In honour of the 150th anniversary of the famous wine cellars beneath the Hôtel de Paris, leading Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer hotels and restaurants across the Principality will be serving up some very special wines over the next six months.
The Hôtel de Paris will be championing three iconic wine ‘regions’, namely Bordeaux, Alsace and the New World.
Le Louis XV, for example, is spotlighting two wines in particular, the Saint-Emilion Château Tertre Roteboeuf Grand Cru 2014 for €75 a glass and an exquisite Riesling, the Domaine Zusslin’s Pfingstberg Grand Cru, for €37 a glass.
Among the other wines on offer at Monaco’s flagship hotel are: the Pauillac Château Mouton Rothschild 2008 at Le Grill for €120 a glass; Chile’s Rocas de Sena Vallée de l’Aconcagua Chili 2020 at Taera; and the Meursault Perrières Premier Cru Domaine Ballot-Millot 2017 for €47 a glass at Le Bar Américain.
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Across the square at the Café de Paris, guests can sample a range of exceptional wines from Provence’s Palette and Bandol appellations as well as a wonderful Pernand-Vergelesses Premier Cru by Domaine Louis Latour for €20 a glass.
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The Hôtel Hermitage has chosen four glorious wines from Burgundy and Languedoc to showcase: a Meursault-Charmes Premier Cru Domaine Bouzereau and a Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru by Domaine de La Vougeraie, both from 2019, at Pavyllon Monte-Carlo, and a Bouzeron Domaine de Villaine 2020 and Saint-Julien Le Petit Ducru de Ducru-Beaucaillou 2018 at Le Limùn. Tastings here range from €15 to €110 a glass.
Elsewhere in the Principality, Monte-Carlo Bay Hôtel & Resort is celebrating a selection of reds and whites from the Rhône Valley and Burgundy at its Blue Bay Marcel Ravin and L’Orange Verte restaurants.
Monte-Carlo Beach’s Route des Grands Crus menu features four legendary wines from Burgundy and Bordeaux. Maona is spotlighting a 2016 Montrachet Premier Cru by Domaine Niellon and a 2015 Saint-Julien Château Beychevelle, while Elsa is inviting guests to taste a 2020 Marsannay Domaine Sylvain Pataille and 2016 Pomerol Château La Pointe.
The Casino de Monte-Carlo’s bars and restaurants are also joining in with the degustation experience as is Buddha-Bar Monte-Carlo, with a delectable 2022 Domaine Pascal Jolivet and a choice Margaux 2017.
Finally, the Hirondelle Thermes Marins Monte-Carlo is presenting two wines for an affordable €15 a glass: a 2017 Saint-Véran by the Domaine Thibert and a 2021 Morgon Domaine Marcel Lapierre.
The Route des Grands Crus event officially began in April and will continue until the end of October 2024.
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