The 2010 Burgundies in bottle are surpassing what they showed in barrel last fall! (At least the ones that are in bottle so far.) All of the rave critical reviews we’ve been seeing (Burghound, Wine Advocate, Tanzer) are from barrel tastings last October & November – that’s also when I tasted over 400 examples of the miraculously good 2010 vintage.

Now that some are in bottle, I am happy to report that they may have gotten even better along the way. This week we held our annual portfolio tastings for all of the trade buyers in Washington & Oregon, and the first round of in-bottle samples of the 2010s arrived about 2 weeks ago.

Tasting through some 80 different wines over the last two days, these things became abundantly clear – there is a crystalline purity to the fruit, the flavors are concentrated and intense, and the wines are uncommonly refreshing. They just delight the palate and compel you to take another sip.

As long as I’ve been following Burgundy, I’ve never seen a vintage like this – it is truly unique. Super low yields (down 30-50+%), a cold summer, a wet fall, a preponderance of millerandage grapes (tiny “shot berries” that never fully formed) – all conspired to create some of the most classically great Burgundies we may ever see.

Harvest in Burgundy, 2010 Photo Andrea Johnson

Already in bottle are the 2010s from Domaine Pavelot, Marc Roy, Hubert-Verdereau, Violot-Guillemard, Domaine de Nugues, Domaine Ninot, and some of the Benjamin Leroux line-up, as well as the whites from Buisson-Charles and part of the Domaine Thibert stable. All of the rest of our producers are bottling their ‘10s now and over the next couple of months – so we’ll be seeing everything arrive on these shores by October for the most part.

Early faves from my tastings this week – the Pavelot Narbantons & Dominodes, the Marc Roy Marsannay Blanc & Gevrey Clos Prieur, the Hubert-Verdereau Bourgogne Rouge & Volnay Robardelles, The Violot Guillemard Clos des Mouches & Pommard Rugiens (holy sh*t!), the Fleurie from Nugues, NInot’s Mercurey VV, and the Leroux Bourgogne Rouge and Savigny-lès-Beaune. Oh my…

On the white side – the ‘10s are simply the best wines they’ve ever made at Buisson-Charles, and that’s saying something. Ditto for Domaine Thibert. A veritable cornucopia of delights indeed.

I also had the opportunity to open a number of ‘08s and ‘09s at our trade tastings this week. I found the ‘09s to be exactly where I expected – rich, fruity, juicy, succulent, and flat-out wines of pleasure. The surprise was the development of the ‘08s – many of which have now evolved to start showing some lovely secondary aromas and have taken on weight while integrating the acidity nicely. Special knockouts were the ’08 Echezeaux from Jean-Marc Millot, the ’09 Volnay VS from Michel Lafarge, and the ’09 Millot Echezaux – full-on yum!

Harvest lunch 2010 with Huber-Verdereau Photo - Andrea Johnson

While qualitatively we have an abundance of riches, don’t forget that the tiny Burgundy crop in 2010 left us with very little wine to go around. Quantities are miniscule in many cases. Keep your eyes glued on your email for our upcoming pre-arrival offers, and act quickly if there are any wines you want to secure, because they simply will not be around for more than a few minutes in most cases.

The best news is the pricing. We have finally received final 2010 prices from our producers, and the vast majority are flat from last year, with a number of them actually going down a bit, and a few up just slightly. The relative strength of the dollar is also working in our favor, so even with the smaller volume available we will not be seeing significantly higher prices for the 2010s Hallelujah!

I’m looking forward to seeing you here in Carlton for our pre-Memorial Day weekend special tasting of Vintage Grower Champagnes and the great Freddy Mugnier too. This one will clearly rock…

My quads remind me exactly how far 26.2 miles is every time I take a step down the stairs. There are a lot of stairs in our 3-story home. My family can hear me coming from miles away, as I grunt down each step. I’m now in day two of recovery from the Eugene Marathon, where I beat my previous best by over 25 minutes. Very happy about that, and very happy to reward myself and indulge in some of the fabulous delights Portland has to offer. My first craving was for a great burger and fries, which led me directly to Little Big Burger in the Pearl district, followed by a pilgrimage to the new NW 23rd location of ice-cream maestros Salt & Straw for some sinfully decadent olive-oil ice cream. Now I’ve convinced myself that a slice of Ken’s Artisan Bakery’s chocolate poundcake is what I really need. At least it’ll take the focus off of the quads for a minute…

Post-marathon breakfast of champions...

Bud-break has finally hit in all of our vineyards – earlier than last year but still about 10 days behind “average”, whatever that is. It would be nice for a change to not be headed for a November harvest. We’ll see what summer brings us (and let’s hope summer arrives sometime prior to September this year…)

Between now and harvest it seems like non-stop action around here, starting this Friday night with our continuing series of First Friday Happy Hours in Portland. Join us Friday evening from 5-7 to kick off the weekend with a couple of stellar Grower Champagnes plus our new releases – the 2009 La Paulée and 2010 Audrey.

Then on Saturday in Carlton from Noon to 5, it’s the official release party for the ’09 La Paulée, which we’ll be pouring alongside the last of the ’08, the ’10 Audrey, and the ever-popular Crémant from Huber-Verdereau and the St. Véran from Domaine Thibert. Sounds like a party!

Then on Thursday May 11th I’ll be the guest winemaker at Jory restaurant at the sumptuous Allison Inn & Spa in Newberg at 6:30pm – drop by for some free tastes and a chance to hang out and talk Pinot, Burgs & Bubbles…

Two more upcoming events I should mention now – our last Burgundy seminar for the season is on May 18th in Portland, this time with a focus on White Burgundy – covering all the great whites from Chablis down to the Mâconnais. Seats are still available but filling quickly – email Kelly Karr to grab yours asap…

On May 19th in Carlton from 12n-5p, we’re continuing the tradition of special tasting events on the weekend before Memorial Day weekend – specifically our tradition of great Champagne tastings on the weekends before the big holiday extravaganzas. This year, for the first time ever, it’s a focus on Vintage Champagnes – limited-production bottlings from some of the region’s top growers – featuring some of our favorites from the ’02, ’04 & ’06 vintages from José Dhondt, Camille Savès and Marc Chauvet. DO NOT MISS THIS!

Speaking of Champagne, I’ll be heading off for a few weeks in Champagne and Burgundy right after Memorial Day, and plan to return with a few new Champagne producers to add the our portfolio for the fall. Several of our customers will be joining me for a one-week intensive insider’s tour of Burgundy in the middle of this trip, which is always a blast. It’ll be a grueling schedule of tasting, tasting, tasting, and more tasting, followed by eating, eating, and more eating. And you wonder why I run marathons…

The two magnificent sunny and 80-degree days we just had have already yielded to gray, drizzle, and 60-degree days – but they have also pushed the vines to wake up a bit and start their annual march toward producing some ripe Pinot Noir. I haven’t seen any leaves popping out in any of our vineyards yet, but some sites are reporting bud-break, and we’re definitely just a matter of days away. (He says with a mix of great confidence and fear.)

Buds about to burst at Azana Vineyard - 4-22-12

Moving on to things that are somewhat in our control (as life is way too short to dither about those things we can’t), we’ve got some seats open for our Burgundy seminar in Portland Friday night, focusing on the great reds of the Côte de Nuits. We’ll be exploring all of the famous villages and appellations, and sampling examples of Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St. Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Clos Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée & Nuits-St. Georges. $65 covers the class, the wines, the charcuterie and cheeses. Email Kelly Karr to book -  please join us if you can…

Hot on the heels of our Audrey release party last weekend, it’s the release of the 2009 La Paulée Pinot Noir coming up in Carlton on Saturday May 5th. The ’09 La Paulée is another succulent beauty from our old-vines at Maresh Vyd. in the Dundee Hills, with great concentration of flavors, and a seductive fruit richness that delivers big pleasure right out of the gate (though it should continue to improve over the next 5-7+ years.) The warm 2009 vintage gave us great fruit to work with, and the wines are built to please. I truly can’t wait to share this one with you…

I’m writing this in the midst of angst and sorrow after watching my beloved Barcelona lose to the hated Chelsea in the Champions League semi-finals today. Please join me in hoping that either Bayern Munich or Real Madrid crush them in the final. It’s only fair…

I can’t stay down in the dumps long, though, as I have to rally and get pumped for the Eugene Marathon on Sunday. My training has been good, I feel strong, and I’m as ready as I’m gonna be. Now it’s just 26.2 miles between me and a great deal of soreness. If you’re down that way, come watch the finish in historic Hayward Field at the U of O – I’ll be the very tired older gentleman wheezing across the line in 4-hours and some minutes if all goes well. Wish me luck! 

Well, it looked and felt like spring here for a couple of days, anyway. The abnormally warm spring in France has cooled down, on the other hand, bringing a frost to parts of Champagne over the weekend and some hail in Burgundy today. I guess I’ll take another late start to the growing season here rather than fret through the ravages of hail and frost. Nobody said this was ever going to be easy, indeed…

Things I love – After Burgundy & Champagne, Chocolate would certainly top the list. I truly cannot go a day without it. I think I run marathons so I can continue to indulge my choco-holic ways. Just one square of some really good dark 70-85% chocolate does it for me. If you want to throw in some salt-caramel, or just some sea-salt, that’s good too. These days I’m especially partial to Portland chocolatiers Xocolatl de David (Olive oil bar, salt-caramel bar, Bacon bar, Parmesan Cheese bar), and Woodblock Chocolates (salt bar and salt & nibs bar). Insanely good stuff…

More things I love – watching Barcelona play the game we call soccer. We are fortunate to be on the planet at the same time as Lionel Messi, Xavi, Iniesta & Cesc Fabregas. Not since the heyday of hockey’s Wayne Gretzky at the Edmonton Oilers has one athlete so completely dominated a sport like Barcelona’s Messi. He gets my vote as the best team-sport athlete alive. He is an absolute wonder, and his play makes it a joy to be alive. Really, he’s that good. (I am also thrilled that my beloved Arsenal have turned their season around to finish strong, and are headed to finish several places above the dreaded Chelsea. There is a god after all…)

Things I never thought I’d love – Running. I’m 2+ years into my running habit, and am honestly and truly enjoying it immensely. I’m in my last week of high-mileage training before the Eugene Marathon on April 29th, and I’m contemplating an ultra-marathon for the fall. Yes, I must be insane. I have no idea what the so-called “runner’s high” is all about, but somehow I just keep putting one foot in front of the other and it all works out. Please remind me how much I love it the day AFTER the marathon, when I’ll be hobbling up and down the stairs in great pain, much to the delight of the family…)

Technology I love – Spotify. $10 a month and all the music you can eat, and all easily downloaded right onto the iPhone. Everything from obscure CS&N demos and old Dolly Parton singles to the latest from Adele and everything in between. That album you used to listen to in college, but could never find anywhere again? It’s on there. For a music freak, it’s digital heaven…

Guilty pleasure that I love – SMASH. I’m not much of a TV watcher, in fact have at times gone years without it save for sports. But I am hooked on this NBC series, a soap-y behind the scenes look into the production of a Broadway musical. The dialogue can leave a lot to be desired, but the cast and music are great, and I have been thoroughly sucked in. Watch at your own risk… 

While the rest of the northern hemisphere enjoys spring, we’re still in the depths of a soggy and chilly prolonged winter here in Oregon. A mild winter, to be sure, but it seems like an exceptionally long one this time around. We get those rare occasional glimpses of the sun, followed by several more days of incessant rain…

Not that I’m complaining. I knew what we signed up for when we moved here 11 years ago. Once, however, just once, couldn’t we get an early start to the season? Could we possibly get through bud-break and flowering before July? Is that too much to ask?

Buds are out in Pommard!

Climate-change has removed any regularity to weather patterns. Not just here, but seemingly world-wide. Or wherever Pinot Noir is grown, at the very least. Once again they had full-on bud-break in March in Burgundy this year – meaning that they could be headed for another August harvest over there. That would be the 4th time in the last 10 years. It has only happened six times in the last 300 years!

Moving on, as there’s no use stewing on matters beyond our control – I am looking forward to a very busy “spring”, with a bunch of great events scheduled at the winery and our new Portland space, as well as a quick trip to New York, and then running the Eugene Marathon on April 29th. (As I write this I’m nursing sore quads from the Race for the Roses Half-Marathon last Sunday. I beat my previous best time by 15 minutes, but the body is letting me know it feels slightly abused!)

We’ll be kicking off the month with our continuing series of First Friday Happy Hours in Portland from 5-7p on Friday, with a great flight and a SPLURGE pour of some ’08 Mugnier! If you haven’t checked our new Portland event space yet – please come on by on Friday – we’re at 2537 “A” NW Upshur, Portland 97210.

Saturday the 14th in Carlton we are putting Chambolle-Musigny on sale! All of the remaining ’08 and ’09 Chambolle 1er Crus from Anne & Hervé Sigaut will open for tasting and on sale at 33% off – the best prices you will ever see on these hand-crafted beauties. Come early before we run out – we’ll be open 12n-5p that day…

And then, it’s the official debut of our 2010 Audrey Pinot Noir, with a special release party and futures pick-up event in Carlton on Saturday April 21st. We held on to a small stash of this one, so if you didn’t order futures last fall you can still get your hands on some. The ’10 model may be right up there with the ’08 as the best Audrey yet, so be sure and join us and taste, as this is probably the only time it will be open for tasting this year…  

Plenty more on the way on top of all that – details soon…

All of the major critics have now weighed in on the 2010 vintage in Burgundy, and they are unanimous in their assessment. As I found in my tastings of over 400 2010s last November, this is a classically great vintage. The newest report is from Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate, where Burgundy coverage is now provided by Antonio Galloni –

“I am thrilled with the 2010 vintage. The wines are racy, show fabulous minerality and are true to site. In other words, the vintage embodies all of the qualities that make red Burgundy one of the world’s most compelling wines.”

Galloni goes on to say “The 2010s have huge fruit, but also good acidity and finessed tannins. Many growers like to say 2010 has the fruit of 2009 and the structure of 2008.” I would concur, and add that there is a pristine and decidedly crystalline quality to the fruit in 2010 that I find incredibly attractive, and downright stunning in the best examples.

The downside is that yields were down 30-50% on average, so the supply is severely limited. More from Galloni – “Given the miniscule production of the 2010s, this is one vintage where readers will want to snap up the wines as soon as they become available. My suggestion is to move quickly, which is exactly what I plan to do.”

As to pricing, the diminished quantity has seen most producers raise prices slightly above the 2009 levels, but nowhere near enough to offset their 30-50% crop loss. The good news is that the dollar is stronger than at most points last year. So while prices will be up, the rise will be mitigated by a better exchange rate this time around.

Most of the 2010s have not yet been bottled, and will not reach our shores until later this year, with the majority arriving this fall. Keep your eyes on this space and your email for pre-arrival offerings and release announcements. Like the man says, this year you truly do need to move quickly.

Two of the early-release 2010s have just arrived, and they are flat-out two of the best values of the year. The 2010 Mercurey Vieilles Vignes from Domaine Ninot is quite possibly the best red Burg under $30 on the planet (it’s $28), with bright red berry fruit and excellent concentration and depth for this level – you should definitely snap this one up by the case asap. The same goes for the 2010 Fleurie from Domaine des Nugues, Cru Beaujolais at its very finest, brimming with yummy fruit and a captivating nose, all for just $22. Like everything in 2010, supplies are limited, so don’t snooze. Email Kelly Karr to grab yours now…

La Paulée de San Francisco is in the books – the U.S. take on the legendary Burgundian tradition of post-harvest bacchanalia and celebration. NYC mega-sommelier Daniel Johnnes rotates New York and SF as the site for his annual event, and this year’s version on the west coast was a rockin’ good time for all.

Over 25 of Burgundy’s top producers were on hand for four days of tasting and feasting, including four from the Scott Paul portfolio (Domaines Bonneau du Martray, Michel Lafarge, Benjamin Leroux and Marc Roy.) The main event is the  Grand Tasting on Saturday afternoon, where every producer pours several of their current releases, and a dozen or so of SF’s top restaurants serve small plates to go with the wines.

With over 100 wines on offer, I didn’t get to them all, but I managed to hit the majority. It was the opulent and appealing 2009 vintage that was being poured, and this tasting served to reinforce my conviction that the 2009 Burgs are some of the most immediately accessible and downright likeable young Burgundies one may ever run across. Brimming with ripe fruit (but not in a New World fashion), these wines are truly built to please.

Benjamin Leroux pours at the Grand Tasting

Wines that knocked me out included both the ’08 & ’09 Corton-Charlemagne from Bonneau du Martray, the ’09 Chambertin from Camille Giroud, the entire line-up of grand Crus from Domaine Ponsot (especially the Clos St. Denis), the Volnay Mitans and Clos des Chênes from Lafarge, Griotte Chambertin from Fourrier, Meursault Perrières from Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, The Gevrey Cuvée Alexandrine from Marc Roy, Clos des Mouches Blanc from Drouhin, Meursault Genevrières from Antoine Jobard, and my favourite wine of the day was the stunning Clos St. Denis from Benjamin Leroux – quite simply flat-out great.

The Grand Dinner Saturday night featured older vintages from each of the producers, as well as all the wines that everyone in attendance had generously brought to share with tablemates and friends. It truly depends on who is at your table – some folks obviously have deeper cellars than others. No matter where one is seated, great bottles of older Burgundy are flowing all night long.

Daniel Johnnes with the 9L of Musigny

I was seated with Alexandrine Roy and Rolande Masse (winemaker for the Hospices de Beaune), and across from Véronique Drouhin, Frédéric & Chantal Lafarge and Benjamin Leroux. Suffice it to say a decent amount of good wine crossed our tables over the course of the night.
Some of my faves for the evening, in no particular order: a lovely ’85 Gevrey Clos Prieur from Marc Roy, ’83 Romanée St. Vivant from Cathiard, ’99 Corton-Charlemagne from Bonneau du Martray, ’02 Montrachet in Magnum from Drouhin, ’87 Batard Montrachet from Ramonet, ’99 Richebourg from Anne Gros, ’99 Chablis Clos from Dauvissat, ’90 Clos de Bèze from Drouhin, ’93 Clos Vougeot from Robert Arnoux, and a ’73 Echezeaux from Mugneret. (The evening started with a Salmanazar (9L bottle) of 2000 Musigny from Jadot – enough for a taste for everyone in the room. Not a bad way to kick off dinner…)

In all it was a great weekend of deep Burgundy immersion and some glorious weather in San Francisco. Research for my forthcoming book on the Paulée tradition is nearing its conclusion, and a chapter on the U.S. Paulées is on the works.  Kudos to Daniel Johnnes for such a well-run event, and thanks to all for sharing all the amazing bottles!

I’m nearing the end of the writing process for my book – “La Paulée, the legendary harvest celebration in Burgundy”, but of course there always seems to be more research to do. That’s the problem when you’re researching wine-related subjects – there’s always more great old wine to taste and more bacchanalia-fueled events to attend. Hey, we do what we must.

This time I’m off to San Francisco for “La Paulée de San Francisco”, the annual U.S. version of the event that swaps back and forth between New York and SF yearly. Longtime NYC power-sommelier Daniel Johnnes puts together these American versions of the events. While they are clearly not the Burgundian original, they are definitely in the same spirit, and they most certainly do not suck. Not one bit.

Writer Jordan Mackay and mega-somm Raj Parr at La Paulée de Meursault, 2009

This year’s line-up of attending producers includes the legendary Aubert de Villaine of DRC, Frédéric Lafarge, Laurent Ponsot, Jean-Charles from Bonneau du Martray, Benjamin Leroux, Jean-Marc Roulot, Véronique Drouhin, Alexandrine Roy, and a couple dozen more. Not to mention superstar chefs including Thomas Keller and Daniel Boulud. It’s a good thing I’m training for another marathon in April – I’ve put in enough mileage the last several weeks to at least somewhat feel I’ve earned all the goodness about to come my way… (Which reminds me of a veritable orgy of food I took part in back in the 90s. In one 7-day period I managed to eat at Daniel in NYC, The French Laundry in Napa Valley, and Alain Ducasse and Pierre Gagnaire in Paris – returning home with more than a little extra weight and triglyceride numbers so high they were “off the charts, immeasurable”,  but we digress…)

At any rate, I’ll be reporting back on all the wines, food and festivities – posting, tweeting, etc., all in the name of science and good reporting, of course.  Stay tuned, action to come…

Last saturday in Carlton we invited everyone for a vertical tasting of our La Paulée Pinot Noir. It was exciting for us to open every vintage we’ve released of the La Paulée, and pour them side by side. The last time we opened them all at once was in the summer of 2006, so it had been a while, and there were of course a few new additions to the line-up as well.

From the first La Paulée in 2002 through the current-release 2008, I was quite happy with all of them, and thought they were each a good representation of what the individual vintage had given us. That makes me very happy, as the goal of the La Paulée bottling is to present the best overall expression of the vintage, using fruit from a number of our different vineyards to come up with the most-balanced blend. Here then, my quick notes on each of the wines –

2002 – I was managing Domaine Drouhin Oregon at the time, and Véronique Drouhin graciously offered to sell me fruit from a really prime block of the DDO estate, a mix of own-rooted Pommard and Dijon clones planted in 1989 on the mid-slope below the winery. It was an excellent vintage in the valley, one of the best ever in fact, and the ’02 La Paulée was clearly the star of the day for me. It is everything I look for in mature Pinot – layers of secondary aromatics, soft, silky textures, a good reserve of primary fruit still in evidence, and a long, elegant finish. Sadly, there is no only one bottle left in our cellar. This is rockin’ good stuff. If you have any, drink now or over the next 2-3 years.

2003 – From Shea & Stoller fruit. The hottest year on record, and a vintage that produced a lot of over-the-top wines. I was happily surprised that this one was still pretty fresh and vibrant. Big fruit, bigger tannin than we normally see, but still pretty juicy and succulent. A bit too much for me, but nice in the contect of the vintage. Drink now and over the next 3-5 years.

2004 – From Shea, Stoller, Three Sisters & Ribbon Ridge. A cooler year with some rain, but the wines ended up better than expected at the time. Understated, nuanced, developing some nice secondary flavors, but nothing outstanding. Probably my least favorite of the flight. Drink now and over the next 3-5 years.

2005 -  Shea, Stoller & Ribbon ridge fruit. A vintage that was not roundly praised at the time, but we always loved it. A vintage that favored elegance and finesse, and this one shows it in spades. Captivating aromatics, nicely integrated acidity, refined and pretty. Subtle, but very seductive. Love this wine! Drink now and over the next 5-7 years.

2006 – Ribbon Ridge, Momtazi, Stoller & Shea. Another hot year, but not as much as ’03. This is showing really well right now, with a deliciously rich mid-palate full of juicy fruit, nicely balanced, good length. It’s a very sexy, showy wine, sort of the stylistic opposite of the ’05, but yummy all the same. Has at least another 5-7 years of upside potential.

2007 – Maresh, Ribbon Ridge, Shea & Momtazi fruit. A cool and damp year that took a lot of grief for rains during harvest. After being trashed in the press, most critics backtracked and admitted they blew it, that in fact the good ‘07s were quite good indeed. Kelley & I have always loved this wine – it’s everything we’re about. Silky, pure, nice concentration, pretty red fruits, very nice length. Has a great life ahead of it to for another 5-10+ years.

2008 – Maresh, Ribbon Ridge & Momtazi. From the perfectly balanced vintage comes a beautiful wine, harmonious, rich, long, and still a baby right now. Can easily go another 10-15 years, as yummy as it is today. Red & Black fruits, succulent mid-palate, long and concentrated. Wow.  Will ultimately be the best wine of the bunch, and should outperform the killer 2002 over time. Drink some and stash some, this one’s just getting better and better…

The Oregon Pinot Kitchen is open. No wine is made in this kitchen, but a good deal of it may be consumed there, to be sure! Oregon Pinot Kitchen is Martha’s exciting new food blog, focusing on her simple but fabulous recipes and all the exciting fresh ingredients we get to work with here in the Pacific Northwest. Martha has actually been blogging for a few years now, but her posts have been buried on our website – kudos to you if you’ve actually found it over the years

I can personally vouch for every delectable dish and recipe – trust me when I say I am extremely well fed! Eat it up and enjoy, and help us spread the word…

In other exciting news, our first winemaker dinner of the new year is set for March 14th at Portland’s fabulous Little Bird Bistro with special guest winemaker Alexandrine Roy of  Domaine Marc Roy in Gevrey-Chambertin. “Alex” is a motorcycle-riding rockstar of a rising-star winemaker in Burgundy, and her limited-production wines have had a cult following in Portland for several years.

We are honored to add her wines to the Scott Paul Selections family, and stoked to have you join us for dinner. We’ll be paring the full range of Alex’s wines with a killer 4-course menu from chef Gabe Rucker’s kitchen Only 10 seats are available, at $125 each, all-inclusive. Email Kelly Karr to book your seats now!

Alexandrine and "Merlot" in Gevrey-Chambertin