April sees two once-in-a-lifetime events coming your way! Love Burgundy? Then the first one is for you. On the 19th of April, Wine Cellar and Winelab are hosting a Comtes Lafon 4-course lunch at Beyond Restaurant with a six-vintage vertical of Dominique Lafon’s famous Meursault 1er Cru Charmes. If you’re a Chenin enthusiast, join us for our Loire Legends tasting on the 24th of April. We’ll welcome Richard Kelley MW to take us through various vineyards and vintages from two of the Loire’s most revered producers – Domaine Huet and Moulin Touchais, back to 1964!
Comtes Lafon Lunch: 6-vintage vertical – R4,250
Cape Town: Friday, 19 April, Beyond Restaurant, Constantia
Time: 12h00 for 12h30
We’re delighted to announce a 6-vintage vertical lunch with Domaine des Comtes Lafon’s revered Meursault 1er Cru Charmes. At its best, white Burgundy combines power with ethereal delicacy, and the godfather of white Burgundy – Dominique Lafon – has mastered both. Join Wine Cellar and winelab. at Peter Tempelhoff’s Beyond Restaurant in Constantia on Friday the 19th of April for a 4-course lunch. Champagne on arrival will be followed by 3 courses served with the 6 vintages poured in pairs: 2020, 2019, 2016, 2015, 2008 and 2005. The final course will be served with magnums from Dominique’s biodynamic property in the Mâconnais – Héritiers du Comtes Lafon.
Loire Legends: Huet & Moulin Touchais with special guest, Richard Kelley MW – R875
Cape Town: Wednesday, 24 April, Wine Cellar Observatory
Time: 18h00 – 19h30
Sip Chenin with Wine Cellar and Richard Kelley MW as we take a deep dive into Chenin from two of the masters, Huet and Moulin Touchais. We’ll be pouring 15 wines from 1964 to 2022! Domaine Huet is revered for mineral-styled, long-ageing wines that will ‘silence a dinner party with awe and wonderment’, says Neal Martin. He continues, ‘No matter the site or the sweetness level, there is an ethereal and elegant quality to these wines that defies scientific analysis.’ Established in 1787, Moulin Touchais may have the largest, most impressive back-vintage offering on earth. Their 15km-long, underground cellars house roughly two million bottles – with some wines dating back to the 1850s.
