Tasting of Bordeaux: Past & Present
October 23, 2019
Charlotte Wine & Food (CWF) hosted a Bordeaux: Past & Present tasting at the Wells Fargo Executive Dining Room on Wednesday, October 23. Guests tasted their way through a mix of 38 current and back vintages at an elegant walk-around tasting and experienced how beautifully the carefully curated selection of Bordeaux aged.
“It’s thrilling when we get the chance to bring together an incredibly unique and rare event such as our Bordeaux: Past & Present tasting. It was a one-of-a-kind and memorable experience to taste through a vintage retrospective of so many iconic Bordeaux wines all in one room. And best of all, we raised over $5000 for our local charities benefitting children and their families in Charlotte.” - Lauren Deese, Executive Director, Charlotte Wine & Food.
The great majority of the current release wines featured were rated over 95+ points including the: Haut-Bailly 2015, Pape Clément 2016, Smith Haut Lafitte 2016, Pontet-Canet 2015, Clinet 2016, Léoville Barton 2016, and the Léoville Poyferré 2016.
A vertical of Château Léoville Las Cases magnums donated by Charlotte Wine & Food board member Palmer Steel including 1988, 1998 and 2008 vintages was auctioned off raising $1750 of the total funds raised.
The Wells Fargo Executive Dining Team lead by Executive Chef Michael Bader curated a perfectly paired menu of stationed and passed hors d’oeuvres taking cues from classic and modern French Cuisine. The highlights of the evening included the Sous Vide Farm Fresh Egg Custard, Truffled Veal Jus, Crispy Potato Galette as well an abundant display of assorted French cheese, pâté, and canapés.
Charlotte Wine & Food would also like to extend special thanks to our generous partners MISA Imports, Monsieur Touton Selection, LTD., The Wine Vault, and Tim Wallace for making this event possible.
Photo Credits: Poprock Photography