Thanksgiving Dinner with KellyBronze Turkey, Wednesday 27th November 2024
Dinners
Join us for one of our fine dining evenings. A perfect way to find out more about a specific wine region or style, or to simply relax over a more leisurely affair absorbing the knowledge of your expert host over several courses of the finest food and wine.
Food will be prepared in-house by our fantastic team, with Head Chef Stewart Turner at the helm; while our range of wine specialists will guide you through the glass in your hand.
When is a wine ready to drink?
We provide drinking windows for all our wines. Alongside the drinking windows there is a bottle icon and a maturity stage. Bear in mind that the best time to drink a wine does also depend on your taste.
Not ready
These wines are very young. Whilst they're likely to have lots of intense flavours, their acidity or tannins may make them feel austere. Although it isn't "wrong" to drink these wines now, you are likely to miss out on a lot of complexity by not waiting for them to mature.
Ready - youthful
These wines are likely to have plenty of fruit flavours still and, for red wines, the tannins may well be quite noticeable. For those who prefer younger, fruitier wines, or if serving alongside a robust meal, these will be very enjoyable. If you choose to hold onto these wines, the fruit flavours will evolve into more savoury complexity.
Ready - at best
These wines are likely to have a beautiful balance of fruit, spice and savoury flavours. The acidity and tannins will have softened somewhat, and the wines will show plenty of complexity. For many, this is seen as the ideal time to drink and enjoy these wines. If you choose to hold onto these wines, they will become more savoury but not necessarily more complex.
Ready - mature
These wines are likely to have plenty of complexity, but the fruit flavours will have been almost completely replaced by savoury and spice notes. These wines may have a beautiful texture at this stage of maturity. There is lots to enjoy when drinking wines at this stage. Most of these wines will hold in this window for a few years, though at the very end of this drinking window, wines start to lose complexity and decline.
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Description
In the spirit of American Thanksgiving, join us in our Napoleon Cellar to indulge in a special seasonal dinner showcasing the royalty of the turkey world – the KellyBronze. These specially bred turkeys are raised wild, roaming and foraging freely in Essex woodland until they reach full maturity. Following age-old traditions, they are then hand-plucked and dry-aged, enriching their flavour with a robust, gamey quality unlike any other. During the evening, we will have both Paul and Toby Kelly on hand to tell their family story. They’ll also describe how their turkeys have come to grace the tables of monarchs, Prime Ministers and legendary chefs such as Michel Roux Jr. and Delia Smith. Paul also holds the world record time for plucking and carving a turkey, so will be sure to pass on some tips.
Accompanied by your knowledgeable wine host, the evening will feature a fine selection of exceptional wines from both the USA and around the world. This will include Grand Cru Champagne, a sublime mature Russian River Valley Chardonnay, and the wonderful Danbury Ridge Pinot Noir – produced just down the road from the Kellys.
Our Executive Chef, Stewart Turner, will craft an indulgent four-course menu, paying homage to the traditional American Thanksgiving spread and elevating this glorious bird to the very highest status.
Wines to be tasted:
Apéritif: Berry Bros. & Rudd Blanc de Blancs Champagne by Le Mesnil, Grand Cru, Brut
2021 Chablis, Montée de Tonnerre, 1er Cru, Louis Michel & Fils, Burgundy
2023 Plácet, Valtomelloso, Palacios Remondo, Rioja, Spain
2016 Ramey, Westside Farms Vineyard Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, California, USA
2021 Danbury Ridge Wine Estate, Pinot Noir, Essex, England
2021 Kutch, Falstaff Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, California, USA
2014 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Arioso, Rotem & Mounir Saouma, Rhône
Quinta de la Rosa, 30-Year-Old, Tawny Port, Portugal
Dress code: smart casual
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