Insider's Look - Wines at La Paulée de New York 2020 Gala Dinner
June 23, 2020
by Max Goldberg Liu
The Gala Dinner at La Paulée de New York’s 20th anniversary was our biggest yet, and winemakers and guests came thirsty! Check out these facts and figures from the full list of wines served that night by our crack team of sommeliers.
Total number of bottles
2 Methuselahs (6L)
41 Jeroboams (3L)
195 Magnums (1.5L)
514 Bottles
2 Half Bottles
813.75 liters of wine or 215 US gallons for 400 guests - an average of over 2 bottles per person. That’s the Paulée spirit of generosity!
Type breakdown
65% Red
31.5% White
3.5% Champagne
As we often see, guests enjoyed the whites but quickly moved into the reds.
Classification breakdown
58% Grand Cru
27.5% Premier Cru
6% Village
1% Regional
7.5% other region or class
Most popular villages
15% Gevrey-Chambertin
11% Vosne-Romanée
11% Puligny-Montrachet
Most popular vintages
2000
1999
1996
The first Paulée de New York took place in 2000, so many winemakers and guests leaned into the nostalgia by bringing wines from the 2000 vintage.
Oldest Wines
Violland, Romanée-Saint Vivant Grand Cru 1943
Drouhin, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru 1943
Most popular appellations
Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru
Chambertin Grand Cru
Most popular domaines
Domaine Armand Rousseau
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Domaine Dujac
Approximately 1 in 15 bottles in the room was a Rousseau!
