Options 1 and 3 look great to me; I feel like if a place needs to turn tables it may not be the best option.
Option 1 or 3 is great. I will bring a champagne to kick start the evening!
I donāt have much burgundy other than a 2019 dujac morey, and a few village wines. Iām more than willing to purchase a bottle if anyone has suggestions?
You donāt have to bring burg especially if you donāt have any. Bring something youād like to drink; it sounds like you are pretty deep in Napa?
Napa is cool, Iāve been trying my best to get into it this past year after our trip last December, but they all taste way too similar, and most of them are just too much for my palate. Just canāt seem to fall in love with it unfortunately.
My specialty is in Tuscany, Specifically Brunello di Montalcino. Iāll review my cellar tracker and see what gems I can find.
I think Iām going to bring:
2008 AF Gros Richebourg
2009 Francois Bertheau Amoureuses
I can bring some Cali wines.
Beta Cabernet, Calera SVD Pinot, Duckhorn 3 Palmsā¦
Ok, I am glad I am not the only Cab guy. Iāll bring at least one cab and let me think about something elseā¦ā¦
Any updates on venue?
I havenāt had a reply from the EsmĆ© hotel yet so BarMeli is the solid option right now. Regarding the wines, Iāll bring the '05 Levet La Chavaroche and a '12 Jean et SĆ©bastien Dauvissat Chablis Vaillons VV.
Iāve also invited a non-berserker friend, sheāll bring a '98 Rene Rostaing CĆ“te-RĆ“tie La Landonne
That sounds good, let me know when you have a reservation! Burg and rhones sound great.
Any update on this event? I know the site was down.
I have a reservation for up to 10 people at BarMeli so the venue is secured. So far I think we are 8 so we have some room for a couple of last-minute attendees if we need to. Letās coordinate a time that works for everyone and we are all set. For me to start sometime between 7 and 8:30 pm is perfect.
I would start earlier as these sort of events tend to last quite a long time.
Also if people want to do RhƓnes I can bring a burg and a rhone, maybe 17 Allemand Chaillots and the 08 AF gros Richebourg; I think the amoureuses is likely best in a smaller group setting.
Itās a bit challenging for me to start before 6:30pm on a Thursday, but Iāll do my best to accommodate my calendar to whatever time the majority agrees upon. Just bear in mind that the kitchen is open until 11pm and the restaurant wonāt close until 12 or 12:30am
@J_Cangiano @Albert_R @Subu_Ramachandran @Hank_Victor Letās us know what time works better for you so we can close the planning stage
630 is likely fine.
Iām fine with whatever works with everyone else. I live very close to this restaurant so itās no issue.
So, whatās the theme to this tasting? RhĆ“neās and burgs, or are we doing a jambalaya?
I think white/red burg, champagne and rhone would be a pretty cool theme but thatās just me haha