On 26 February 2004 the Civil Engineers' wine club is organising a fine wine dinner at Michelin-starred Pied à Terre in Charlotte Street, London W1, where Nick and I will be guests of honour (ie, we don't pay and do pontificate). Here are the proposed wines:
- Bollinger Rosé 1988 (1 magnum)
- Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 1988 – Louis Latour (2 bottles)
- Kaseler Kehrnages Riesling Auslese 1988 (2 bottles)
- Château Rausan Segla 1961 (2 bottles)
- Château Rausan Segla 1985 (2 bottles)
- La Fleur Pétrus 1982 (2 bottles)
- Château Batailley 1982 (2 bottles)
- Château Suduiraut 1989 (2 bottles)
Three-course dinner with coffee and petit fours
£150 members, £170 Guests, Available spaces: 12
Tickets from cecwine@cecwine.co.uk I have posted news of London's Civil Engineers' Wine Club before because their events look good on paper, or screen and I have now had feedback from those who have attended that they are indeed very well run. I'm posting below therefore the rest of their programme for the first part of 2004. Eight-course meal at The Capital Restaurant (2 Michelin stars) £350 Members, £370 Guests £30 Members, £35 Guests £30 Members, £35 Guests (The above eight wines in Impériale Format – six litres, equivalent to eight standard bottles) £60 Members, £70 Guests £30 Members, £35 Guests
The Superlative Wine Dinner
hosted by Serena Sutcliffe MW and David Peppercorn MW
Full menu and details on www.cecwine.co.uk
Tasting of Domaine de la Romanée Conti, German 2002s, et al
Tasting of Superstars from three countries
Impériale Tasting II
Six Decades of Wines
I have posted news of London's Civil Engineers' Wine Club before because their events look good on paper, or screen and I have now had feedback from those who have attended that they are indeed very well run.
I'm posting below therefore the rest of their programme for the first part of 2004.
- 27 January 2004
The Superlative Wine Dinner
hosted by Serena Sutcliffe MW and David Peppercorn MWEight-course meal at The Capital Restaurant (2 Michelin stars)
- Dom Pérignon 1985
- Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru, Louis Latour 1989
- Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru, Louis Latour 1990
- Château Latour 1975
- Château Lafite Rothschild 1986
- Château Montrose 1990
- Château d'Yquem 1976
- Château d'Yquem 1979
- Château d'Yquem 1980
- Dow 1977
£350 Members, £370 Guests
Full menu and details on www.cecwine.co.uk - 30 January 2004
Tasting of Domaine de la Romanée Conti, German 2002s, et al- Echezeaux DRC 1961
- Romanée St Vivant DRC 1974 (Jeroboam)
- Château Léoville Las Cases 1980
- Château Smith Haut Lafite 1964
- Château La Lagune 1989
- Château Grand Mayne 1990
- Tokaji Oremus Aszu 3 Puttonyos 1988
- Dr Loosen – Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett 2002
- Dönnhoff – Oberhauser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett 2002
- JJ Christoffel – Urziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett 2002
- Schneider – Wehlener Munzlay Trockenbeerenauslese 1976
£30 Members, £35 Guests
- 20 February 2004
Tasting of Superstars from three countries- Penfolds Grange Hermitage 1993
- Sassicaia 1987
- Tignanello 1977
- Château Margaux 1975
- Château Margaux 1987
- Château de Sales 1983
- Château d’Armailhac 1993
- Willi Schaefer – Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese 9 2002
- Mönchhof (Robert Eymael) – Erdener Treppchen Riesling Kabinett 2002
- Château Lafaurie Peyraguey 1971
- Château Suduiraut 1989
£30 Members, £35 Guests
- 19 March 2004
Impériale Tasting II- Château Pétrus 1992
- Château Haut Brion 1978
- Château Pichon Baron 1982
- Château Talbot 1979
- Château Lilian Ladouys 1990
- Château Lilian Ladouys 1993
- Pol Roger NV
- Château Climens 1999
(The above eight wines in Impériale Format – six litres, equivalent to eight standard bottles)
£60 Members, £70 Guests
- 30 April 2004
Six Decades of Wines- Château Talbot 1959
- Château Rausan Segla 1961
- Vieux Château Certan 1970
- Vieux Château Certan 1985
- Château Pichon Lalande 1974
- Château Pichon Lalande 1985
- Château Lafleur 1994
- D’Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz 2001
- Château Musar (White) 1969
- Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese (F W Gymnasium) 1975
- Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos 1988
£30 Members, £35 Guests
I have posted news of London's Civil Engineers' Wine Club before because their events look good on paper, or screen and I have now had feedback from those who have attended that they are indeed very well run.
I'm posting below therefore the rest of their programme for the first part of 2004.
- 27 January 2004
The Superlative Wine Dinner
hosted by Serena Sutcliffe MW and David Peppercorn MWEight-course meal at The Capital Restaurant (2 Michelin stars)
- Dom Pérignon 1985
- Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru, Louis Latour 1989
- Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru, Louis Latour 1990
- Château Latour 1975
- Château Lafite Rothschild 1986
- Château Montrose 1990
- Château d'Yquem 1976
- Château d'Yquem 1979
- Château d'Yquem 1980
- Dow 1977
£350 Members, £370 Guests
Full menu and details on www.cecwine.co.uk - 30 January 2004
Tasting of Domaine de la Romanée Conti, German 2002s, et al- Echezeaux DRC 1961
- Romanée St Vivant DRC 1974 (Jeroboam)
- Château Léoville Las Cases 1980
- Château Smith Haut Lafite 1964
- Château La Lagune 1989
- Château Grand Mayne 1990
- Tokaji Oremus Aszu 3 Puttonyos 1988
- Dr Loosen – Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett 2002
- Dönnhoff – Oberhauser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett 2002
- JJ Christoffel – Urziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett 2002
- Schneider – Wehlener Munzlay Trockenbeerenauslese 1976
£30 Members, £35 Guests
- 20 February 2004
Tasting of Superstars from three countries- Penfolds Grange Hermitage 1993
- Sassicaia 1987
- Tignanello 1977
- Château Margaux 1975
- Château Margaux 1987
- Château de Sales 1983
- Château d’Armailhac 1993
- Willi Schaefer – Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese 9 2002
- Mönchhof (Robert Eymael) – Erdener Treppchen Riesling Kabinett 2002
- Château Lafaurie Peyraguey 1971
- Château Suduiraut 1989
£30 Members, £35 Guests
- 19 March 2004
Impériale Tasting II- Château Pétrus 1992
- Château Haut Brion 1978
- Château Pichon Baron 1982
- Château Talbot 1979
- Château Lilian Ladouys 1990
- Château Lilian Ladouys 1993
- Pol Roger NV
- Château Climens 1999
(The above eight wines in Impériale Format – six litres, equivalent to eight standard bottles)
£60 Members, £70 Guests
- 30 April 2004
Six Decades of Wines- Château Talbot 1959
- Château Rausan Segla 1961
- Vieux Château Certan 1970
- Vieux Château Certan 1985
- Château Pichon Lalande 1974
- Château Pichon Lalande 1985
- Château Lafleur 1994
- D’Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz 2001
- Château Musar (White) 1969
- Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese (F W Gymnasium) 1975
- Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos 1988
£30 Members, £35 Guests