Monday 22nd January 2018
7.30 PM

Attendance is by RSVP only • Limited seating

D O M A I N E J E A N - M A R C  M I L L O T with: Alix Millot (vigneron) Jean-Marc Millot had been growing grapes and honing his winemaking skills since the late 1980s. He started domaine bottling in 1992 with a limited range comprising Côte de Nuits-Villages plus a little Vosne-Romanée and Clos Vougeot. In 1997, he and his wife Christine began taking back control of vineyards which were been leased out to other producers resulting in a substantial acreage increase of the premier and grand crus to their holdings. Recent developments at Domaine Jean-Marc Millot represent another successful generations shift from Jean-Marc to his young, energetic and talented daughter Alix. Alix Millot has worked full time with her father since 2014 and is now increasingly becoming the face of the domaine. The bond between father and daughter is visibly strong, a reassuring signal that a seamless gradual transition is on the way. If anything, the increasing quality of the recent wines are testament to this fabulous familial partnership. It is a clear advantage that Millot produces a very focused set of wines from highly acclaimed terroirs. His vineyards are not only famous by name, but the actual location of every parcel is quite spectacular. The domaine’s Echézeaux is a blend of three famous climats, creating a sum in the bottle that is greater than the parts. His Les Suchots vines are in a highly favourable section next to Domaine Sylvain Cathiard’s while the Clos de Vougeot parcel is located in Le Grand Maupertui, one the finest climats of the entire clos. Even the Côte de Nuits-Villages is from a monopole vineyard Le Clos de Faulques, popularly documented as one of the most distinctive and finest in this “humble” appellation. Domaine Millot’s wines flatter their pedigree in an elegant and understated way. Millot strives to produce pure, soft, mesmerising burgundies with an accent firmly on the watchword for pinot noir: aroma and fruit. Jean-Marc is a careful and pensive winemaker who is obsessed with clarity and precision. His daughter takes after her father’s philosophy in perfect unison. The most plugged in Burgundy lovers have their thumbs on Domaine Millot’s wines, although their small production makes finding it a challenge especially with their hot reputation. Pure and seductive Burgundy rarely get better than this.

N O U R I Chef Ivan Brehm Rooted in the latin word for nourishment, Nouri presents a cuisine affectionately referred to as ‘Crossroads cooking’; food that takes influence from around the globe while showcasing the similarities and connections we share across cultures. Helmed by Chef/Owner, Ivan Brehm, Nouri serves not only to tell a story but re-establishes a sense of community and human connection to the fine dining scene. Following several years working in the kitchens of Per Se in New York, Hibiscus in London and Mugaritz in the Basque Country, Ivan joined Heston Blumenthal where he was Development Chef at his Experimental Kitchen at The Fat Duck for 4 years. He is best known for leading The Kitchen at Bacchanalia in Singapore to its first ever Michelin Star in 2016 as the restaurant’s Executive Chef. At Nouri, diners step into his version of a home kitchen where they are an active participant in the interaction between chef and diner. With a mixed heritage of Italian, German, Russian, Spanish, Lebanese, Syrian and Brazilian, Ivan has developed a cuisine as eclectic as his own lineage. His dishes at Nouri integrate influences from around the world seamlessly to produce plates that are both creative and original.