EscapeHatchDallas
  • Home
  • Drink This
  • Eat Here
  • Travel
  • Food & Wine Events
  • The Awesomist
  • About Us

This Way In >>

Rebecca Marmaduke · This Way In (All Posts) · Drink This · Cotes du Coeur
Mar 29

Famed Winemaker Alfred Tesseron to be Honored at Cotes Du Coeur Gala April 10


We Texans pride ourselves on many things, including our hospitality, friendliness and our delicious beef. Good thing these elements were not lost on 2010 Tête de Cuvee Honoree Alfred Tesseron during his previous visits to Dallas because the French winemaker is looking forward to enjoying them again when he comes to town next week for Côtes du Coeur.

And since he likes steak, he’s in luck— Côtes du Coeur is being catered by the Who’s Who of steaks.

The Côtes du Coeur dinner line-up includes dishes prepared by the chefs of Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, Chamberlain’s Steak and Chop House, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, and many other stellar restaurants that know how to do justice to a perfect cut of prime beef. There could be no better accompaniment to a fork-tender, juicy steak than a glass of Tesseron’s Château Pontet-Canet, with its ripe tannins and aromas of blackberry, black licorice, mineral and fresh flowers. No wonder Wine Spectator named the 2005 Bordeaux-style Château Pontet-Canet one of the Top 10 Wines of 2008 and rated it 96 points.

The Cotes du Coeur Tête de Cuvee Award honors the “Best of the Best” in the wine profession. The American Heart Association presents the award annually to an individual or family in recognition of outstanding achievements in winemaking and promoting healthier lifestyles. Tesseron will be the guest of honor at the private Grand Tasting held in Dallas on April 9, the evening before the public Gala.

Since assuming leadership of the Pauillac winery in 1997, Tesseron has continued to build the reputation of Pontet-Canet wines, and in January 2005, he was knighted by the French Minister of Agriculture, receiving the “Ordre National du Mérite Agricole.” Some of his innovations at Château Pontet-Canet include the replacement of grape-picking baskets with small crates, so the grapes go directly from the vine to sorting tables with less handling and damage to the fruit.

The vineyard's working girls.

The Pontet-Canet estate follows biodynamic agriculture practices, going so far as to use of horses instead of tractors to work the vineyards. (Horses were a common sight at Pontet-Canet until the 1959 vintage;  nearly 50 years later, they have returned.) Tesseron notes that, in addition to the horses’ low carbon footprint (hoofprint?), they compact the soils less, and cause less damage to the vines than tractors.

Cotes du Coeur benefits the American Heart Association, and the Gala event will be held at the Hilton Anatole on April 10. For more Cotes du Coeur information, visit www.dallaswineauction.com.

Rebecca Marmaduke is Cotes du Coeur Editor for EscapeHatchDallas.com

Tweet
Share
Pin
Tweet

Mesero
Haywire Restaurants
The Ranch Las Colinas

Recently Published

julian rodarte at lexy's trinity groves
»

Powerhouse restaurateur Julian Rodarte debuts Lexy’s, the first of five new restaurants he has planned for Trinity Groves

Julian Rodarte is C.E.O. of Trinity Groves Chef and restaurateur ...

»

Here’s the secret Fort Worth location planned for Chicago’s famous Portillo’s

Portillo’s isn’t ready to reveal where they’re ...

»

Tupelo Honey brings its Ashville, North Carolina Southern charms to Las Colinas with stunning new restaurant

Serving generous portions of from-scratch Southern cooking, ...

»

Houston is getting its own version of Dallas’ epic food festival this fall: Chefs for Farmers Houston!

Dallas’ best culinary festival is taking its show on the road ...

»

Chicago’s famous Portillo’s rolls its Beef Bus through DFW to introduce Texans to Portillo’s Chicago-style hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches

Chicago’s famous Portillo’s is expanding to DFW this ...

»

Tickets are now on sale for the 2022 Dallas Chocolate Festival, which returns in person this September

Dallas Chocolate Festival founder Sander Wolf sends word that his ...

»

“Rib Wings” – A New And Delicious Way To Make BBQ Pork Ribs

If you were ever to apply the word “Lazy” to a barbecue ...

»

Shhhh … Nick Badovinus has secretly opened a new Uptown Dallas restaurant with chef Stan Rodrigues on the team mix

Remember when we told you last October that Nick Badovinus was taking ...

»

Dallas restaurant ranked among the top 50 pizzerias in America by international judging panel

Pizza! An Italy-based organization dedicated to recognizing and ...

Shhhh ... Nick Badovinus has secretly opened a new Uptown Dallas restaurant with chef Stan Rodrigues on the team mix

Shhhh ... Nick Badovinus has secretly opened a new Uptown Dallas restaurant with chef Stan Rodrigues on the team mix

Remember when we told you last October that Nick Badovinus was taking over the former Paul Martin's Shhhh ... Nick Badovinus has secretly opened a new Uptown Dallas restaurant with chef Stan Rodrigues on the team mix
Dallas restaurant ranked among the top 50 pizzerias in America by international judging panel

Dallas restaurant ranked among the top 50 pizzerias in America by international judging panel

Pizza! An Italy-based organization dedicated to recognizing and ranking outstanding pizzas worldwiDallas restaurant ranked among the top 50 pizzerias in America by international judging panel
Think your pecan pie or chocolate cake is good enough to win a blue ribbon at the State Fair of Texas? It's easier than you think. Here's how.

Think your pecan pie or chocolate cake is good enough to win a blue ribbon at the State Fair of Texas? It's easier than you think. Here's how.

If you're convinced that your lemon ice box cake, chocolate brownies, coconut creme pie or jambalayaThink your pecan pie or chocolate cake is good enough to win a blue ribbon at the State Fair of Texas? It's easier than you think. Here's how.

Post Tags

  • Cotes du Coeur
  • featured
  • grand tasting

1 Comment

  • Pingback:Cotes du Coeur A Huge Success. Rebeccah Marmaduke on Saturday’s Grand Gala | Escape Hatch - Dallas: Exploring the world one restaurant, golf course & vineyard at a time

Copyright © EscapeHatchDallas. All rights reserved.

 

Loading Comments...
 

You must be logged in to post a comment.