Bouchard Pere et Fils Burgundy Wine Tasting with Specials Guest Chris Lozano and Victor Pepin Global Sales and Marketing Director Friday, March 14, 2025 - 7:30 PM and all the Bouchard Pere et Fils in the store on SALE!!
"The First Duty of wine is to be Red...the second is to be a Burgundy"
Harry Waugh
Ok- but we like the white wines of Burgundy also… and on Friday, March 14th we have our annual Bouchard Pere et Fils wine tasting showcasing the 2022 vintage from one of our favorite producers of chardonnay and pinot noir on earth.
Luc Bouchard has hosted several tastings throughout the years with us and so have other members of this landmark Burgundy house including winemaker for this famous property Frederic Weber and now that this incredible property has been sold to the Artémis Domaines we have our new friend Chris Lozano coming to conduct a tasting of older vintage wines from the cellars along with the newest release from Burgundy.
Toni will be making a few traditional Burgundian dishes to accompany the wines. This is a sit down pre-poured event and we only have room for 16 tasters. The fee for this event is $250 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.
Bouchard Pere et Fils Burgundy Wine Tasting
Friday, March 14th
7:30 PM
1989 Bouchard Pere et Fils Volnay Caillerets 1er Cru
1993 Bouchard Pere et Fils Le Corton Grand Cru
2002 Bouchard Pere et Fils Le Corton Grand Cru
2009 Bouchard Pere et Fils Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru
2012 Bouchard Pere et Fils Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Volnay Caillerets 1er Cru
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Le Corton Grand Cru
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Beaune Clos St Landry Blanc 1er Cru
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru
Menu
Selection of Cheese and Charcuterie
Foie Gras Torchon with Grape Jelly and Brioche Toast
Beef Tartar Served Over Bone Marrow with Quail Egg
Deconstructed Coq Au vin
Cherry Tart with Brie
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.
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Offering
“The acquisition of this stalwart Burgundy merchant hit the headlines last year when it came under the umbrella of Artémis Domaines, joining fellow Burgundians Domaine d’Eugénie and Clos de Tart, as well as wineries elsewhere, such as Château Latour and Château Grillet. This inevitably led to a reorganization, the négociant activities almost immediately ceasing except for a handful of long-term contracts they will respect, including Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze. Winemaker Frédéric Weber informed me that the vineyards in the Côte de Nuits will transfer over to Domaine d’Eugénie, therefore making winemaker Michel Mallard a busier man. “It’s completely logical,” Weber explains. “It takes two hours to get to Chambertin by tractor. So, it is much better to vinify those wines much closer.” There are also rumors about Artémis selling some of the less propitious vineyards. Still, nothing is confirmed yet (though one winemaker told me he would love to farm them, representing some redistribution of land ownership between an international conglomerate and smaller winemakers priced out of expanding their acreage.)
We then broached the vintage in question. “It was a warm and sunny year, warmer than 2020 and 2003, but the main factor was two spells of rain that arrived at the right moment. Winter had been drier than usual, but there was no frost damage. Spring came sooner and the vine growth was very quick. It was difficult during May and June, flowering early between May 20 and 25 in good conditions. There was no coulure. June started very warm. There was a big storm at the end of the month that saw 100-200mm of rain with some damage in Gevrey in terms of soil erosion. That was enough to avoid hydric stress, which we had in 2020. July was very hot and sunny with twice the sunshine hours. We did no de-leafing and sprayed white clay on the leaves to protect them. We did a green harvest, mainly on Pinot Noir, to create space between bunches. On August 19, a second storm of around 30mm of rain allowed the bunches to reach full maturity with good balance and increased tartaric acid. Harvest began in Volnay on August 26 and finished on September 10, stopping at 2 pm and using a cooling unit to keep the fruit at the right temperature. In three days, the alcohol levels in Volnay increased by 1.5%, so that was all picked on that first day. The Pinot Noir came in at 40hL/ ha, and for Chardonnay, it was 42hL/ha. I started the Chardonnay picking on August 29. Alcohol is around 13.5% with no acidification or chaptalization. The whites were pressed with whole clusters, being careful not to press too hard, fermented at 16° Celsius in stainless steel, then racked into barrel with the lees. I used SO2 for the first time one month after malolactic. Most cuvées will be bottled next spring.” Vinous
2022 Bouchard Pere & Fils Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Price: $681.75 Your Price: $599.94 Quantity in Stock: 6
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Chevalier Montrachet Grand Cru Magnum
Price: $1500.00 Your Price: $1320.00
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 3 Liter
Price: $1529.00 Your Price: $1345.52 Quantity in Stock: 1
2022 Bouchard Pere Et Fils Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru Magnum
Price: $697.00 Your Price: $613.36 Quantity in Stock: 3
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru
Price: $319.00 Your Price: $280.72 Quantity in Stock: 22
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Meursault Genevrieres 1er Cru 3 Liter
Price: $805.00 Your Price: $708.40 Quantity in Stock: 1
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Meursault Genevrieres 1er Cru Magnum
Price: $366.00 Your Price: $322.08
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Meursault Genevrieres 1er Cru
Price: $167.25 Your Price: $147.18 Quantity in Stock: 12
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Meursault Meursault Les Gouttes d'Or 1er Cru
Price: $144.75 Your Price: $127.38 Quantity in Stock: 3
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Meursault Boucheres 1er Cru
Price: $135.00 Your Price: $118.80 Quantity in Stock: 18
2022 BOUCHARD Pere et Fils MEURSAULT 1ER PORUSOT
Price: $135.00 Your Price: $118.80 Quantity in Stock: 6
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Meursault Les Charmes 1er Cru
Price: $162.00 Your Price: $142.56 Quantity in Stock: 5
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Meursault Perrieres 1er Cru
Price: $183.75 Your Price: $161.70 Quantity in Stock: 20
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Meursault Domaine
Price: $81.00 Your Price: $71.28
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Meursault Les Clous
Price: $92.25 Your Price: $81.18
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Beaune Clos St Landry Blanc 1er Cru
Price: $107.25 Your Price: $94.38
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Beaune Clos St. Landry Blanc 1er Cru Magnum
Price: $229.50 Your Price: $201.96
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Savigny Les Beaune Les Lavieres Magnum
Price: $146.25 Your Price: $128.70
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Volnay Caillerets Ancienne Cuvee Carnot 1er Cru 3 Liter
Price: $605.00 Your Price: $532.40
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Volnay Caillerets Ancienne Cuvee Carnot 1er Cru
Price: $125.00 Your Price: $110.00
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Echezeaux En Orveaux Grand Cru
Price: $450.00 Your Price: $396.00
2022 Bouchard Pere & Fils Beaune Clos De La Mousse 1er Cru
Price: $95.75 Your Price: $84.26
2022 Bouchard Pere & Fils Vosne Romanee
Price: $95.25 Your Price: $83.82
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Le Corton Grand Cru 3 Liter
Price: $985.00 Your Price: $866.80
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Le Corton Grand Cru Magnum
Price: $450.00 Your Price: $396.00
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Le Corton Grand Cru
Price: $205.00 Your Price: $180.40
2022 Bouchard Pere et Fils Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Price: $717.00 Your Price: $630.96
Older Vintages of Bouchard Pere et Fils on SALE!!
2021 Bouchard Pere et Fils Beaune Du Chateau Rouge
Price: $47.25 Your Price: $41.58
2021 Bouchard Pere et Fils Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay Reserve
Price: $27.00 Your Price: $23.76
2020 Bouchard Pere & Fils Les Duresses, Monthelie Premier Cru, France
Price: $75.25 Your Price: $66.22 Quantity in Stock: 5
2020 Bouchard Pere et Fils Beaune Du Chateau Blanc 1er Cru
Price: $47.25 Your Price: $41.58 Quantity in Stock: 5
2020 Bouchard Pere et Fils Beaune Marconnets 1er Cru
Price: $88.50 Your Price: $77.88
2020 Bouchard Pere et Fils Meursault Les Clous
Price: $82.50 Your Price: $72.60
2020 Bouchard Pere et Fils Savigny Les Beaune
Price: $51.75 Your Price: $45.54
2020 Bouchard Père et Fils Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Price: $300.00 Your Price: $264.00
2020 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS CHEVALIER MONTRACHET La Cabotte GRAND CRU MAGNUM
Price: $2500.00 Your Price: $2200.00
2019 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS CHEVALIER MONTRACHET La Cabotte GRAND CRU MAGNUM
Price: $2100.00 Your Price: $1848.00 Quantity in Stock: 6
2019 Bouchard Pere et Fils Le Corton Grand Cru Magnum
Price: $377.00 Your Price: $331.76 Quantity in Stock: 5
2019 Bouchard Pere & Fils Monthelie Cote de Beaune
Price: $46.25 Your Price: $40.70 Quantity in Stock: 20
2019 Bouchard Pere et Fils Beaune Marconnets 1er Cru
Price: $82.50 Your Price: $72.60
2019 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS GEVREY CHAMBERTIN
Price: $82.50 Your Price: $72.60
2018 Bouchard Pere et Fils Montrachet Grand Cru 3 LITER
Price: $5950.00 Your Price: $5236.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2018 Bouchard Pere et Fils Montrachet Grand Cru Magnum
Price: $2325.00 Your Price: $2046.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2018 Bouchard Pere et Fils Beaune Clos du Roi 1er Cru
Price: $76.50 Your Price: $67.32
2018 Bouchard Pere & Fils Nuits St Georges Les CAILLES 1er Cru
Price: $156.00 Your Price: $137.28
2017 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS LE CORTON GRAND CRU MAGNUM
Price: $425.00 Your Price: $374.00 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: 3
2017 Bouchard Pere et Fils Chambertin Clos De Beze Grand Cru Magnum
List Price: $825.00 Your Price: $726.00
2016 Bouchard Pere Et Fils Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru
Price: $245.00 Your Price: $215.60 Quantity in Stock: 13
2016 Bouchard Pere et Fils Pommard 1er Cru
Price: $95.00 Your Price: $83.60
2009 Bouchard Pere & Fils Les Duresses Auxey-Duresses Premier Cru
Price: $75.00 Your Price: $66.00 Quantity in Stock: 7
1995 Bouchard Pere et Fils Montrachet Grand Cru
Price: $795.00 Your Price: $699.60 Quantity in Stock: 1
1989 Bouchard Pere & Fils Comte Liger-Belair La Romanee Grand Cru
Price: $1950.00 Sale Price: $1650.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
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