We are excited to invite you to an exclusive wine-tasting dinner featuring the acclaimed winemaker Joël Duffau, Artisan Vigneron from Château La Mothe du Barry, on Thursday, February 29th at 6:00 PM EST at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel (1401 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20004).
Our award-winning executive chef, Gyo Santa, has crafted a five-course menu to complement the estate’s exceptional wines. Each dish will be paired with selections from Château La Mothe du Barry, enhancing the flavors and showcasing the unique characteristics of these exquisite wines. Joel Duffau will be present to share his insights and stories behind the wines.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of gourmet dining and fine wines in the heart of Washington, DC!
- Date: Thursday, February 29th, 2024
- Time: 6 PM – 9 PM
- Location: Willard Intercontinental Hotel – 1401 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington DC 20004
- Cost: TBD
- Sign up: https://washington.intercontinental.com/
About Chateau La Mothe du Barry
The very talented and meticulous vigneron Joel Duffau produces very fully flavored and perfectly balanced Bordeaux wines each year from his organically farmed vineyards that have been owned by his family for over 300 years. Located only six miles from St. Emilion, this Chateau is producing top quality “right bank” wines each year but which are great values at only a fraction of typical St. Emilion prices.
The specific part of Bordeaux where the Chateau is located is called “Entre Deux Mers.” Although maybe that sounds sort of exotic, it literally just means “between two seas.” That in itself is sort of a misnomer as there are no “seas” near the Chateau but it is between the two major tributaries of the Gironde estuary which are the Dordogne and the Garonne. Both of those rivers have sources in the two major mountainous areas of southern France, the Massif Central and the Pyrenees.
Such mountainous areas have provided the mineral rich soils of the Chateau’s vineyards which provide deep flavors in their wines. The Chateau La Mothe du Barry vineyards are close to the south bank of the Dordogne and are big undulating gravel banks washed down over millions of years from the Massif Central. Unfortunately there is also a lot of flat farmland in the interior of the Entre Deux Mers appellation and wines from those areas are a lot less interesting.