Former somm Emmanuel Cadieu returns with his favourite wines – Monday 24th November
As part of our ten-year celebrations, we are thrilled to welcome back a clutch of familiar faces from the last decade – and first up is former deputy head sommelier Emmanuel Cadieu.
Emmanuel joined us in 2018, following stints working in Sydney and at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay here in London. He has since made a name for himself in Paris, having first taken the role of head sommelier at the three-Michelin-starred Plenitude within the Hotel Cheval Blanc, and now stepping up to become wine director across the whole property.
For one night only, Emmanuel will be returning to the club to present a half-dozen of his favourite wines in what promises to be a fun, informal tasting. The wines span a range of regions and varieties, including some more offbeat cuvées: a Loire Chenin Blanc from a small, mother-and-daughter operation; a Jura Chardonnay; and a wild, unfiltered, Corsican Vermentino. Reds come from Sonoma Coast, the Rhône Valley and Savoie, via the ultra-premium Mondeuse Tradition bottling from Domaine Prieuré Saint Christophe.
‘It’s a selection that brings together some of my personal favourites,’ says Emmanuel. ‘Whether from producers highly respected for their work in the vineyards, their commitment to organic viticulture or biodynamic farming, or even their involvement in the natural wine movement. Each of these wines has given me moments of genuine emotion, and they all carry comforting memories – whether from my vineyard visits with those passionate growers or from shared moments of tasting their wines.’
‘I invite you to enjoy, as I have, the singular character of these wines – each of them a true reflection of the specific terroirs from which they are born.’
The wines we will be tasting:
2022 Savennières Roche aux Moine, Tessa Laroche
2018 Côtes du Jura, Chardonnay La Bardette, Domaine Labet
2022 Nicolas Mariotti Bindi, Mursaglia Vieilliessement Prolonge, Corsica
2014 Vin de Pays d’Allobroges, Mondeuse Tradition, Domaine Prieuré Saint Christophe
2014 Pinot Noir, Pivot Vineyard, Littorai, Sonoma Coast
2015 Saint-Joseph, Domaine Pierre Gonon
Monday 24th November
St James’s Room
18:30 – Welcome reception
19:00 – Masterclass begins
20:30 – Masterclass ends
