Campagne Tasting Featuring Champagne Philippe Gonet with Special Guest Chantal Gonet

“Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.”
Mark Twain

All sparkling wines are not created equal and Champagne along with some of the finer examples of sparkling wines made with this same method established over the last few hundred years in France's northernmost wine region.

Champagne is the name of a region and therefore anything inside the boundaries of Champagne can use this name on their label, everything else is just sparkling wine.  The important thing to look for on the label when it comes to sparkling wines outside of the Champagne region is the method of production and if the words, methode champenoise are there were in business, this means that the sparkling wine in the bottle is made with the same standards that are used in the great wines from the Champagne region of France.

We drink Champagne and sparkling wines made with the methode champenoise here at Wine Watch every night as scientists have found evidence that they are good for your brain’s cognitive functions.  Seriously check out the article at the end of this offering for the dirt on how these tiny bubbles benefit your brain.

Discover one of the hidden secrets of Champagne as we welcome Chantal Gonet back to South Florida for an incredible tasting featuring the entire line-up of Philippe Gonet Champagne along with a special menu prepared by chef Toni Lampasone.  The fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $250 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463.

Philippe Gonet Champagne tasting at Wine Watch Wine Bar
with Special Guest Chantal Gonet
Saturday, October 19th
7:30pm

NV PHILIPPE GONET SIGNATURE BLANC DE BLANCS, BRUT CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE
NV PHILIPPE GONET 3210 BLANC DE BLANCS EXTRA BRUT, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE
NV PHILIPPE GONET ROY SOLEIL GRAND CRU, BRUT CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE
NV PHILIPPE GONET 'TER' BLANC BRUT, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE
2011 PHILIPPE GONET BLANC DE BLANCS MILLESIME, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE
2009 PHILIPPE GONET BELEMNITA BLANC DE BLANCS BRUT MILLESIME, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE
NV PHILIPPE GONET BRUT ROSE, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE

Menu
American Sturgeon Caviar stuffed potatoes
Almond Crusted Goat Cheese Salad with Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette
Crispy Pork Belly bites drizzled with orange marmalade Served over Georgia Grits
Ancho BBQ King Salmon with Wild Mushroom and Masoor Dal Succotash
Chocolate Covered Strawberries

This is a seated tasting and is limited to 16 tasters, the fee for this event is $250 + tax for reservations call 954-523-9463.  Please let us know when you make your reservation if you have any dietary restrictions and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you. 

A bit about Champagne Philippe Gonet:

Founded in 1830, Champagne Philippe Gonet is located in the heart of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, literally a stone’s throw away from Champagne Salon and a few steps away from Clos du Mesnil. The 23 hectares of family vineyards are divided among 47 parcels. Chardonnay is the Gonet’s select grape variety comprising 19 hectares planted in 11 different villages. One-third of their Chardonnay sites are in Le Mesnil, with one historical parcel located near the village entrance that was planted in 1929. In the early 1970s parcels in La Chapelle-Mothodon and Le Breuil were acquired for Pinot Noir. In 1990, the seventh-generation brother and sister team of Pierre and Chantal Gonet took control of their family estate when they were only 22 and 23 years old after the sudden death of their father.

They have succeeded in continuing to elevate the house as a reference for Chardonnay from Le Mesnil through wines of marked character, minerality and structure that express the rich, pure, nuanced terroir of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. For the past 100 years, the house has built its reputation on Blanc de Blancs. While technically a negociant, the Gonet family is among the largest family growers in Champagne and the majority of their production is from estate grown fruit. Pierre and Chantal are committed to espousing the terroir of Le Mesnil through their distinct Blanc de Blancs cuvees.