Napa Wine- Oxbow Wine Merchant's Inaugural Flight Night In Napa featuring Domaine Leroy Tasting with Martine Saunier

We will be pouring a flight of Domaine Leroy Burgundies, some of the most sought after wines in the world. The flight of five spectacular wines will span an era of thirty years of fine winemaking at the Domaine, owned by Lalou Bize-Leroy. Domaine Leroy has been cultivating their vines under biodynamic conditions since 1989. This means their wines are free of all chemical treatments, weed killers, pesticides, fungicides, insecticides and artificial fertilizers. They are also full of some of the most sublime flavors on earth.

In the words of the great Clive Coates, "This is the greatest estate in Burgundy...How do you determine great? Is it size? Is it quality? Is it price? Is it "reputation" (what ever that is)? Is it the amount of media coverage? However you do compute it, the greatest domaines of Burgundy today must be those under the control of Lalou Bize-Leroy."

We know there are legions of Burgundy freaks out there and this is a tasting not to be missed. As your special guide for this Leroy Burgundy evening we have invited Martine Saunier to lead us through an incredible tasting of Vosne-Romanee, Meursault, Pommard, Volnay, and Chassagne Montrachet. Debbie Zachareas worked closely with Peter Granoff to fine tune these selections from a broad range of appellations and vintages going back several decades. It was hard work narrowing Matine's Leroy portfolio of stellar wines down to just five precious choices.

Come taste the very best of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the region where they first emerged. On this exquisite evening all five of the featured selections are Premier Cru from five distinct villages. When you combine loftily-rated vineyards, a legendary producer, and excellent vintages, the results are predictably memorable and rare. When you have someone as knowledgeable and close to the source as Martine on hand to comment on such fine offerings the evening becomes even more amazing.

We are sure you will love meeting this Burgundy expert when she joins us at Oxbow Wine Merchant. Help us welcome Martine Saunier as she guides us through wines from this legendary region. What a fine way to start off our series in Napa!

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the scarcity and expense of these rare wines we will be pouring one ounce portions for this tasting!

Save the Date!! Our second winery flight night will be Wednesday, August 20th. We are delighted to announce that Ted Lemon of Littorai will be joining us here at Oxbow Wine Merchant in Napa. His are among the most elegant, complex wines made in California, are highly allocated and only available from the winery and in restaurants. What a coup!

The featured wines are served as one ounce glasses. These and other wines from Domaine Leroy (including the stunning 2005 vintage Grand Crus) will be available for retail sale as well while supplies last....

The cost of the flight will be $60 and will include the following wines:

1999 Leroy Meursault Charmes 1er Cru, Cote de Beaune

(retail: $150)

1999 Leroy Chassagne Montrachet "Morgeot" 1er Cru, Cote de Beaune

(retail: $155)

1976 Leroy Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru, Cote de Nuits

(retail: $400)

2003 Leroy Volnay "Santenots" 1er Cru, Cote de Beaune

(retail: $200)

2004 Leroy Pommard 1er Cru, Cote de Nuits

(retail: $280)

Hope to see you all there!

Debbie, Peter, Bo, Jeff and the entire Oxbow team.

Also, don't miss the complete schedule of our highly popular Ferry Plaza Wine Classes in San Francisco, at 6:30 pm in the Ferry Building's Port Commission Hearing Room.