Secret Indulgences

From The Boisset Collection
Thursday, August 2, 2018 • 6:30 pm

Join us Thursday, August 2, 2018, as we welcome to Chez François, Ingrid Greiser, National Sales Manager at JCB Spirits for a thrilling tasting of the latest from Jean-Charles Boisset. Jean-Charles and his family own Raymond Vineyards in Napa Valley and DeLoach Vineyards, and Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma Valley, Lyeth Estate in Sonoma County, Wattle Creek in the Alexander Valley and Lockwood Vineyard in Monterey County, as well as twelve wineries in Burgundy, France. Imagine the potential wines that could be created from these properties, Jean-Charles did!

In a world where extravagance is celebrated and imagination is boundless, a new age of enlightenment begins… Introducing Secret Indulgence, a new, borderless portfolio of wines. This unique collection is a collaboration between Jean-Charles Boisset and thirteen winemakers from his family estates in France and California, who have created a wine world without bounds, embracing the freedom to create a portfolio of daring, limited-production wines on the cutting edge of style!

Ratatouille Nicoise

A vegetable stew topped with a Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese Espuma.

Rosé “Digression”, Provence, France, 2017

Ohio Sweet Corn & Cheese Soufflé, Toasted Corn Nuts

Cocotte potted fondue with Grobe Family sweet corn served in a ramekin filled with Ubriaco cheese fondue and grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, topped with toasted corn nuts.

Chardonnay, Evoluna, Sonoma Coast, California, 2015
Chablis, Oceana, Chablis · Burgundy, France, 2015

Cream of Seasonal Wild Mushroom Cappuccino, Truffle Espuma

A wild mushroom cappuccino soup flavored with fine herbs, truffle espuma.

Pinot Noir, Le Duc Noir, Sonoma Coast, California, 2016

Char-Grilled, Farm-Raised Coturnix Quail, Black Currant Red Blend Reduction

A boneless “Coturnix” Quail filled with fig and quail forcemeat, served over sweet potato mousseline and finished with a quail, black currant Red Blend reduction.

Zinfandel/Petit Sirah, American Vintage, California, 2015
California Red Wine, Emancipation, California, 2015

Wild Boar Loin, Huckleberry Glace de Viande

Roasted lightly peppered wild boar loin, served over a Napa cabbage timbale filled with wild boar confit, finished with a mountain huckleberry glace de viande.

California Red Wine, Chronology, California, 2015
Cabernet Sauvignon, Tarot, Napa Valley, California, 2014

Kobe Beef Short Rib, Red Wine Pancetta Bacon Glace de Viande

Braised short ribs served in its natural juices with red wine and Pancetta bacon, stewed lentils and aromatic spices with a jardinière of shallots, fennel and turnips.

Red Wine Blend, Confession, Napa Valley, California, 2015
Red Blend, Secret, Napa Valley, California 2015

Delarobi Fruit Tart, Madagascar French Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

A seasonal fruit tart filled with almond frangipane, pastry cream, topped with Ohio peaches and blueberries,
served with Madagascar French vanilla bean ice cream, finished with a blueberry coulis.

$120 per person – Tax & Gratuity not included