Jean-Pierre Chevallier during the harvest
Wine Tasting with dinner – three courses. Starts
7.15pm
Monday 15th April: Jean-Pierre Chevallier, Château deVilleneuve £49.95
We are delighted that Jean-Pierre
Chevallier is coming over in April and has agreed to do a tasting here. It is
several years since his last visit here and it is always a pleasure to welcome one
of the world’s truly great wine makers to RSJ.Jean-Pierre returned to the
beautiful family property of Château de Villeneuve in Souzay Champigny near
Saumur in the 1980’s after a stint teaching oenology at the University of
Bordeaux .
He quickly realised that to make great
wine, not only is good work in the winery essential but it is important to do
extensive work in the vineyard as well. To that end, he has been a pioneer in
such things as ‘green harvesting’, bunch and leaf thinning in the summer
as well as being a strong advocate of respecting the environment by not
using herbicides and pesticides.
Greatly respected by his peers, he is much
sought after by them and gives freely of his advice.
He will be showing a range of his red and
white wines as well as some older vintages including:
1995 Vieilles Vignes, Saumur Champigny
1999 Le Grand Clos, Saumur-Champigny
Tel: 020-7928 4554
RSJ Restaurant
33 Coin Street
London SE1 9NR
33 Coin Street
London SE1 9NR
Château de Villeneuve@Souzay-Champigny
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