Berry Bros. & Rudd and British Pullman Fine Wine Lunch (Classic Admission), Thursday 21st November 2024
Regional Wine Events
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
We’re excited to bring you a wine lunch with a difference – aboard the historic Belmond British Pullman train. Join host Mark Pardoe MW, Wine Director at Berry Bros. & Rudd, for an unforgettable five-course lunch paired with some truly special wines, including vintage Champagne from Pol Roger; a Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru from Domaine Bouchard Père & Fils; mature vintages of Château Ausone and Château d’Yquem; and a fine old vintage Port from Taylor’s. Your journey begins at London Victoria, taking you through the Kent countryside, through Canterbury to Dover; the return leg will take you through Folkestone and Paddock Wood. You’ll enjoy coffee, tea and petits fours before returning to London.
There are two types of tickets available: classic admission of £850 per person; and one private compartment for £4,000 for a maximum of four people. The latter includes an extra-special serving of 1932 Armagnac from Nismes-Delclou. If you would like to book the private compartment, kindly contact the event organiser at Montgomery.Rennoldson@bbr.com or (0203) 301 1620.
Wines: Classic admission
2012 Champagne Pol Roger, Berry Bros. & Rudd 325 Years Limited Release, Brut
2006 Corton-Charlemagne, Grand Cru, Domaine Bouchard Père & Fils, Burgundy
1996 Château Ausone, St Emilion, Bordeaux
1986 Château d’Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux
1966 Taylor’s, Port, Portugal
Private compartment also includes a serving of 1932 Armagnac, J. Nismes-Delclou
Date: Thursday 21st November 2024
Time: estimated departure from London Victoria 11.55am; estimated arrival into London Victoria at 4pm.
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