Prices soared during the 60th auction of the Hospices de Nuits, dimanche 14 March 2021, at the Château du Clos de Vougeot.
It is the "other" Burgundy sale, less famous than its sister Beaunoise, and all the more interesting. For their 60th edition, the auctions of the Hospices de Nuits broke many records, confirming the excellent momentum of the event in recent years.
The 2021 edition in figures
114 pieces (barrel of 228 liters) were offered for sale, including 112 in red An average price of the coin approaching € 17,000 Nearly € 2 million in total revenue soit an increase of about 18% compared to 2020 € 49,380 collected for the charity piece, a selection of Nuits-Saint-Georges premier cru, climate "Les Saints-Georges" old vines. This money will go to the Institut Pasteur, which will use it for its pandemic detection program.
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A winegrower's hospital
Purchased online, by phone or on site, these different vintages will not be immediately accessible to buyers. As is the rule – both in Nuits and Beaune – the primeur wine must finish its ageing at a Burgundy merchant. These vintages of the 2020 vintage will therefore return to their owners only after bottling, i.e. within at least 1 year.
⇒ Read also: Hospices de Beaune, 2020 year of all records
Founded in 1270, the hospices of Nuits are even older than those of Beaune. But they work in the same way: a winery that finances the local hospital. Resulting from various donations throughout history, the vines of the hospices of Nuits therefore finance the various health institutions of the municipality, the proceeds being recovered during these auctions.
