Dear Fine Wine Enthusiasts, We are thrilled to be able to now launch The Fine Wine Experience Burghound Symposium 2024 programme. This intense, but varied collection of masterclasses, rare wine dinners, and paulée-style galas combine fun with the chance to gain or to deepen our understanding of Burgundy. We are flying in leading Burgundy critic and writer Allen Meadows (and 'Mrs. Burghound' too!).
There is much to learn about this complex yet rewarding fine wine region of Burgundy. Allen’s expertise, his complete fluency in the subject, and his ability to teach, to lead, and to moderate discussion offer much to both the novice and the experienced aficionado.
The Fine Wine Experience Burghound Symposium has been running annually since 2015 (with an intermission for the pandemic), and this year is our most extensive yet, beginning in Beijing, then Shanghai, then – for the first time – Bangkok, before finishing in Hong Kong. We are so looking forward to seeing you at these events! Allen will also be marking a very special birthday with us this during, so we hope you will join us in celebrating that!
We are also honoured to have this year Jean-Luc Pépin from Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Philippe Pacelet and his wife Monica Marcucci Pacalet from Pacelet joining us.
Tickets are limited at all events, and in the case of the small-scale rare wine dinners, very limited. We recommend you book as early as possible to avoid disappointment - events@finewineexperience.com or call +852 2803 0753. The headline summary of events is listed below. Open the PDF attached for the full programme with the event wine lists and details, or read it online here.
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2024-04-11 19:00:00
2024-04-11 22:00:00
Asia/Hong_Kong
GROWER DINNER: Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Grand Cru Ex-Domaine Vertical Dinner
Selection By Du (56/F, West Tower, Raffles City The Bund, 168 Gongping Road, Shanghai, China)
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with special guest | Jean-Luc Pépin
One of the finest and most ancient domaines in Burgundy, emblematic of the noble finesse of Chambolle-Musigny, the domaine is the largest owner of Musigny Grand Cru.
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé is unique in its long history, tracing its beginnings to the 15th century with ownership passing through 20 generations to the present proprietors. In 1925 it was inherited by Comte Georges de Vogüé, who ran the Domaine for 52 years, and it is now owned by his granddaughters, Claire de Causans and Marie de Ladoucette.
It is one of the finest and most ancient domaines in Burgundy, emblematic of the noble finesse of Chambolle-Musigny, and it is the largest owner by far of Musigny Grand Cru – one of the very finest of all of Burgundy’s grand crus. The domaine takes the responsibility of this ownership very seriously. As such there are in fact two red wines made from Musigny – the Musigny Grand Cru ‘Vieilles Vignes’ – made from vines of at least 25 years of age, and a young vines cuvée that made 100% from the Musigny vineyard, is entitled to Musigny status, but that the domaine chooses to declassify one step down to Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru. There is also a very small amount of white wine made by the domaine in the Musigny vineyard. This was until 1993 labelled Musigny Blanc Grand Cru, but due to replanting done in the ‘80s and ‘90s, the domaine decided to declassify the young vine wine to Bourgogne Blanc (1994<), until the vines were sufficiently old to justify – in the domaine’s view – the Musigny Blanc status once more, from the 2015 vintage on.
‘Musigny’ therefore at de Vogüé, is always an old vine wine, and given the scale of their ownership, tasting their Musigny is the path to understanding this most beautiful of grand crus.
Joining our dinner this evening is Jean-Luc Pepin from Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – the very first time the domaine has hosted a dinner in mainland China. Our focus is on Musigny, beginning with the chance to experience the very rare Musigny Blanc from 2018, and then 8 vintages of the red Musigny, spanning 5 decades, and all bottles coming from the cellar of the domaine, especially for this small-scale dinner event.
WINES TO BE SERVED
2018 Musigny Blanc Grand Cru
1988 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru
1990 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru, in Magnum
1993 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru
1998 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru, in Magnum
2008 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru
2013 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru
2018 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru, in Magnum
2021 Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru, in Magnum
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2024 event programme 
