Acquéreur : Peter Smith Hospices de Beaune

Excellence rewarded: recognition of our breeding expertise.

Albert Bichot's Hospices de Beaune wines win outstanding awards

While our position as leading buyer naturally stems from sharing Hospices values with our customers, it also results from the trust and recognition they place in our expertise: raising Hospices wines is an art of which we are proud.

To gain an objective view of the quality of the Hospices wines we mature, Albert Bichot submits several cuvées each year to two international competitions, renowned for their exacting standards and independence: International Wine Challenge and Decanter World Wine Awards. Every year the Hospices wines aged by Albert Bichot are ranked among the world's best. These include:

  • Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru 2016: best red wine in the world (Red Champion) at the International Wine Challenge 2018.
  • Clos de la Roche Grand Cru cuvée Georges Kriter 2020: Platinum Medal 97/100 at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2022
  • Meursault 1er Cru Genevrières cuvée Baudot 2022: best French white wine (French white Trophy) at the International Wine Challenge 2024

Details of medals and awards won by Albert Bichot's Hospices wines

  • INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2024
    Exceptional results for Meursault 1er Cru Genevrières Baudot 2022: Trophy for Best White Wine of France, Trophy for Best White Wine of Burgundy, Trophy for Best Meursault and Gold Medal
    Gold Medal (95 points): Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru Cuvée Madeleine Collignon 2022
    Gold Medal (95 points): Meursault 1er Cru Genevrières Baudot 2022
  • INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2023
    Trophée du Meilleur vin blanc de Bourgogne, Trophée du meilleur Meursualt (Gold Medal, 96 points): Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes Cuvée Bahezre de Lanlay 2021
    Gold Medal (95 points): Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru Cuvée Madeleine Collignon 2021
  • DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2023
    Platinum Medal: Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes Cuvée Bahezre de Lanlay vintage 2021: 97/100
    Silver Medal: Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru Cuvée Madeleine Collignon vintage 2021: 94/100
  • INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2022
    Gold, Best Clos dela Roche, Best Burgundy Red Wine, International Trophy for Best Pinot Noir : Clos de la Roche Georges Kriter 2020
    Silver, Best Meursault, Best white wine of Burgundy, Best white wine of France: Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes Albert Grivault 2019
  • DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2022: Platinum Medal: Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Georges Kriter 2020
  • INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2021
    Gold, Best Red Wine of Burgundy, Best Red Wine of France, International Pinot Noir Trophy, Red Champion: Clos de la Roche 2019
    Gold Medal and Best Meurault: Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières Philippe Le Bon 2019
  • DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2021: Platinum Medal: Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 2019
  • INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2019
    Gold and Echezeaux Trophy: Echezeaux Grand Cru cuvée Madeleine Collignon 2017
    Gold and Corton-Charlemagne Trophy: Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru cuvée François de Salins 2017
  • INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2018
    Gold, best red wine of Burgundy, best red wine of France, International Pinot Noir Trophy, Red Champion (best red wine in the world): Mazis-Chambertin 2016 Cuvée Madeleine Collignon,
    Silver: Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Cuvée François de Salin 2016
  • INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2017
    Maison Albert Bichot: RED WINEMAKER OF THE YEAR
    Gold and Best Mazis: Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru 2015 - GOLD and Best Corton: Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Cuvée Roi Soleil, 2014
  • DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2017 - Silver: Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru, Cuvée Madeleine Collignon, 2015 - Silver: Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2014
  • DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2016 - GOLD: Corton Grand Cru, Cuvée Docteur Peste
  • 2012 INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2016 - GOLD: Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Cuvée Roi Soleil, 2014
  • INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2011 - Maison Albert Bichot: WHITE WINEMAKER OF THE YEAR
  • INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2004 - Maison Albert Bichot: RED WINEMAKER OF THE YEAR