Gilbert & Gaillard Gold Medal for the Bourgogne Rouge Les Champans 2022

The estate's Pinot Noir takes the spotlight: our Bourgogne Rouge Les Champans 2022 wins a Gold Medal at the Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge 2026, with a score of 88/100. The jury ends its note with words that go straight to our hearts: “A success”.

Run by Gilbert & Gaillard, the French wine guide distributed in more than thirty countries, the International Challenge puts thousands of wines from all over the world before a panel of professional tasters every year. The wines are judged blind — the jury knows neither the producer nor the price — and only the cuvées deemed outstanding are awarded a medal.

Here is the tasting note published by the jury:

“Attractive, evolved, medium-deep red colour. Wild nose combining cherry in brandy and leather. The palate is clean and fragrant, with just the right amount of chew on the finish, forming a whole that is at its peak today. A success.”
— Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge 2026 jury

The Les Champans lieu-dit in Chassagne-Montrachet gives Pinot Noir deeper, more clayey soils that lend the wine roundness and generosity. While the village is world-famous for its great whites, its reds long remained a well-kept secret: hand harvesting, gentle maceration and measured ageing in oak barrels respect the natural expression of the fruit.

This Gold Medal rewards a wine that is drinking perfectly today, true to its terroir and immediately charming. It adds to the honours of the Mac Mahon family estate, Duc de Magenta, and celebrates the work of the whole team. The wine is available from the estate's online shop.

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