOUS
Price: $72.00 Your Price: $63.36 Quantity in Stock: 23
2011 BOUCHARD PERE & FILS CHEVALIER-MONTRACHET GRAND CRU
Price: $495.00 Your Price: $435.60 Quantity in Stock: 12
A Brief History of Bouchard Pere Et Fils
Founded in 1731, Bouchard Père & Fils now owns the most fabulous collection of famous vineyards, situated in the heart of the Côte d’Or, where the great wines of Burgundy are born. Bouchard Pere et Fils owns 130 hectares in cotes d'or making them the largest landowner of classified vineyards with 12 different Grand Cru and 74 different Premier Cru vines with legendary names : Corton-Charlemagne, Clos Vougeot, Montrachet, Beaune Grèves Vigne de l’Enfant Jésus, Volnay Caillerets, Meursault Perrières, Nuits-Saint-Georges les Cailles, to name only a few. The company trades from the old Château de Beaune, a fortress built in the 15th Century whose bastions with walls as thick as seven meters shield, in the best possible atmosphere, an unequalled collection of exceptional bottles. Many of these are over a hundred years old and originated before phylloxera invaded the French vineyards.
The cellars here were built under the reign of Louis the 11th during the 14th and 15th century. They were built by one of the dukes of burgundy to store arms so they are unique as this was not intended to house wine bottles. Louis the 16th gave this fortress to the town of Beaune and they were bought by the Bouchard Pere et Fils firm in 1820. After the French revolution all property of the church was confiscated and sold at auction and it was at this time that Bouchard bought up a lot of vineyards for a very reasonable price. Today if you were to put a price tag on the vineyards owned here it would be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The have the largest cellar in burgundy with 50,000 bottles of old vintages going back to 1846 Meursault Charmes. They recork the bottles every 20-40 year, they are sleeping under 10 meters of earth and some of the walls of the cellar are 5-7 meters thick so the conditions are completely perfect and natural. They are consistently 13-15 degrees Celsius and the humidity is 80-90 percent.
You can see the old arms bins that now hold wine bottles here in the first picture. The second picture shows where the three fake walls were placed during the German occupation of this region during WW2. They have four fake walls constructed to conceal some of the oldest bottles from the Germans. The third shot is a wall demonstrating just how thick the construction is.
In 1995, the Bouchard family passed the torch on to a very old Champagne family, the Henriots, who have carried on the strategy established by the Bouchards over nine generations. The Domaine expanded in the Côte de Nuits by acquiring parcels in two Grands Crus: "Bonnes Mares" and "Clos Vougeot". Then in 1996 they acquired further vineyards in Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru "Les Cazetiers".
Finally, in 2005, the Maison inaugurated its new "Saint-Vincent" winery and barrel cellar. The technical team took advantage of 275 years of savoir faire and several years of observation world-wide to carry out this work, so as to maximize the quality of its wines. With this new winemaking facility, Bouchard Père & Fils is equipped to meet the challenge of the quest for excellence, without concession, in the production of the Grands Vins de Bourgogne.
Luc Bouchard hosted our group for the tasting at the winery and suggested a local restaurant, La Table de Guigone. This place was very unassuming from the street but the food was divine like the combination of Foie Gras and Sweet breads in a salad format which was spectacular. The leg of lamb was one of the best that I have ever had and the Beaune du Chateau wines that went with our meal were also incredible as this is one of the best value areas in Burgundy for both red and white.
If you want to go there while in Burgundy we recommend making reservations as many restaurants in Burgundy are only open 4-5 nights a week- Bouchard Pere et Fils however is one of the easiest wineries to visit as they are open to the public nearly every day of the week and have cellar tours everyday as well in addition to over a dozen wines available for tasting at no charge!! I may have let the cat out of the bag, if you are in Beaune there is no excuse for not stopping by this famous producer and taste through their wines, they are one of the easiest places to tour and see in Burgundy and the wines are excellent.
The rest of the wines available from Maison and Domaines Henriot:
NV HENRIOT SOUVERAIN BRUT CHAMPAGNE
Price: $48.75 Your Price: $42.90 Quantity in Stock: 59
NV HENRIOT ROSE BRUT CHAMPAGNE
Price: $72.00 Your Price: $63.36
2012 HENRIOT BRUT ROSE MILLESIME CHAMMPAGNE
Price: $117.00 Your Price: $102.96
2012 HENRIOT BRUT MILLESIME CHAMPAGNE
Price: $105.00 Your Price: $92.40
NV HENRIOT BLANC DE BLANC CHAMPAGNE
Price: $72.00 Your Price: $63.36 Quantity in Stock: 1
2006 HENRIOT CUVEE HEMERA BRUT CHAMPAGNE
Price: $180.00 Your Price: $158.40 Quantity in Stock: 13
NV HENRIOT CHAMPAGNE BLANC DE BLANCS CUVEE 38 MAGNUM
Price: $598.50 Your Price: $526.68 Quantity in Stock: 5
Domaine William Fevre
Coming from a family that has been in the Chablis region for more than 250 years, William Fèvre’s father was already a great wine-maker after World War II. His son William founded the Domaine de la Maladière and announced his first harvest in 1959.
For many years, William Fèvre (who to this day enjoys a very good reputation as a defender of historically renowned terroirs), has worked each plot keenly and skillfully so as to make wine whose personality reflects the authenticity of the soils from which they spring.
In 1998, the venerable Henriot family from Champagne succeeded him. To continue these focused efforts, the Domaine was taken up with the constant desire to make indisputably genuine and fine wines, and above all with bringing along a very personal expertise in Chardonnay. All the efforts have but one goal – to finely express the most subtle variations in the greatest Chablis crus.
This attachment to the value of the terroir has also allowed the William Fèvre Domaine to establish an exceptional estate by acquiring some of the best Chablis vineyards.
With its 47 hectares Domaine, of which more than half are in Chablis Premier Cru (12 hectares) and Grand Cru (15.2 hectares), William Fèvre owns the widest array of Grands Crus and benefits from ideal conditions to produce excellent Chablis.
Located on “historical” terroirs, dating from before the extension of the vineyard areas that occurred in the 1970’s, the William Fèvre Domaine is at the very heart of the vineyards, on soil that mixes marl and clay-rich lime, as well as a Kimmeridgian subsoil rich in minerals and oyster fossils that give Chablis its unique mineral character.
The Chablis terroirs constitute an ideal environment for the cultivation of Chardonnay but this special soil is not enough to elaborate exceptional wines. One needs all the know-how and experience that comes from men to help a terroir live up to its full potential, and to produce grapes and wines worthy of their appellations and faithful to their origins.
At William Fèvre, everything is done, to reach this goal. Grapes are hand-picked and put in small crates, the bunches are rigorously sorted out, pressings are short, the must carefully settled, and a fine balance is established, according to the vintage, for the vinification between vat and cask. Since the 1998 vintage, the proportion of new casks was reduced so as to not dampen the subtle variations of Chablis terroir. These methods and precautions allow us to obtain rich wines of a very high aromatic purity that hold on their typicity, whose principle characteristics are minerality and freshness.
2020 WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS VAILLONS 1ER CRU
Price: $85.50 Your Price: $75.24 Quantity in Stock: 4
2018 WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS VAULORENT 1ER CRU
Price: $108.00 Your Price: $95.04 Quantity in Stock: 1
2018 DOMAINE WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS VAILLONS 1ER CRU
Price: $70.50 Your Price: $62.04 Quantity in Stock: 6
2017 WILLIAM FÈVRE MONTMAINS PREMIER CRU
Price: $68.00 Your Price: $59.84 Quantity in Stock: 9
2017 WILLIAM FEVRE BOUGROS CHABLIS GRAND CRU
Price: $153.00 Your Price: $134.64 Quantity in Stock: 6
2015 DOMAINE WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS BOUGROS COTE DE BOUGUEROTS GRAND CRU
Price: $111.00 Your Price: $97.68 Quantity in Stock: 3
2018 CHATEAU DE PONCIE FLEURIE LE PRE ROI BEAUJOLAIS
Price: $30.00 Your Price: $26.40 Quantity in Stock: 7
Situated on the knoll of Poncié and the hill of Montgenas, terroir on slopes of crystalline rock, at the same time dry and demanding, combines the conditions needed for rediscovering the historic qualities that made Fleurie’s reputation. Gamay, black varietal with white juice.
Bright brilliant colour, reflecting garnet and violet nuances. Bouquet, fine and elegant with notes of cherry and blueberry. Palate, extremely expressive, with a freshness highlighting the balance between structure and aromatic richness.
Beaux Freres Winery from Oregon
While on vacation in 1986, Michael Etzel came upon an 88-acre pig farm for sale located on Ribbon Ridge in the Northern Willamette Valley, Yamhill County, Oregon. After some deliberation, Michael purchased the farm with his brother-in-law (the French idiom is "beaux frères"), Robert Parker, Jr.
Michael uprooted his young family from Colorado and moved to the farm the following summer. He began his focused pursuit as a vineyard manager by planting only Pinot Noir and slowly transforming the old pig and dairy farm into his jewel. While planting his own vineyard, Michael worked four harvests at Ponzi Winery. In 1990, Michael harvested his first crop and sold the grapes, except enough to make one barrel, to winemakers Ken Wright and Dick Ponzi.
In 1991, a renovation of one of the barns led to the creation of Beaux Frères Winery. With each new vintage, Michael's efforts further unveil his pursuit of Pinot Noir that is the purest expression of the vineyard.
In the spring of 2017, our second-generation winery began a new partnership with eighth-generation French family-owned Maisons & Domaines Henriot.
Our new partners' have been inspired by the authenticity, integrity, and character of our vineyard and winery. In addition to his partial-ownership, Michael's role in guiding vineyard, winery, and administrative operations continues, as does the role of his son, Mike D. Etzel, as Winemaker. We believe we are in a better position than ever to create world-class wines of truly unique character and complexity
2017 BEAUX FRERES CHARDONNAY WILLAMETTE VALLEY
Price: $87.00 Your Price: $76.56 Quantity in Stock: 1
2017 BEAUX FRERES PINOT NOIR BEAUX FRERES VINEYARD
Price: $90.00 Your Price: $79.20 Quantity in Stock: 3
2018 BEAUX FRERES THE BEAUX FRERES VINEYARD PINOT NOIR OREGON
Price: $102.00 Your Price: $89.76 Quantity in Stock: 5
2018 BEAUX FRÈRES PINOT NOIR BELLES SOEURS BEAUX FRERES
Price: $102.00 Your Price: $89.76 Quantity in Stock: 5
2018 BEAUX FRÈRES ZENA CROWN PINOT NOIR OREGON
Price: $81.00 Your Price: $71.28 Quantity in Stock: 6
Ghizzano from Tuscany
2016 TENUTA DI GHIZZANO IL GHIZZANO COSTA TOSCANA
Price: $16.50 Your Price: $14.52 Quantity in Stock: 3
2019 TENUTA DI GHIZZANO IL GHIZZANO COSTA TOSCANA
Price: $19.50 Your Price: $17.16 Quantity in Stock: 7