Elite Bordeaux Wine Producers tour Asia with Four Seasons

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Asia are to present a series of black tie Gala Dinners from February 8 until February 13, 2004 at their hotels in Bangkok, Singapore, Tokyo and Shanghai honouring the elite Bordeaux wine producers in France. 

Whether a novice or a seasoned Bordeaux wine connoisseur, this gathering of France's leading Bordeaux wine producers and four of Asia's top hotels, will immerse anyone appreciative of fine food and wine into a fun, enjoyable and indulgent gala. 

The Bordeaux wine producers who will be on hand to celebrate and represent their chateaux are:

· Sylvie Cazes from CHATEAU LYNCH-BAGES
· Jean-Guillaume Prats from CHATEAU COS d'ESTOURNEL and RIEUSSEC
· Anthony Barton from CHATEAU LANGOA and LEOVILLE BARTON
· Hubert de Bouard from CHATEAU ANGELUS

Exclusively Bordeaux and Four Seasons Dinner

The Four Seasons culinary teams in Bangkok, Singapore, Tokyo and Shanghai will create their own gala dinner ensuring the finest local ingredients and produce are showcased. The dinner will commence with a champagne reception and each course will be paired with two or three wines.

· Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok, Ballroom, Sunday, February 8
· Four Seasons Hotel Singapore, Ballroom Tuesday, February 10
· Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Chinzan-so, Ballroom, Thursday, February 12
· Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai, Ballroom, Friday, February 13

Wine to be Served

Champagne: Bollinger, Special Cuvee NV
Chateau Lynch-Bages Blanc 2001
Chateau Lynch-Bages , Pauillac 1999
Chateau Lynch-Bages, Pauillac 1983 (double magnum)
Chateau Leoville Barton, St. Julien 1999
Chateau Leoville Barton, St. Julien 1988
Chateau Cos D'Estournel, St. Estephe 1999
Chateau Cos D'Estournel, St. Estephe 1986
Chateau Angelus, St. Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe 1998
Chateau Angelus, St. Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe 1993 
Chateau Rieussec, Sauternes 1er Cru Classe 1996

Bordeaux wines take their name from their region of origin in Southwest France and are known for their elegant richness and fragrance. Bordeaux is the largest and most legendary fine-wine district in the world with 284,320 acres of A.O.C. vines.

Bordeaux was geographically predestined to produce the world's finest wines. The region has an ideal climate, moderated by the Gulf Stream, tempered by the Atlantic Ocean, with the tallest sand dunes in Europe and the forest of the Landes providing a natural wind barrier protecting the vineyards. The great diversity of microclimates and soils (clay, gravel, chalk, limestone) are ideally suited to Bordeaux's different grape varieties.