Chateaux Margaux Dinner

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at the Commune by the Great Wall
a hotel property managed by the Kempenski group

Chateau Margaux , a classified first growth wine from Bordeaux, hosted an exclusive wine dinner at the Commune by the Great Wall boutique hotel in Beijing, China last month with a wine auction house, Acker Merrall & Condit, to showcase 14 different vintages of their wine. Click image on the left for the full food and wine menu.

More about the Commune by the Great Wall:

The Commune by the Great Wall (Chinese: 长城脚下的公社) is a private collection of modern architecture in Beijing, China. It was exhibited at La Biennale di Venezia in 2002 and bestowed a special prize. Ms Zhang Xin, the mastermind and investor for the project, was recognized for her “bold personal initiative which emphasizes the role of 12 Asian architects in building privately-owned houses in a definitively contemporary manner.” The Centre Pompidou, Paris now houses the exhibited model, made of wood and cardboard, as its first permanent collection from China.


















Guy Savoy, a Michelin three-star rated chef from Paris was the chef for the evening to preparing food to pair with the wine.

More about Guy Savoy:

Guy Savoy is a world-renowned French chef, and is the Head Chef and owner of the eponymous Guy Savoy restaurant in Paris and sister restaurant in Las Vegas.

The Paris restaurant has garnered the 3 Michelin stars, being elevated in 2002. The restaurant has been ranked multiple times in the Restaurant Magazine Top 50 Restaurants in the world.

The Las Vegas restaurant has garnered the 2 Michelin stars, the AAA Five Diamond Award, and the Mobil Five Star Award. It is Guy Savoy's only namesake restaurant outside of Paris and is predicted to receive 3 Michelin stars in the next production of the Las Vegas Michelin Guide. In addition, the restaurant was recognized as one of the Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S. from 2006 to 2010.

Savoy owns four additional, smaller restaurants in Paris and a more casual one in Singapore.

Click here to watch an interview with the Michelin Guide Director Jean-Luc Naret, to learn more about the Michelin Guide.

The bottles were flown in via private jet from Chateau Margaux to the hotel in Beijing, and John Kapon, CEO of Acker Merrall & Condit and Mrs. Mentzelopoulos, owner of Chateau Margaux hosted the event.

Here is a full list of the wine served in the evening:

Krug Clos du Mesnil Vintage 1988
Pavillon Blanc 2008 & 2001
Pavillon Rouge 2003 & 2000

Chateau Margaux 2003 & 2000
Chateau Margaux 1996 & 1995, 1990 & 1989
Chateau Margaux 1986 & 1985, 1983 & 1978
Chateau Margaux 1982, 1961 & 1959
Chateau Margaux 1953




















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