On October 8th I attended the Toast of France wine event. The tasting was a fundraiser in which 100% of proceeds benefit Wheeling Forward and Hurricane Relief.
The event was held at Le Dû’s wine shop at 600 Washington Street in lower Manhattan where I’ve been to many a wine tasting in the past. It was hosted by Somms, Yannick Benjamin, one of the co-founders of Wheeling Forward and by Jean-Luc Le Dû.
All of the French wine regions were represented with a table of wines served by volunteer Sommeliers. There was a live and silent auction, oysters in the Champagne room, cheese and paté in the main room, and some French guy strolling around playing the accordion. It was an enjoyable afternoon of sampling wines from all of France.
Some of what I sampled:
Champagne
NV Krug “Grand Cuvee” En Jeroboam
NV Larmandier-Bernier “Longitude” En Magnum
NV Marc Hebert Brut Rosé
Bourgogne
2014 Domaine Christine Moreau Chablis Grand Cru “Les Clos”
2014 Pierre Morey Meursault
2014 Domaine Antonin Guyon Pugliny-Montrachet 1er Cru “Pucelles”
2013 Domaine Armand Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Cazetiers”
Beaujolais
2015 Domaine des Billards Saint Amour
2015 Domaine de Haute Combe Julienas
2013 Chateau des Jacques Moulin a Vent “La Roche”
Bordeaux
2009 Le Petit Caillou de Ducru
2009 Chateau Bourgneuf
2014 Chateau Cartier
2012 Sirene de Giscours
2012 Chateau de Sales
Loire
2016 Domaine Pabiot Puilly Fume
2012 Domaine de la Chevalerie Bourgueil “Galichets”
Savoie/Jura
2008 Chateau d’Arlay Vin Jaune
2012 Domaine Berthet-Bondet “Tradition”
Alsace
2010 Domaine Trimbach Pinot Gris
2012 Domaine Zind Humbrecht Pinot Gris “Clos Windsbuhl”
Rhone
2014 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc
2013 Pierre Gaillard Cote Rotie
2014 Domaine J. Despesse Cornas
2012 Domaine de Beaurenard Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge
Provence/Languedoc
2009 Domaine Hauvette Baux de Provence “Cornaline”
2012 Chateau de Pibarnon Bandol
2014 Mas Daumas Gassace Rouge
Roussellon
2014 Domaine du Clos des Fees Les Sorcieres
2014 Chateau Haute Serre
