Limited Northern Rhone Masterclass / Dinner
| Theme | Limited Northern Rhone Masterclass / Dinner |
|---|---|
| Venue | Collins Kitchen, private room – The Kitchen Room |
| Location | The Grand Hyatt, 123 Collins Street, Melbourne |
| Date | Sep 17, 2015 |
| Time | 7.30pm |
| Host | Yvonne Wallis and Dr Michael Lambourne |
Dear IWFS Victoria Members,
LIMITED NORTHERN RHONE MASTER CLASS/DINNER – THURSDAY 17th September – Maximum 15 ATTENDEES
In advance of our upcoming October 15 AGM dinner, which will be held at ‘The Seasonal Kitchen’ in Prahran (owned by member Beverley Sutherland Smith), we are holding a small masterclass for members who wish to see the very best wines of the Northern Rhone.
Yes – just over one week away. Limited to a maximum of 15 attendees, you will be tasting almost exclusively 100 Point Parker wines:
- From Côte-Rôtie, Guigal’s single vineyard wines affectionately referred to as the La La’s, from the brilliant vintages of 1998, 2003 and 2005 - La Mouline, La Turque and La Landonne. These are wines which Parker admits he has scored 100 points more times than any other wines. In fact, seven of the eight wines we will be tasting received 100 point scores.
- From Hermitage, Guigal’s 2005 Ex Voto Rouge (produced only in the best vintages), as well as Louis Chave’s L’Ermitage from 1990 and 1989. Another 100 point wine, Chave’s 1990 L’Ermitage is considered by some to be one of the greatest wines ever made.
- In advance of these red wines, we’ll manage to fit in a fabulous bracket of Northern Rhone whites from the Condrieu and Hermitage appellations featuring Viognier and Marsanne/Roussanne.
- We’ll kick it all off with canapés and Champagne – we’ve selected the 2002 Dom Perignon to begin.
We are quite confident that you’ll get to see some of the greatest examples of what the Northern Rhone can produce. Yvonne Wallis will be assisted by Adam Foster in presenting this tasting – Adam has not only spent time living and working in the Northern Rhone, but produces his own wine in the style of the La La’s.
Member Dr Michael Lambourne has assisted with the food and venue. He has booked us into the Grand Hyatt – Collins Kitchen. But more particularly we are eating in the private room, The Kitchen Room, that we can only enter by wandering through the kitchens. Michael has designed a very special menu with the chefs who are clearly very excited about our visit and have made a huge effort to impress.
Want to come along?
15 places won’t last too long. $685 a head. Next Thursday - 17 September, 7 for 7:30 at The Grand Hyatt, 123 Collins Street, Melbourne (Collins Kitchen, private room – The Kitchen Room).
Please note that this is likely to book out very fast so please respond quickly. Once you have emailed your wish to attend and received confirmation, you will need to pay immediately to confirm your place: ANZ Bank, BSB: 013 006, Acct No: 4851 19607, Acct Name: IWFS Victoria.
Look forward to hearing back from you soonest.
Yvonne Wallis - On behalf of President Erik Lehnacker