![]() ![]() Marshburn described the wine as big, rich and elegant, "but with the age it doesn't have as sharp of edges as a current release Napa Cabernet. "This was a personal favor and, yeah, it’s a fun thing to have." "They’ve never sold it to a restaurant, never sold it to a distributor," he said. The Scottsdale steakhouse is apparently the only restaurant in the world to have this bottle. "There aren’t any other wineries that do this." ![]() It is being called the "ZD Abacus Dinner," named after the Napa, California winery.įor $20,000, like the Cristal dinner, it includes limousine service to and from the restaurant, a six-course dinner for up to 12 people, including a dozen 32-ounce dry-aged tomahawk ribeye steaks, and a three-litter bottle of a limited edition of ZD Abacus wine. The Scottsdale steakhouse is now offering a second dinner, and it is $15,000 less than the Cristal version. "I’ve gotten to pour a lot of nice bottles at different restaurants, and a lot of nice bottles here.but to pour something that there were literally 200 bottles made was pretty incredible," he said. The bubbles were the perfect size and it paired with everything," said Marshburn. It was a very elegant well-rounded champagne. There were only 200 bottles of that particular champagne made, Marshburn said. He said the dinner consisted of the steaks, seafood towers and the "whole shebang." For an ABC15 shoot, Gage also prepared a number of dishes that show what could be part of the luxury dinner.Īs for the Cristal champagne, the bottle itself is housed within a seven-meter brass strip casing that is plated in 24-carat gold, which takes four days to make, according to its website. "It’s fun to have people come into your restaurant and spend that type of money because they see quality in what you do and what you’re giving them - the Cristal, the giant steaks, very high quality, the best you can get." But, we are learning a little bit about what the experience was like.Įxecutive Chef Kevin Gage was there to helm the kitchen and Christopher Marshburn, assistant general manager and sommelier, was there to make sure everything ran smoothly. We do not know who bought it because they wished to remain anonymous, according to a restaurant spokesperson. The dinner was purchased last November, actually. ![]() So, the big question is, has anybody shelled out and bought this dinner? Turns out, yes! Of course, with a dinner like that, you have to arrive and depart in style.with a provided limousine ride (that's included, too). Known as the "Epic Cristal Dinner," it included a premium six-course dinner for up to 12 people in a private dining room, a dozen 32-ounce dry-aged Wagyu (Japanese beef) tomahawk ribeye steaks, and at the dinner's centerpiece, a three-liter bottle of a limited 2002 Vintage Cristal Jeroboam Champagne. A one-of-a-kind 100% Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon that is ready for enjoyment today and will continue to age gracefully for many years to come.An Arizona restaurant is offering a $35,000 "epic" dinner option right now! (If you go, invite us please!) #abc15 /5FQAZIGqMf- ABC15 Arizona March 8, 2017 In the spring, ZD’s winemaking team infused the base ‘solera’ (1992-2018 vintages) with a small percentage of the youngest vintage of 2019 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon prior to bottling. Abacus is ever evolving with the depth and complexity of an aged wine combined with the fresh fruit character of a younger wine. The current bottling of Abacus XXIII is a masterful blend of 29 vintages of ZD’s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (1992-2020). Hence, there is always a component of young, fruit forward wine available to infuse into the ever-developing Abacus solera. The wine is aged for three years in the barrel which allows access to the young reserve wines as a blending component to Abacus. It is defined by ZD Wines’ Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, which has been produced every year since 1992. This multi-vintage blend showcases 29 vintages of ZD’s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon dating back to 1992.Ībacus, ZD Wines’ legendary Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, is a multi-vintage blend that artfully expresses the depth and complexity of a well-aged wine, infused with a touch of forward fruit and the intensity of a younger wine. ZD Wines and the deLeuze family are celebrating 53 years of winemaking this fall coinciding with the limited release of the 23rd Bottling of Abacus. The First Bottling of Abacus was released in 1999. ![]()
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