Prestige tasting Monaco
Prestige tasting in Monaco
Faithful to what now has become a tradition, SommelierS International made the news of the spring on April 26th, by gathering about forty wine tasters in the luxurious «Hôtel de Paris», in Monaco, under the presidency of Philippe Faure-Brac, Best Sommelier of the World 1992.Legendary palace hotel in the heart of Monte Carlo, permanent symbol of exquisite luxury and courtesy, the «Hôtel de Paris» distils a delightful lifestyle. It is in the Debussy lounge, whose oak-pannelled walls and gilding give to the great meetings a flavor of solemnity to make it, every time, an unforgettable moment, that SommelierS International gathered, once more, professionals of the wine on the occasion of a prestige tasting.
Table 1 : Ph. FAURE-BRAC, Yann EECKHOUT, Patrice LEVEQUE,
Laurent CAVALLUCCI, René ALLIERI, Ph. GUGLIELMI.
Table 2 : Virgile VANIER, Florian BALZEAU, José POTTIER, Julien TABOR, Didier CRATO, Stagiare, Carine AIGON, Gisèle MARGLUN.
Table 3 : Odile DENOYELLE, Roy BRULEY, M. BERGES, Stéphane OPIARD, Laurent NIERI, Alain DOPFF.
It is with the invaluable assistance of Patrice Frank, Head Sommelier at the «Hôtel de Paris» and President of the Monegasque Association of Sommeliers, who perfectly orchestrated this marathon tasting, that Virgile Vanier, President of the Association of Sommeliers Nice-Côte d'Azur-Provence, and Gisèle Marguin, President of the Association of Sommeliers Alpes-Marseille-Provence managed the work of 35 professionals of the world of wine: Sommeliers, Star Chefs, cellarmen and journalists.
Although the atmosphere was relaxed, the morning was studious and dense. Divided into five thematic tables, the wine tasters sifted through their expert palate a range of about 200 wines - whites, reds and rosés. If the flasks of all the wine-producing regions of the South of France were in majority, the Burgundy, the Bordeaux and the Champagne regions were also very qualitatively represented, as well as some wines of Spain.
About thirty wines of Spain have especially come to show their know-how and the particularities of their cru. We have been honoured to receive Alberto and Eduardo Garcia of the Bodegas Mauro and San Roman, sons of the legendary oenologist Mariano Garcia (formerly Vega Sicilia), but also Federico Vazquez of the Bodegas Cosme Palacio at La Rioja, and Ivo Pagés de Vinya Ivo, genuine adventurer of wine who develops excellent products in the difficult lands of Cadaqués.
This is just a small example of the brands present at this tasting has we also had the privilege to taste the wines of the Bodegas Roda which wine is one of the most coveted of Spain, Cirsion!
We hope you will have as much pleasure in reading the comments as we had in tasting all these wines.
