San Diego
"To ever expand our love of the wines of Bordeaux and our appreciation of the vignerons"
Commanderie de Bordeaux: Château Pontet-Canet at La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club
Tue, Aug 02
|La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club
** A Biodynamic and Certified Organic Estate ** Join the San Diego Chapter of the Commanderie de Bordeaux for a Vertical Tasting and Dinner with the wines of Château Pontet-Canet, led by Jean-Louis Carbonnier representing the château.
Time & Location
Aug 02, 2022, 6:00 PM
La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, 2000 Spindrift Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Guests
About the event
More about our featured château:
Today, a visitor to Château Pontet-Canet will admire Breton horses plowing the vine rows, a telltale of the vineyard's transformation to 100% Biodynamic and Certified Organic.
Château Pontet-Canet, in the commune of Pauillac, is a classic, left bank Bordeaux blend with sturdy underpinnings of Cabernet Sauvignon. The vineyard is planted to 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. At the heart of the Pontet-Canet terroir is an outcrop known as the “plateau”, a gentle, broad formation of Garonne gravel soil dating from the Günz era, sitting on a bedrock of limestone. The vine rows overlook the Gironde estuary.
The famous Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, instituted by Napoleon III to showcase France's best Bordeaux wines for the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris, named Château Pontet-Canet one of eighteen Cinquièmes Crus (Fifth Growths). The estate remains among the elite of the Médoc viticulture.
The evolution to biodynamism will be evident as we taste vintages spanning the past two decades.
This event is being graciously sponsored and co-hosted by Commandeur Toni Bloomberg.
A Champagne reception will precede a seated dinner.
Dress and Regalia: Chic Summer Attire and Commanderie pocket crests.
Cost: $235 for Commandeur-Members
$275 for Guests
** Limited Seating **
We strongly recommend that all attendees utilize a car service.
Info below is required to keep the lawyers at WIX happy:
As per our articles of Incorporation: "The purpose of the Commanderie is to disseminate better understanding and appreciation with respect to the wines of the Bordeaux region and to promote convivial relations among members of said association. We organize and encourage wine tasting at which members may appropriately celebrate the virtues and benefits of the wines of Bordeaux."
All attendees must be of legal drinking age (21 years or older).
Tickets
Commandeur-Members: $235
2.9% added for Wix processing - Please Note: Ticket purchase will appear as a WIX charge on credit card statement; Checks accepted - receipt of check results in reservation, space available. Contact Lynn Lathrop, 619-985-8261, for mailing address, checks payable to "Commanderie de Bordeaux"; Payments made or received after July 15th may only be made by credit card.
$235.00Tax: +$6.82 WIX feeSold OutSpouse, Partner, Guest: $280
2.9% added for Wix processing - Please Note: Ticket purchase will appear as a WIX charge on credit card statement; Checks accepted - receipt of check results in reservation, space available. Contact Lynn Lathrop, 619-985-8261, for mailing address, checks payable to "Commanderie de Bordeaux"; Payments made or received after July 15th may only be made by credit card.
$280.00Tax: +$8.12 WIX feeSold Out