Great Burgundy is a rarer and rarer experience for many wine lovers; prices have skyrocketed and quantities are tiny compared to even more famed Bordeaux. But Kansas City is fortunate to have a Burgundian vigneron living in its midst: Mark O’Connell has been quietly buying rows of vines in top Burgundian vineyards for a decade or more and making classic, exquisite wines from them.

This dinner is $185 per person, plus tax and gratuity.

FIRST COURSE
Smoked Trout with Meyer lemon crème fraiche 
apple granita, watercress mache salad 
in hazelnut vinaigrette

~ WINE PAIRINGS ~
2014 Pernand Verglesses 1er cru Sous Frétille
2015 Beaune 1er cru Reversées Blanc

SECOND COURSE
Grilled Loin of Rabbit
with royal trumpet mushroom puree
salsify, pickled gooseberries
shaved truffle and borage flower butter

~ WINE PAIRINGS ~
2013 Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Chapelle
2012 Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Chapelle
2010 Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Chapelle

THIRD COURSE
Seared breast of Magret Duck and Banyuls
cherry prune sauce with barley crepes rolled
with braised greens and chestnut mushrooms

~ WINE PAIRINGS~
2014 Corton Bressandes Grand Cru
2011 Corton Bressandes Grand Cru

DESSERT

Lemon Tart with meringue
fresh citrus and caramel sauce