Hospices de Beaune Reine Pedauque - Help needed

WINE TALK
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I got an attractive offer for some of these.

Corton Dr Peste and SLB 1er Fouquerand, from 03,04,05,06. I would perhaps be interested in 05 and 06.

My gut instinct is that these may be rustic, simple, and over-oaked.

Anybody set me straight?

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The dr Peste should be excellent…it was great out of barrel.

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Thanks, Mel - which year did you try?

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Henry - do you know who brought the wine up once acquired from the auction? That may be a factor in deciding which to purchase.

I’d be inclined to buy the 05 Corton if it was raised (for lack of a better word) by a great producer. Be patient with it though since its a Corton!

Edit- just brain paused and noticed that you have it listed…Reine Pedaugue. That’s why I asked the question… I have never heard of him/her/them! With that information, honestly I’d buy one to try first if that’s an option. Hospices wines can be delicious steals or extremely average poor value bottles in my experience.

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Hi Blair,

I got an informed reply via PM:

Essentially HDB wines are what they are: an average producer like Pedauque doesn’t make it much worse, just like a great prodicer such as Roulot, doesn’t make them much better

Thanks for the buy one to try advice. Although the price is attractive, I don’t have the wherewithal to do much experimenting at this level. I also wonder if a brute like Corton would be approachable at this stage.

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Back when I was drinking Burgundy (by crackey), there were two large negociants who were the
laughing stock of Burgundy…AnthonyRodet (otherwise known as TonyRodent) and…ReinePedauque.
Haven’t heard the name ReinePedauque nor seen the wines in yrs.
Tom

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I’ve had a Reine Pédauque Gevrey Chambertin 2009 last week and I’ve already forgotten all about it. Was not good, though not overly oaked, nor bad. Just nothing Gevrey…

But in general yeah, stay away from Reine Pédauque. If the price is great in this day and age, that’s your first hint. The fact that they have still that many back vintages is another.

My 2 cents.

Alain

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Thank you, gentlemen. I shall save my pennies.

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I visit the Hospices most years and buy. Having a good company do the elevage is essential. I would assume the RP people kept the barrel topped and used the right amount of SO2.
Dr Peste is usually excellent, AND was so in 2005 AND 2006…As somebody pointed out, proper storage etc is also key.

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Reine Pédauque was the supermarket label of the négoce, Château Corton-André, which itself was bought by Béjot last year. There’s no reason to assume that elevage was not done properly, and frankly the name of the eleveur matters not that much if they keep the original barrel and correctly top-up etcetea.

The more I think about it, the only potential for a real problem, is why are they being sold now? - did they spend months/years in a supermarket distribution chain, or what(?) Perhaps it’s Béjot selling off Corton-André stock, in which case probably no worries. If I was buying more than a couple of bottles, I’d want to do some tests, and/or get a bit more clarity…

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Hi Bill,

From the offer:

This collection come from a temperature controlled cellar of a collector who is sadly not allowed to drink wine anymore.

Could just be a line (the car was owned by a little old lady who only drove it to church on Sunday), but the seller is reputable.