Trois Glorieuses - Burgundy Celebration

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Trois Glorieuses - Burgundy Celebration

Burgundy Hospices

Trois Glorieuses - Burgundy Celebration

Trois Glorieuses - Burgundy Celebration

17 - 21 November 2007, 15 - 19 November 2008

The ‘Trois Glorieuses’ festivities are a series of spectacular wining and dining events connected with the annual wine auction, which, according to wine guru Robert Parker is “the greatest eating and drinking experience on the face of this planet!”. This starts on Saturday evening with a dinner at Clos Vougeot and ends with a marathon lunch on Monday in Meursault. It is now possible to bid in the wine auction that takes place on Sunday and is now run by Christie’s. Previously it was only members of the wine trade who were able to participate.

That evening there is the prestigious post-auction dinner at the Hôtel Dieu at which we have managed to obtain places for this special tour. The food and wine at this event alone are phenomenal! This event is normally only open to the ‘Chevaliers de Tastevin’ or members of the trade by invitation only.

Our first night is in Lyons, the ‘gastronomic capital of France’, at a 4* hotel in the heart of the old city. The gastronomic experience begins with a Michelin* dinner. Our tour then bases itself in Beaune. The greatest Burgundy vineyards are found here in a thin strip known as the Côte d’Or, that runs between Dijon and Santenay, and is divided into the Côte de Nuits in the north, and the Côte de Beaune in the south. For centuries these sites have produced some of the finest wines in the world, steeped in both tradition and prestige.

Beaune itself is a beautiful medieval town, with a maze of cobbled streets, surrounded by ramparts and many fine 17th Century buildings, some of which are roofed with colourful Burgundian tiles. Alongside the shops and museums, there are the négociant houses. However, the most famous landmark here is the medieval Hospice, the Hôtel-Dieu, founded by Philippe le Bon’s chancellor Nicolas Rolin after an outbreak of plague in 1443. The Hospice owns 58 acres of vineyards and the wines produced are sold at the auction. All proceeds go to the modern hospital just outside the city walls.

Charles Metcalfe will make his personal selection from a mix of exclusive small domaines and some of the best négociants. Many of these do not normally accept any visitors and have asked us not to put their names in the brochure, as the invitations are made as a favour to Charles and to Arblaster & Clarke clients. With them we will taste sublime examples of many of the greatest crus from Vosne-Romanée, Morey-St-Denis, Corton-Charlemagne, Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet and other top villages.