Friday, May 23, 2014

Winemaker Dinner with Château LAFON-ROCHET Wines and Winemaker Anaïs Maillet at Chef Bart Vandaele’s Hipp B Too Restaurant in Washington DC, US/France

Picture: Annette Schiller and Château LAFON-ROCHET’s winemaker Anaïs Maillet at B Too in Washington DC (Picture: Charlie Adler, TasteDC: Upcoming Food and Wine Events in DC )

Château LAFON-ROCHET’s winemaker Anaïs Maillet was in town (Washington DC) because of the Heart’s Delight events and owner Basile Tesseron asked Annette Schiller (ombiasy PR and WineTours) to organize a winemaker dinner.

See:
Announcement: Amazing Wine Maker Dinner Featuring Château LAFON-ROCHET on May 4th, 2014 in Washington DC, USA

Château LAFON-ROCHET is a 4ième Grand Cru Classé en 1855 in the Saint-Estèphe appellation. The visits of Château LAFON-ROCHET were highlights of the recent Bordeaux tours by ombiasy PR and WineTours.

For more on Château LAFON-ROCHET see:
A Tour and Tasting at Château Lafon-Rochet in Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux, with Winemaker and Owner Basile Tesseron (2013), France
An Afternoon with Owner Michel Tesseron at Château Lafon-Rochet, 4ème Cru Classé en 1855, in Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux
Tasting the Wines of Chateau Lafon-Rochet, Saint-Estèphe, 4ème Cru Classé en 1855, with Owner Basil Tesseron at the French Embassy in Washington DC, USA/France

Annette picked Bart Vandaele’s new restaurant on 14th Street, B Too, for the dinner. It turned out to be a great choice. With about 50 wine lovers attending, it was a sold-out event. The food was extraordinary: very creative and matching the gorgeous LAFON-ROCHET wines beautifully.

For more on Bart Vandaele, see:
A Feast with Jean Trimbach, Maison Trimbach in Alsace, and Chef Bart M. Vandaele at B Too in Washington DC, USA/France

Anaïs and Bart were the perfect hosts: Anaïs talked about LAFON-ROCHET and commented on each wine. She walked from table to table to meet everybody and to address questions that came up during the tasting. Bart made sure that the evening proceeded with clockwork precision.

Pictures: Château LAFON-ROCHET’s winemaker Anaïs Maillet and B Too Chef Bart Vandaele (Pictures: Charlie Adler, TasteDC: Upcoming Food and Wine Events in DC)

Annette was thrilled and honored to see eight out of the ten participants of last year’s Bordeaux tour at the dinner. Some even travelled long distance for this dinner to indulge in the memories of last September’s visit at LAFON-ROCHET and to reunite with their fellow Bordeaux wine lovers. The boisterousness at their table definitely added to the animated ambiance of the evening.

Pictures: The 2013 Bordeaux  by ombiasy Tour Group

Unfortunately I was out of the country and therefore not able to attend the dinner, but my friend Charlie Adler, TasteDC: Upcoming Food and Wine Events in DC, was so kind to take pictures. Annette also took some pictures.

Champagne Reception

Chicken egg / Caviar lolly pop / Beet salad sponge cake


Champagne Eric Rodez Grand Cru Ambonnay

Pictures: Champagne Reception (Pictures: Charlie Adler)

The Menu and the Wines

Since its opening a year ago B Too, sister restaurant of Belga Café on Capitol Hill, consistently receives high acclaims for its creative cuisine. Fresh, local, seasonal produce and continual creativity in the kitchen make every meal exceptional. The following menu was prepared by Chef Bart Vandaele to pair with the fruit and earth profiles of each wine:

Quail, endive, truffle, pear, peas
Château Les Pèlerins de LAFON-ROCHET 2009


Lamb head to tail, cauliflower flan, thyme jus, spring garden
Château LAFON-ROCHET 2006


Grilled short Rib, 3 carrots, provençale, sauce St. Estèphe
Château LAFON-ROCHET 2000


Foie gras, cacao, brioche, 20 y balsamico, cherry B-waffle
Château LAFON-ROCHET 1996


Visit Château LAFON-ROCHET with ombiasy PR and WineTours

This year again, ombiasy PR and WineTours is organizing a wine tour to Bordeaux, which will include a visit of and tasting at Château LAFON-ROCHET, with winemaker Anaïs Maillet and owners Michel (father) and Basile (son) Tesseron. For more information, see:

Upcoming in September 2014: Bordeaux Wine Tour by ombiasyPR – Bordeaux Immersion
or
www.ombiasypr.com

 
 
Pictures: Annette Schiller and Michel Tesseron at Château LAFON-ROCHET

Thanks

Thanks Bart and your team for a great event.


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