US Wine Retailer of the Year 2012, Ed Sands and his son Michael Sands put on again a fantastic evening with an amazing selection of ultra-premium Bordeaux wines and the food of Blue Duck Tavern Chef Sebastian Archambault at the Fete du Bordeaux Dinner.
For more on Ed Sands: Calvert and Woodley’s Ed Sands 2012 Wine Retailer of the Year in the USA
As usual, the Fête du Bordeaux of Calvert and Woodley took place at the Park Hyatt in Washington DC - this year with Anthony Barton, Jean-Charles and Cazes Hervé Berland as special guests.
This is the second posting on the event, focussing on photos, providing a chronology of the event. I have already posted on schiller-wine:
Fête du Bordeaux of Calvert and Woodley in Washington DC, 2012, USA
Vendredis du Vin
The subject of this month (VdV #51) is: "Des Vins Vivants pour fêter la Mort"
"Alors je vous invite à nous faire partager le vin du dernier festin. Quel serait l’ultime vin à retenir ? Avant un dernier souffle, quelle serait votre dernière gorgée ? Aurez-vous le vin gai ou le vin triste ? Serez-vous seul ou accompagné ? Et si cette fin vous effraie, passez donc à l’étape d’après et imaginez le vin de vos funérailles, qu’aimeriez-vous laisser dans votre cave pour arroser vos amis ?"
As far as I am concerned, a Fête du Bordeaux with good food and lots of Bordeaux wines would be a perfect venu for exiting this world.
Before the Dinner in the Kitchen with Chef Sebastien Archambault
Chef Sebastien Archambault of the Park Hyatt Hotel and its signature restaurant Blue Duck Tavern prepared a fantastic dinner for us. I had a bit of time to talk with him before the tasting dinner.
Despite his French accent, Sebastien Archambault is a native, born in Texas, where his parents operated a small restaurant called Crepe Suzette. He returned to France with his family, cooking under the direction of Guy Savoy, Alain Ducasse and others. He later enjoyed a stint in Los Angeles' Andaz West Hollywood hotel and its RH restaurant. When Chef McBride decided to leave Blue Duck after about 20 years with the Park Hyatt Washington earlier this year, he called Sebastien Archambault his "ideal choice for my successor" in a release.
Named one of the finest restaurants in Washington, DC by Zagat, The Washington Post, and Washingtonian, Blue Duck Tavern features creative American cuisine crafted from the region’s seasonal ingredients. The centerpiece of the open restaurant is a wood-burning. Touches of dark oak, blue burlap, handcrafted furnishings and rustic wood tables create a warm atmosphere. The restaurant also features a private Chef’s Ttable seating up to 18 guests.
Reception
Mingling
Champagne
Finger Food
Anthony Barton (Owner)
Château Léoville-Barton - a Deuxième Cru en 1855 in the Saint-Julien appellation.
Château Langoa-Barton - a Troisième Cru en 1855 in the Saint-Julien appellation.
Jean-Charles Cazes (Owner)
Chateau Lynch Bages - a Fifth Growth in the village of Bages, just southwest of Pauillac
Château Les Ormes-de-Pez (Saint-Estèphe) - in the 2003 listing that was later annulled, Château Les Ormes-de-Pez was classified as one of 9 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnels; Château Les Ormes-de-Pez has decided to stay outside of the Cru Bourgeois Classification
Hervé Berland (Managing Director)
Château Montrose is a Deuxième Cru en 1855 in Saint-Estèphe
Chateau Tronquoy Lalande (Saint-Estèphe) was a Cru Bourgeois in the initial classifications and a Cru Bourgeois Superieur in the 2003 classification, which has been annulled.
Hervé Berland was 30 years with Château Mouton Rothschild, before retiring there and moving over to Château Montrose and Château Tronquoy Lalande in April 2012, just a few kilometers from Mouton in Saint-Estèphe. Since 2006, Hervé Berland had been Managing Director of Mouton Rothschild and with the Rothschild family since 1977.
The Dinner
Wine and Food
The wine maker dinner was attanded by about 160 people. It was quite an event - superb food, outstanding wines and very interesting people.
Anthony Barton (Owner)
Château Léoville-Barton - a Deuxième Cru en 1855 in the Saint-Julien appellation.
Château Langoa-Barton - a Troisième Cru en 1855 in the Saint-Julien appellation.
Jean-Charles Cazes (Owner)
Chateau Lynch Bages - a Fifth Growth in the village of Bages, just southwest of Pauillac
Château Les Ormes-de-Pez (Saint-Estèphe) - in the 2003 listing that was later annulled, Château Les Ormes-de-Pez was classified as one of 9 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnels; Château Les Ormes-de-Pez has decided to stay outside of the Cru Bourgeois Classification
Hervé Berland (Managing Director)
Château Montrose is a Deuxième Cru en 1855 in Saint-Estèphe
Chateau Tronquoy Lalande (Saint-Estèphe) was a Cru Bourgeois in the initial classifications and a Cru Bourgeois Superieur in the 2003 classification, which has been annulled.
First Course
Foie Gras and Chicken Breast Chaud-Froid Mache, Balsamic Vinegar
Blanc de Lynch-Bages 2011
Second Course
12-Hour Braised Goat Tomato Labneh Lemon Confit, Goat Consommé, Flat Bread
Château Tronquoy Lalande 2010
Château Ormes de Pez 2010
Château Langoa-Barton 2010
Château Lynch-Bages 2010
Château Léoville-Barton 2010
Château Montrose 2010
Third Course
Veal Medallion with sautéed mushrooms and pee wee potatoes with garlic and parsley
Château Langoa-Barton 2005
Château Lynch-Bages 2003
Château Montrose 2000
Fourth Course
Juniper Bread Coated Venison Loin, Poached Pears and Quince
Green Mango Chutney, Poivrade Sauce
Château Léoville-Barton 1999
Château Lynch-Bages 1995
Château Montrose 1995
Dessert
Rhum Baba Exotic Fruit Minestrone, Crème Chantilly
Château Suduiraut 1997
After the Dinner
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