BRILLIANCE FROM BURGUNDY
Date: 03/11/2021
Location: Institut Française, 17 Queensberry Place , South Kensington, SW7 2DT.
Price (per person): £80.00
Wednesday 3rd Nov – Brilliance from Burgundy at the Institut Francais
7pm arrival, first course served at 7.30pm. Finish at 10pm.
Burgundy is a fascinating and complex region, and the wines produced there are considered by many to be the best wines in the world.
I look forward to introducing you to a range of my favourite Burgundies - from Chablis through the Côte d’Or and down into Pouilly-Fuissé.
Our menu - from the always wonderful Limpet and David of Café Tangerine
Chicken liver paté with Champagne Cognac, cornichons and toasted brioche
Confit Duck, truffle mash, red wine jus
Claude Reine (greengage) frangipane
Our wines for the night
On arrival...
Crémant de Bourgogne, Maison Jaffelin
The whites...
Chablis Grand Cru ‘Vaudesir’, Domaine Fourrey
Pouilly Fuissé Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Simonin
The reds...
Volnay 2017, Benjamin Leroux
Santenay 1er Cru ‘Les Gravières’ 2017, Maison Jaffelin
... and then something wonderful to be confirmed with dessert.