2025
BURGHOUND IN ASIA
5 – 18 MARCH 2025
We are excited to return to Hong Kong and Bangkok with The Fine Wine Experience – and for the first time since Allen was a child living in Japan, we will be in Tokyo to meet with Burgundy enthusiasts and collectors as well. And, also for the first time, we will be accompanied by the full Team Burghound…our son and daughter, Christopher and Mackenzie, will be joining us!
THESE EVENTS SELL OUT QUICKLY, so be sure to contact events@finewineexperience.com with any questions. Please note that Burghound is not involved in ticket sales or reservations for any events.
Please download the entire program catalog here – there are a number of fabulous events in addition to the ones listed below.
HONG KONG: WEDNESDAY to SATURDAY, 5th to 9th MARCH
TOKYO: TUESDAY to FRIDAY, 11th t0 14th MARCH
BANGKOK: SATURDAY to TUESDAY, 15th to 18th MARCH
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE: When we come to Asia, while we appreciate the generous private invitations that come our way, we are flying in just for these events and returning promptly to the U.S. So we really hope to see you at one of the events as that is the only time we can catch up with subscribers and wine enthusiasts.
HONG KONG
7:00 pm, Wednesday 5 March – The Ultimate Hill of Corton Dinner: The hill of Corton is a striking feature in the Côte d’Or, the source of the coveted Corton-Charlemagne grand cru whites, and of the only grand cru reds in the whole of the Côte de Beaune. It’s home to some of Burgundy’s greatest wines – included this evening… At the evening’s dinner, Allen Meadows will unpack the key things to know about Corton, and its prime climats…
WINES TO BE SERVED:
• 2019 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti – Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
• 2019 Domaine Bonneau du Martray – Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
• 2016 Domaine Coche-Dury – Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
• 2018 Domaine Follin-Arbelet – Corton “Clos Blanche” Grand Cru
• 2017 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti – Corton Grand Cru
• 2016 Domaine Méo-Camuzet – Corton “Les Perrières” Grand Cru
• 2010 Domaine de Montille – corton “Clos du Roi” Grand Cru
• 2006 Prince Florent de Mérode – Corton “Les Bressandes” Grand Cru
• 2001 Domaine J. Faiveley – Corton “Clos des Cortons Faiveley” Grand Cru
• 1993 Domaine Michel Gaunoux – Corton “Les Renardes” Grand Cru
• 1993 Domaine Michel Mallard – Corton “Le Rognet” Grand Cru
• 1990 Domaine Tollot-Beaut – Corton “Les Bressandes” Grand Cru
7:00 pm, Friday 7 March – Rare Wine Dinner – Burgundy Decade Steps Dinner – 2005, 1995, 1985: 2005, 1995 and 1985 not only offer us a look at Burgundy vintages now 10, 20 and 30 years old, these anniversaries also happen by chance to intersect three very interesting vintages. Indeed, Allen Meadows, who hosts this evening’s dinner, rates 2005 possibly the best vintage since 1962, and 1985 was the best vintage of its decade. 1995, as we found at last year’s symposium in Bangkok, at least at the top end, produced successful wines today drinking at their absolute peak. In addition to the chance to get to know these three vintages in turn, the three decade-spaces intervals also gives us a chance to see fine Burgundy in evolution – not only maturity in the cellar, but the three epochs they represent in the evolution of Burgundy as a region. And, as your eyes peruse the wine list for this evening’s small scale rare wine dinner, you will see that we shall enjoy a wide range of wines thar rank as benchmarks, by any measure.
WINES TO BE SERVED:
• 2005 Domaine Roulot – Meursault “Meix Chavaux”
• 2005 Domaine Francois Raveneau – Chablis Blanchots Grand Cru
• 2005 Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier – Nuits-St. Georges “Clos de la Maréchale” 1er Cru
• 2005 Domaine Bachelet – Charmes-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru
• 2005 Domaine Comte de Vogüé – Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru
• 2005 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti – La Tâche Grand Cru
• 1995 Maison Joseph Drouhin – Montrachet “Marquis de Laguiche” Grand Cru
• 1995 Domaine Armand Rousseau – Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
• 1995 Domaine Emmanuel Rouget – Vosne-Romanée “Cros Parantoux” 1er Cru
• 1995 Domaine Leroy – Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
• 1985 Remoissenet Père & Fils – Puligny-Montrachet “Les Folatières” 1er Cru
• 1985 Domaine Marquis d’Angerville – Volnay “Clos des Ducs” 1er Cru
• 1985 La Maison Rouget – Vosne-Romanée “Les Beaumonts” 1er Cru
• 1985 Maison Joseph Drouhin – Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru
2:00 pm, Saturday 8 March – Masterclass: 2015 Burgundy, Ten Years On: Ten years is a great point in time in which to really assess the quality and characteristics of a Burgundy vintage, with wines ranging from fully ready, to opening up, or at least revealing their potential. 2015 was a warm, dry year, the fourth in the 21st century in which harvest began in August, and in generally good conditions, with little need for sorting. At the time, following a run of uneven and small vintages, 2015 was well-received, with record prices at the Hospices de Beaune auction. In today’s masterclass wine tasting, Allen Meadows takes a broad sweep across a wide range of villages, appellation levels, and producer styles, so that we can gain a really deep appreciation for the 2015 vintage. Have the whites stood the test of time in this warmer year? Did certain villages shine over others? Or was it a question for the producer – getting the picking date right, or choices in the winery? All this will be discussed as we taste our way through 11 wines – 11 villages – 11 benchmark producers, to really appreciate 2015 in 2025.
WINES TO BE SERVED:
• 2015 Domaine Coche-Dury – Meursault
• 2015 Etienne Sauzet – Puligny-Montrachet “Champ Canet” 1er Cru
• 2015 Domaine William Fèvre – Chablis “Les Clos” Grand Cru
• 2015 Domaine Paul Pillot – Saint-Aubin “Les Charmois” 1er Cru
• 2015 Domaine Perrot-Minot – Mazoyères-Chambertin Grand Cru
• 2015 Domaine des Lambrays – Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru
• 2015 Domaine Jean-Marc Millot – Echézeaux Grand Cru
• 2015 Domaine Henri Gouges – Nuits-St.-Georges “Les St.-Georges” 1er Cru
• 2015 Domaine Marquis d’Angerville – Volnay “Champans” 1er Cru
• 2015 Domaine Henri Felettig – Chambolle-Musigny “Les Charles” 1er Cru
• 2015 Domaine Jean Fournier – Marsannay Pur Pôt
6:30 pm, Saturday 8 March – Paulée-Style Gala Dinner: The finale event for The Fine Wine Experience Burghound Symposium this year in Hong Kong is the Gala Dinner. This dinner is where we really let our hair down, celebrating in the traditional Burgundy “paulée” style, all of us attending sharing bottles, magnums, jeroboams (!), from our cellars for old friends at our table, and new friends around the room.
The dinner exemplifies the generosity, friendship and natural sense to share the passion for these wines with others, so join The Fine Wine Experience team, Allen and Erica Meadows (aka Mr. and Mrs. Burghound), and for the first time, the full Team Burghound will be in attendance, joined by their son and daughter, Christopher and Mackenzie Meadows. Also joining are prominent Burgundian producers: Antoine Amiot from Domaine Amiot-Servelle, Bertrand Dugat from Domaine Claude Dugat, Christian Clerget from Domaine Christian Clerget, and Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne, for this very special night…
TOKYO
7:00 pm, Wednesday 12 March – 1er Cru Vineyards with Grand Cru Potential Wine Dinner: Are there 1er crus that could be upgraded to grand cru? It’s a question Burgundy enthusiasts enjoy exploring, and today we shall do so, led by Allen meadows, glasses in front of us. At first glance, the hierarchy of Burgundy vineyards seems static – sacrosanct event. It’s true that it doesn’t change much – most of the hiera5rchy was translated into AOC law in the mid-1930’s and remains unchanged. But there have been upgrades from 1er Cru to Grand Cru over the years – Clos des Lambrays in 1981 and La Grand Rue in 1992, spring to mind. And then there were villages that – for a range of reason – got no grand crus at all back in the ‘30s – Meursault, Volnay, Pommard and Nuits-St. Georges. Certainly our selection of contenders (some already in process for upgrade) rank amongst the finest vineyards in Burgundy, so they are anyway worth our attention. But would you upgrade some, all, any, to grand cru status? Would Allen? Come find out.
WINES TO BE SERVED:
• 2020 Domaine François Raveneau – Chablis “Montée de Tonnerre” 1er Cru
• 2020 Domaine Armand Heitz – Meursault “Les Perrières” 1er Cru
• 2020 Domaine du Cellier aux Moines – Puligny-Montrachet “Les Pucelles” 1er Cru
• 2017 Domaine Marquis d’Angerville – Volnay “Les Caillerets” 1er Cru
• 2017 Domaine Yvon Clerget – Pommard “Rugiens” 1er Cru
• 2017 Domaine Fourrier – Gevrey-Chambertin “Clos St.-Jacques” 1er Cru
• 2017 Domaine de Montille – Vosne-Romanée “Aux Malconsorts – Christiane” 1er Cru
• 2017 Domaine Amiot-Servelle – Chambolle-Musigny “Les Amoureuses” 1er
• 2017 Domaine Henri Gouges – Nuits-St.-Georges “Les St.-Georges” 1er Cru
BANGKOK
6:00 pm, Saturday 15 March – The Role of Stems in Red Burgundy Wine Dinner: The traditional approach in Burgundy reds was to harvest and ferment in whole bunches. The trend in the ‘80s and ‘90s, made popular by Henri Jayer amongst others, was to completely destem all the fruit before fermentation – fermentation vats full of whole berry ‘caviar”. In more recent times the trend has moved back somewhat, with a renaissance of the idea of whole bunch ferments for a variety of perceived benefits, while others have adopted a partial whole bunch approach – varying the proportion of whole bunches used by vintage and by vineyard.
In this evening’s seminar, Allen will delve into this subject with us as we taste leading examples from both sides – 6 producers who use at or near 10 100% whole bunches, and 6 producers who 100% destem the fruit. The seminar is not so much about trying to decide which approach is superior – that’s a matter of personal tastes, and both sides include some of the most exalted domaines of all. Rather, this evening we have the guided chance to explore the rational for, and impact of each approach. This evening promises to deepen our understanding of Burgundy, in a fun and interactive tasting.
WINES TO BE SERVED:
• 2020 Domaine Sylvain Cathiard – Vosne-Romanée
• 2020 Domaine Emmanuel Rouget – Côte de Nuits-villages
• 2012 Domaine Ghislaine Barthod – Chambolle-Musigny “Les Gruenchers” 1er Cru
• 2021 Château de la Maltroye – Chassagne-Montrachet “Clos du Château” Monopole 1er Cru
• 2017 Domaine Harmand-Geoffroy – Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru
• 2009 Domaine Jean Grivot – Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
• 2022 Domaine Prieuré Roch – Pinot Noir
• 2021 Laisse Tomber par Bastian Wolber – Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune
• 2020 Domaine de la Cras (Marc Soyard) – Bourgogne Coteaux de Dijon
• 2012 Domaine Dujac – Gevrey-Chambertin “Aux Combottes” 1er Cru
• 2011 Domaine des Lambrays – Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru
• 2009 Château de la Tour – Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
6:00 pm, Tuesday 18 March – Rare Wine Dinner – An Indepth Look at Musigny and Chambertin Grand Crus: At first glance, a dinner that focuses on grand crus from two different Burgundy villages doesn’t seem so obvious a choice for a theme. Indeed, sometimes the wines of Chambolle-Musigny and Gevrey-Chambertin are held up as opposites.
Musigny and Chambertin are often held up as the two greatest non-monopole red wine grand crus of Burgundy, so we have that as a starting point here. The virtues of both sound remarkably similar – fine fruit, elegance with depth and sumptuousness, and a fine mineral backbone of structure that rewards long cellaring. Are they really so similar, or very obviously different when tasted side-by-side?
This evening, with the help of Allen Meadows’ expert guidance, we will explore just that, with top producer mature examples from both, in tightly arranged in-vintage comparisons that w2ill allow us to really get to know Musigny, Chambertin (and Chambertin Clos de Bèze) in a way that is rarely experiences.
WINES TO BE SERVED:
2007 Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier – Musigny Grand Cru
2007 Maison Joseph Drouhin – Musigny Grand Cru
2007 Domaine Jacques Prieur – Musigny Grand Cru
2007 Domaine Denis Mortet – Chambertin Grand Cru
2007 Domaine Perrot-Minot – Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru
2007 Bruno Clair – Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
2000 Domaine Comte de Vogüé – Musigny Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru
2001 Domaine de la Vougeraie – Musigny Grand Cru
2000 Domaine Armand Rousseau – Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
2000 Domaine Pierre Damoy – Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
1988 Maison Joseph Drouhin – Chambertin Grand Cru
1988 Maison Louis Jadot – Musigny Grand Cru
BURGHOUND VINEYARD/EDUCATION TOUR
JUNE 2025 (Côte de Nuits) and JULY 2025 (Côte de Beaune)
There is currently only 1 spot left for Tour #1, and only 2 spots left in Tour #2.
After our incredibly successful 2024 inaugural event, we are again organizing two intimate programs to dive deep into the vineyards and terroirs of Burgundy. Hosted by Allen, Erica and Christopher Meadows, this 3 1/2-day program will focus on learning from the “roots up” in both the vineyard and masterclass-style settings. Being in the vineyards gives burg lovers a greater appreciation for and understanding of what makes the wines what they are – and about the terroirs that are expressed in each glass of burgundy. Due to our statement of principles (where we don’t ask domaines for favors), we will not be visiting domaines to taste – this trip is focused on in-depth education and time in the vineyards. Limited to 15 participants for each tour.
For more information, please visit https://www.burghound.com/vineyard-education-tours-2025/
To get on the notification list for possible 2026 Vineyard Tours, please email mrsburghound@burghound.com.
