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150 Years of Louis Jadot (Burgundy Rocks Out in Toronto)1 min read

Posted on June 9, 2009June 9, 2009 by 1WineDude

in wine appreciation

Back in March, I pondered if wine appreciation was becoming cool, drawing a parallel between wine’s place in the cultural lexicon of recreation beverages and the newfound popularity of the long-running Canadian power rock trio Rush – or as I like to refer to them, The Greatest Band in the History of All Mankind.  The comparison seemed apt to me, as Rush’s front man Geddy Lee is a huge wine geek (and I’m a big Rush geek).

Word on the street (well, maybe on the street named “RUSH NERD BLVD”) is that Geddy’s favorite wines come from Burgundy, specifically the region’s ultra-premium Pinot Noir.

Lucky for him that he was invited to Barberian’s Steakhouse for a lavish shin-dig that was hosted there three weeks ago to celebrate the 150th birthday of Burgundy producer Maison Louis Jadot (apparently it was also the steakhouse’s 50th birthday).  I use the term lavish loosely, as some of you might not consider a four-course dinner that includes “vintages easily costing hundreds, if not thousands, per bottle,” “wild asparagus Fed-Exed from France,” bottles of ’78 Gevrey-Chambertin and ’69 Clos Vougeot, and a parting gift of “a magnum of 2007 burgundy packed in its own wooden box” to be “lavish.”

By some strange oversight, I don’t seem to have been invited.

Anyway, sounds like it was quite a night.  Though I’ve heard no reports if the ultra-premium Burgs being poured caused anyone in attendance beak into a spontaneous acapella rendition of Red Barchetta…

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4 thoughts on “150 Years of Louis Jadot (Burgundy Rocks Out in Toronto)1 min read”

  1. Dale Cruse says:
    June 9, 2009 at 11:22 am

    Rush FTW!

    1. 1WineDude says:
      June 9, 2009 at 11:40 am

      My man!

  2. Dirty says:
    June 9, 2009 at 2:31 pm

    That dinner sounds Burg-a-licious!

    Your love of Rush has spread far and wide!

    1. 1WineDude says:
      June 9, 2009 at 2:41 pm

      Sweeeeet!

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