On November 2, 2019 at Marsh House, a veritable Judgment of Paris dinner is going to take place. It’s France versus California in a six-course face-off that will go down in history books.

The full vintage lineup is below, but here’s a short recap of what the evening will entail:

The bubbles course is, plot twist, Rosé. Pol Roger versus Schramsberg in the battle of the pink bubbles. Next up is Chardonnay, where Fevre, Marcassin, and Aubert are bringing in their big guns to battle Bouchard’s Corton-Charlemagne. We move into the Pinot Noir challenge where it’s Clos de Vougeot from Nicolas Potel against Marcassin’s Marcassin Vineyard Pinot.

Course four is the Rhône varietals, with two contenders from Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Paul Avril and Vieux Telegraphe) versus Saxum’s James Berry and Shafer’s Relentless blend. Rounding out the reds is the Bordeaux blends. It’s Château Angelus and Mouton against Duckhorn and Opus One.

We’ll round out the evening’s competition with Yquem ‘96 and Dolce’s Late Harvest Semillon.

With each course accompanied by Marsh House’s unique southern seafood cuisine it’s bound to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

1st – Champagne

Pol Roger Brut Rosé 2006 (RP 95) – TB Picked Up
Schramsberg Brut Rosé 2012 (1.5L) (WS 94)

2nd – Chardonnay   

William Fevre Bougros Cote Bouguerots Grand Cru Chablis 2008 (AM 96)
Marcassin ‘Marcassin Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2011 (RP 97)
Bouchard Père & Fils Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2006 (AM 95)
Aubert Wines Hudson Vineyard Chardonnay 2015 (RP 98)

3rd  – Pinot Noir    

Nicolas Potel Maison Roche de Bellene Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 1995
Marcassin ‘Marcassin Vineyard’ Pinot Noir 2009 (RP 99)

4th – Grenache/Syrah/Blends   

Paul Avril Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2003 (RP 99, WS #2 Wine of 2005)
Saxum Vineyards James Berry Vineyard 2014 (RP 98)
Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 2010 (RP 97)
Shafer Vineyards Relentless 2014 (WS 99)

5th – Merlot/Cabernet/Blends   

Château Angelus 2003 (RP 99)
Duckhorn Vineyards Three Palms Vineyard Merlot (WS 95, WS #1 Wine 2017) – TB Picked Up
Opus One 2001 (RP 96)
Château Mouton Rothschild 1995 (WS 96)

6th – Dessert   

Château d’Yquem 1996 (2 bottles) (ST 95)
Dolce Late Harvest Semillon – Sauvignon Blanc 2012 (2 bottles)  (WE 98)

Donated by Donated by Anthony & Pamela Cmelak, Marsh House

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