Lot presentation

Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru Clos des Maréchaudes Domaine du Pavillon - Albert Bichot 2023

The wine

The Pavillon estate in Pommard comprises of four hectares and belongs to the Albert Bichot estate and company. Known for its Pommard Clos des Ursulines Premier Cru which it owns the entirety of, the Pavillon estate uses organic methods on its land. It should be noted that the Clos des Ursulines Premier Cru is one of the most flavourful wines that the Pommard terroir is known to produce. It is only since Albéric Bichot came to manage the estates in 1996 that they have found their sparkle and their consistency again. This is all thanks to the introduction of sound wine-making processes, organic methods with fine and elegant ageing producing high quality wines.
This Aloxe-Corton Premier Cru situated below the Corton Clos des Maréchaudes Grand Cru is defined by a shallower soil that does not have as much clay as its famous sibling. The name of this plot of land comes from the geography of the Savigny-lès-Beaune and Aloxe-Corton villages. As the lowest part between the villages was once swampy, it needed to be drained numerous times for the soil to dry out and become usable. And “maresche” meant swamp in Old French...

About the Producer Albert Bichot

When visiting Maison Albert Bichot, one is naturally inclined toward admiration even before tasting the wines! Mostly, on account of two reasons: the open, direct and humorous personality of Albéric Bichot – whose deep knowledge of Burgundian terroirs and people is remarkable – and the estate’s extraordinary architectural heritage, from its historic working cellars to its grand reception spaces.
Albéric Bichot acquired many plots, meaning that the maison now has 100 hectares of vineyards. Here we find the Clos Frantin and Domaine Château-Gris on the Côte de Nuits, the Domaine du Pavillon and the Domaine Adélie on the Chalonnaise coast as well as the Domaine Long Depaquit in Chablis and Domaine de Rochegrès in Beaujolais. These wines are certified as organic. At the same time, the maison carries out its trading business by purchasing only carefully selected grapes. The wines are all vinified in Beaune under the leadership of the very talented Matthieu Mangenot.
In recent decades, the estate has taken a major step forward with an unwavering commitment to raising quality. Wines from the estates’ vineyards and those from the négociant activity are kept separately, and the approach in both vineyard and cellar is as natural as possible. The grapes are vinified in a state-of-the-art vathouse located in the heart of Beaune. Albéric Bichot has brought renewed drive to the estate, and the results speak for themselves.