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The Hospices de Beaune Vineyard : Origin and Donation



AUXEY-DURESSES - BOILLOT VINTAGE:

In 1898, Antoinette BOILLOT donated her estate on Auxey-Duresses, Meursault and Volnay to the Hospices de Beaune.

BATARD MONTRACHET - DAMES DE FLANDRES vintage:

The Hospices de Beaune purchased a plot of this great vintage in 1989, and decided to name it Dames de Flandre in memory of the nun community of the Hôtel-Dieu.

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BEAUNE - Chancelier NICOLAS ROLIN vintage:
The great and powerful lord Nicolas Rolin, chancelor of the duke Philippe le Bon, was the founder of the splendid Hôtel-Dieu of Beaune which he had built in 1443. The philanthropic organization he created deserves him the admiration and the gratefulness of everyone. This vintage grew in 1963 thanks to a donation made by Madame Maurice PALLAGOIX to commemorate her husband who was the mayor of Demigny.

BEAUNE - GUIGONE DE SALINS vintage:
Wife of Nicolas Rolin, she participated in the Hôtel-Dieu foundation with her fortune and devoted herself to her husband's organization until her death.

BEAUNE - ROUSSEAU DESLANDES vintage:
The noble pair carrying this name were the founders of the Hospice de la Charité of Beaune, which has been of great help to the needy for three centuries.

BEAUNE - DES DAMES HOSPITALIERES vintage:
For over five centuries, the Dames Hospitalières have been of great help to the needy sick. Furthermore, several of them have made important legacies to the charity organization which they devoted themselves to.

BEAUNE - BETAULT vintage:
Hugues BETAULT, counselor and secretary to the King, and his brother Louis, established the women's infirmary and the big Saint-Louis room for sick men with their own money in 1615. These princely donations to the Hôtel-Dieu helped enlarge the poor people's home.

BEAUNE - BRUNET vintage:
Five members of this honorable and charitable family made legacies for the sick at different times.

BEAUNE - Maurice DROUHIN vintage:
Monsieur Maurice DROUHIN was the administrator for a long time, then fulfilled the important functions of vice-president of the board of directors of the Hospices de Beaune from 1941 to 1955. He was so attached to the Hôtel-Dieu that he wished to materialize it through a lasting donation of an important vineyard located in the best vintages of Beaune.

BEAUNE - CYROT CHAUDRON vintage:
In 1979, the CYROT CHAUDRON couple donated an important estate of fine vines, in Beaune and Pommard to relieve the Hospital's patients.

BEAUNE - CLOS DES AVAUX vintage:
These vines belonged to the Hospice des Charités before the revolution.

CLOS DE LA ROCHE - Georges KRITTER vintage:
In 1991, the Hospices de Beaune purchased a plot of this great Morey-St-Denis vintage, thanks to a legacy from Madame Georges KRITTER and according to her will.

CLOS DE LA ROCHE - CYROT CHAUDRON vintage:
In 1991, Monsieur and Madame CYROT CHAUDRON made a donation to the Hospices de Beaune in order to allow them to enlarge the new vineyard purchased thanks to Madame Georges KRITTER's donation.

CORTON - Charlotte DUMAY vintage :
In 1584, this benefactor bequeathed an important estate of vines located in Aloxe-Corton.

CORTON - Docteur PESTE vintage:
In order to respect her father's wish, expressed while he was a doctor at the Hôtel-Dieu, Madame the Baroness du Bay donated the estate of classified vintages which she owned at Aloxe-Corton to the establishment. This vintage was enlarged in 1965 by the donation from Madame Marcel FOURNIER, to commemorate her husband and her uncle and aunt, Monsieur and Madame THEVENOT-BUSSIERE.

CORTON CHARLEMAGNE - François de SALINS vintage:
François de SALINS was very attached to the Hôtel-Dieu and bequeathed, in 1745, his wine-growing estate located at Alaxe - Corton and Savigny.

CORTON VERGENNES - Paul CHANSON vintage:
In 1974, this benefactor bequeathed a plot of Pinot blanc "Chardonnay" vines.

MAZIS CHAMBERTIN - Madeleine COLLIGNON vintage:
This donation was made in memory of Monsieur and Madame Marcel THOMAS-COLLIGNON.

MEURSAULT - Jehan HUMBLOT vintage:
The lawyer carrying this name, residing in Beaune, wished to help relieve the sick, and he thus donated his estate at Laborde-au-Bureau to the Hôtel-Dieu in 1600.

MEURSAULT - LOPPIN vintage:
Several members of this family donated capital and real estate, at different times, to two establishments : Hôtel-Dieu and Charité.

MEURSAULT - GOUREAU vintage:
Mademoiselle GOUREAU bequeathed several estates located on the Masse, Corcelles, Mimande, Chaudenay, Ebaty, and Demigny to the Hospice de la Charité.

MEURSAULT CHARMES - Louis de BAHERZE de LANLAY vintage:
This benefactor, former inspector for the telegraphs, bequeathed his entire fortune to the Hospices de Beaune. This generosity allowed the first surgery unit to be constructed, as well as a building for old people.

MEURSAULT CHARMES - Albert GRIVAULT vintage:
The GRIVAULT couple donated a vine for the sick in 1904.

MEURSAULT GENEVRIERES - BAUDOT vintage:
The learned antique dealer from Burgundy and his family donated a rich collection of objects of art and of antiquities in 1880. The sale of this collection benefited the Hospice de la Charité, according to the donator's desire.

MEURSAULT GENEVRIERES - Philippe le BON vintage:
The Duke of Burgundy Philippe le Bon used all his power to help the Chancellor Nicolas ROLIN pursue his work of charity.

MONTHELIE - Jacques LEBELIN vintage:
The LEBELIN couple donated a large sum to help relieve the needy sick of the Hôtel-Dieu, at the beginning of the past century.

PENAND VERGELESSES - RAMEAU LAMAROSSE vintage:
The last descendant of this ancient Burgundy family bequeathed his home and vines to the Hospices and to his native village.

POMMARD - DES DAMES DE LA CHARITE vintage:
Independently of the devotion the nuns of the Charité put into caring for old people and orphans, which is admirable per se, several members of the order bequeathed their personal belongings to the establishment.

POMMARD - BILLARDET vintage:
The doctors carrying this name organized the surgical department of the Hôpital. The daughters and granddaughters of these surgeons made a large contribution to the town's charity organizations.

POMMARD - Raymond CYROT and Suzanne CHAUDRON vintage:
In 1979, the CYROT CHAUDRON couple donated an important estate of fine vines, at Beaune and Pommard, to relieve the sick.

POUILLY FUISSE - Françoise POISARD vintage:
At her death in 1994, Françoise POISARD left an estate to the Hospices, comprising two houses, land and vines including 4 hectares of Pouilly Fuissé.

SAVIGNY Les BEAUNE - Arthur GIRARD vintage:
This benefactor bequeathed a part of his property to the Hospices de Beaune in 1936.

SAVIGNY Les BEAUNE - FORNERET vintage:
This notable family from Beaune bequeathed an estate located on Savigny and Pernand to the Hospice de Beaune.

SAVIGNY Les BEAUNE - FOUQUERAND vintage:
Denis Antoine FOUQUERAND made a donation to the Hôtel-Dieu on February 8, 1844. His wife Charlotte-Claudine BONNARD had already established a will in favor of the Charité on May 1, 1832.

VOLNAY - BLONDEAU vintage:
The generous benefactor named François BLONDEAU donated an estate on Volnay, Pommard, Monthélie, Bligny, and Beaune to the Hospice de la Charité.

VOLNAY - Général MUTEAU vintage:
This generous benefactor donated a very important estate on Laborde au Château to the Hospices de Beaune.

VOLNAY SANTENOTS - Jehan de MASSOL vintage:
This counselor of the King at the parliament of Burgundy states in his will dated February 6, 1669 : "I leave all my possessions to my legatees, namely the poor of the Grand Hospital of the town of Beaune". The legacy included estates on Meursault, Demigny, and Travoisy.

VOLNAY SANTENOTS - GAUVAIN vintage:
In 1804, Monsieur Bernard GAUVAIN bequeathed all his possessions to the Charité; several years later, his widow donated her mansion in Beaune and her estates on Chivres and Laborde-au-Bureau to the same establishment.

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