Luncheon With Chateau Pontet-Canet Owner Alfred Tesseron, Monday, January 13, 2020 12:30PM Start Time

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We are thrilled to welcome Alfred Tesseron, whose family owns Bordeaux’s acclaimed Château Pontet-Canet, Tesseron Cognac and Napa’s Tesseron Estate, for a three-course luncheon featuring Pontet-Canet wines and the inaugural release of the Tesseron Estate Pym-Rae, which has garnered a 97 point score from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate.

Tesseron Estate is a new venture for the family, their first in Napa. In 2016, they purchased Villa Sorriso, a Napa Valley estate previously owned by the late comedian Robin Williams who had named the vineyard “Pym-Rae,” the middle names of his first two children. The vineyard was planted over 25 years ago in the heart of the Mount Veeder AVA, and the Tesseron family have converted it to organic and biodynamic practices, as they have done with Pontet-Canet.

Join us and meet owner Alfred Tesseron as he guides us through the luncheon and a terrific array of Château Pontet-Canet wines as well as their exciting new Napa release!

MENU AND WINES POURED

First Course:
Mushroom Cream Casarecce
mixed mushroom medley, thyme, nutmeg, pecorino romano
2000 Château Pontet-Canet (94JS, 92 WA, $170)
2010 Château Pontet-Canet (100WA, 100JS, 97 WS, $300)

Second Course:
Braised Beef Short Rib
winter vegetable hash, pomegranate molasses, horseradish crème fraîche
2014 Château Pontet-Canet (98JS, 94WA, $140)
2015 Château Pontet-Canet (98JS, 96+WA, $195)

Third Course:
Coffee-Rubbed Lamb Rib Chops
roasted garlic polenta, brussels sprouts, red wine demi-glace
2016 Tesseron Estate Pym-Rae Napa Valley (97WA, $350)


FROM TESSERON ESTATE:
The Tesseron family, owners of Chateau Pontet-Canet and Tesseron Cognac, acquired Villa Sorriso in January 2016 and created the “Tesseron Estate”. Within this magnificent property of over 600 acres, 18,5 acres of vines were planted in 1990 over very steep hills.

Since the beginning of this adventure, the vineyard has been entirely converted to organic and biodynamic viticulture (Demeter-USA). Irrigation has been abandoned. The philosophy is much the same as at Château Pontet-Canet but adapted to the local conditions, of course.

The Tesseron’s have entrusted the responsibility of the vineyard to the young, Thomas Comme, who works in tight collaboration with his father, Jean-Michel Comme, the Régisseur of Pontet-Canet.

The vines are situated in the heart of the Mount Veeder Appellation in Napa Valley and are now at a perfect age to make a great wine. The average altitude is of 500m (1500 feet), allowing a certain freshness in the vines and giving balance in the wines. Until now, all grapes harvested had been sold to different wineries of “Napa Valley”.

From 2016, the vinification will be carried out by the usual team to further our meticulous way of working from vineyard to wine glass expressing the magnificent terroir of this estate.

Grape varieties of the vineyard:
75% Cabernet Sauvignon
7% Cabernet Franc
18% Merlot