Loire Valley Wine Dinner with Maison Joseph Mellot

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Travel to the French region of Loire Valley at Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro on Wednesday, October 29 at 6:30 PM. Loire Valley, popularly known as the "Garden of France," produces exceptional wines due to its diverse terroirs, cool climate, and mineral-rich soils. For over 500 years, the Joseph Mellot family has been crafting wines in this legendary region, making Maison Joseph Mellot the Loire Valley's oldest family-run wine estate still in operation today.

The wines produced by this historic house are as intricate and diverse as the region itself. Whether you're in the mood for a crisp, mineral-driven Sauvignon Blanc from Sancerre, an elegant Pouilly-Fumé with its signature gunflint character, or a refined Pinot Noir that showcases the Loire's cooler climate, there is something that will perfectly complement the evening's cuisine.

For this one-night-only event, we are honored to welcome special guest Armand Mellot, a 16th-generation member of this storied winegrowing family, who has traveled all the way from France to guide us through his family's celebrated portfolio. The evening will feature four courses inspired by Loire Valley cuisine paired with five wines from Maison Joseph Mellot's cellar, each showcasing the breadth of appellations and grape varieties that make this region so remarkable.

Join us as we eat and drink our way through Loire Valley with the family that has been defining its winemaking legacy for over five centuries.

Amuse Bouche

Tartine de chevre et de poire
Whipped goat cheese with honey, topped with curry pickled pear and toasted hazelnut

Le Menu

Soupe de chou fleur

Creamy cauliflower soup with crispy confit pork belly, Granny Smith apple, and fennel
2023 Pouilly-Fumé ” Le Troncsec”, Maison Joseph Mellot

Quenelles de brochet, sauce beurre blanc

Light and airy perch quenelles with melted leeks, fresh green with lemon and chive beurre blanc sauce
2023 Reuilly Blanc “Les Milets”, Maison Joseph Mellot

Blanquette de poulet aux champignons

Rich and creamy chicken stew with fresh tarragon, butter-bathed button mushrooms, and traditional rice pilaf
2023 Sancerre Blanc “La Chatellenie”, Maison Joseph Mellot

Carré d’agneau en croûte

Mustard-crusted lamb loin, braised Swiss chard and Bayonne ham wrapped and baked in puff pastry,
served with creamy potato purée and red currant lamb jus
2023 Sancerre Rouge “Le Rabault”, Maison Joseph Mellot
2023 Chinon  “Les Morinières”, Maison Joseph Mellot