The Grandest Celebration Of Grand Cru

Burghounds: this one’s for you!

Picture this: an evening in The Four Seasons’ private event space with just 16 couples, a tasting featuring two of Burgundy’s most celebrated Grand Cru producers and a Grand Guest of Honor to lead you through the evening. Who are these Grandest of Grand Cru producers? Glad you asked!

Hailing from Corton-Charlemagne, Bonneau du Martray is bringing its best White Burgundies for the evening’s festivities. The producer is the largest single owner of vines within the Corton-Charlemagne vineyard. Clive Coates, British Burgundy expert, describes Bonneau du Martray’s Corton-Charlemagne wine as “one of the very greatest in all Burgundy” while Hugh Johnson, one of the world’s foremost wine writers, lists Bonneau du Martray as one of the leading Côte d’Or producers and gives the estate his highest rating of 4 stars indicating “exceptionally fine or great quality, consistent over many vintages.”

Then we have Burgundy’s largest Grand Cru Monopole: Clos de Tart. Situated in Morey-St-Denis, the 7.5-hectare vineyard of Clos de Tart is a masterpiece in micro-terroir management. The south-facing slopes contribute to the optimal ripeness of the Pinot Noir grapes. Vine age averages around 60 years, ensuring concentrated fruit. Tracing its roots back to the 12th century, Domaine du Clos de Tart is one of the oldest wineries in existence. Sylvain Pitiot, a celebrated oenologist, has carved the winery’s current reputation through fastidious viticulture and ingenious winemaking.

And who is this Grand Guest of Honor? Mary Margaret McCamic is one of 52 Masters of Wine in the United States, earning this acclaimed title alongside the Bollinger Medal for outstanding tasting ability and the Overall Achievement Award. Based in Napa Valley, she brings nearly two decades of experience in the wine industry, notably as the founder of Chasing Burgundy, an educational platform focused on Burgundy wines, and co-founder of Wine Unify, a nonprofit promoting diversity and inclusion in the wine industry.

This lineup of two highly regarded, vineyard-specific producers and a Guest of Honor of remarkable prestige is sure to make for an outstanding evening. And when Steve Taylor and Cynthia Himmelfarb, the Grand Senechal and the Chambellan for Nashville’s Chapter of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, reach into their respective cellars for the pairings, you know it’ll be epic.

• Louis Roederer Cristal Brut 2002 (1.5L)
• Domaine Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 1993
• Domaine Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 1998
• Domaine Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 1999
• Domaine Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2005
• Domaine Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2015
• Domaine Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2017
• Domaine Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2019
• Domaine du Clos de Tart ‘Clos de Tart ‘ Grand Cru Monopole 1989
• Domaine du Clos de Tart ‘Clos de Tart ‘ Grand Cru Monopole 1990
• Domaine du Clos de Tart ‘Clos de Tart ‘ Grand Cru Monopole 1997
• Domaine du Clos de Tart ‘Clos de Tart ‘ Grand Cru Monopole 1998
• Domaine du Clos de Tart ‘Clos de Tart ‘ Grand Cru Monopole 2003
• Domaine du Clos de Tart ‘Clos de Tart ‘ Grand Cru Monopole 2015
• Domaine du Clos de Tart ‘Clos de Tart ‘ Grand Cru Monopole 2017
• Domaine du Clos de Tart ‘Clos de Tart ‘ Grand Cru Monopole 2020
• Château d’Yquem 2001

This dinner sold at the 46th Annual l’Eté du Vin.

Donated by Cynthia & Elliot Himmelfarb, Pam & Steve Taylor, Four Seasons Nashville