Clive Coates MW (Master of Wine) is one of the world's leading wine authorities. Coates' lifetime of distinguished activity in the field has been recognised by the French government, which awarded him the Chevalier de l'Ordre du Mérite Agricole, and he's also been honoured with a "Rame d'Honneur" by Le Verre et L'Assiette, the Ruffino/Cyril Ray Memorial Prize for his writings on Italian wine, and the title of "Wine Writer of the Year" for 1998/1999 in the Champagne Lanson awards. more...
Dear friends,
Aubert de Villaine and I want you to know about Climats-du-Coeur,.an exceptional project that we are both deeply involved in, to raise money for the poor in Burgundy. Historically, we Burgundians have been very happy to donate our bottles and our time to charities all over the world, and this will always continue, but the need is so great at home that we decided to take action and invite our friends to help us here.
Climats-du-Coeur brings together eight domaines who have agreed to work as ‘duets’:
We will produce only 1,000 cases each containing four magnums – one per ‘duet.’ We will only do this once (it is not intended to be repeated), so you can imagine that we feel very fortunate to be working with grapes from the extraordinary 2009 vintage. We won’t bottle the wines until late next year, but we started an internet pre-sale in June and the response was wonderful.
I should note that these grapes, all of which are 1er Cru, have been donated not only by the eight ‘duet’ domaines, but also by some of the best growers in Burgundy. This is truly a widespread collaboration, and in fact, even the packaging materials and other production components have been donated. There is excellent information at www.climats-du-coeur.com.
Additionally, we shall bottle 25 jeroboams of each wine to be sold at auctions trough the world. If you know of any important auction in your country that would support the project kindly contact me (Veronique@drouhin.com) so we can discuss details.
Thank you in advance for your support and the help you can provide to let the world know about this one time great charity.
With our best regards
Véronique Boss-Drouhin and Aubert de Villaine
This wine week-end will be moderated by Clive Coates MW, and will feature the wines of the Domaine Bruno Clair in Marsannay, especially his Chambertin, Clos de Bèze, and Château Haut Bailly (cru classé, Graves) and Château Giscours (cru classe, Margaux). The proprietors will be present.
The week-end will commence on the Friday evening with a reception followed by a dinner featuring old wines of the Domaine Clair's Chambertin, Clos de Béze, the younger vintages being sampled at a tutored tasting on the Saturday morning. There will then be a light lunch. The afternoon is free.
The weekend recommences with a champagne recetion on the Saturday evening, followed by a dinner with the old wines of the Bordeaux estates. Again, the younger vintages will be sampled at a tutored tasting the next morning. The week-end closes after a light Sunday lunch.
The cost of the week-end is CHF 975, approximately 665 euros per person.
To reserve a room, or for further details, contact Beat Lussi, Banqueting Manager, quoting the Coates group.
E-mail beat.lussi@wilden-mann.ch
www.wilden-mann.ch
Tel (41) 41 210 16 66
Fax (41) 41 210 16 29
