Members have been telling us they’d like to see more food-and-wine matching events, particularly around some of the more specialist ingredients on the Club menu. With that in mind, we are delighted to introduce an evening of caviar-and-wine pairing led by Club supplier Petrossian Caviar and our Head Sommelier Federico Moccia.
Family-owned Petrossian has been a French institution since opening its first boutique in Paris in 1920, specialising in the selection and ageing of caviar, fish roe and the smoking of fish. We’re thrilled to be joined by one of its expert team for this rather special tasting of a range of different caviars, each matched with a wine selected by Head Somm Fede.
The wines will span such classics as Champagne, Chablis and Sherry, as well as more recherché cuvées from Santorini and Sonoma. Among the caviars we will sample will be:
Daurenki® Tsar Impérial™: a caviar featuring large, golden eggs with firm texture and mild yet persistent flavours of nuts and butter.
Ossetra Tsar Impérial™: dark amber to golden in colour, with a firm and sensual texture, selected for complexity of flavour and exceptional balance.
The Baeri Baïka® Tsar Impérial™: briny, complex and rich, with a very pure flavour, its mineral dominance bringing a sensation of coolness and a harmonious balance of fruit and seafood.
Persicus: Petrossian’s unique caviar, derived from a historic, lesser-known species, the Acipenser persicus. This rare caviar presents a firm yet melting texture and intense shine, characterised by its exquisite creaminess and freshness.
Beluga Tsar Impérial™: The rarest, largest and the most precious caviar, with pearly-grey, large eggs, a delicate texture and optimum balance of buttery, hazelnut-tinged flavour on an extremely long finish.
Join us for what promises to be a hugely enjoyable summer evening of indulgent and instructive tasting…
The full list of caviars and wines:
Daurenki Tsar Imperial
Doyard, 1er Cru, Cuvée Vendémiaire, Blanc De Blancs, Champagne, France
2020 Chablis, 1er Cru, Vaucoupin, Gilbert Picq et Ses Fils
Ossetra Tsar Imperial
Fino, Inocente, AR Valdespino, Andalucia, Spain
Baika Tsar Imperial
2021 Riesling Trocken, Alte Reben, Herrenberg, Maximin Grünhaus, Mosel, Germany
Persicus Tsar Imperial
2021 Aidani, Gravalas, Santorini, Greece
Beluga Tsar Imperial
2021 Chardonnay, Peay Vineyards, West Sonoma Coast, California
