INTERNATIONAL FINE WINE AUCTION & CELEBRITY CHEF DINNER Presented By: Benefitting THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Saturday, April 25, 2015 Hilton Anatole – Chantilly Ballroom 6:00pm Registration, VIP Reception & Silent Auction 7:00pm Celebrity Chef & Featured Winery Stations in the Ballroom 9:00pm Live Auction & Open Your Heart Appeal 10:00pm Young at Heart After Party 10:30 - 11:30pm Silent Auction Closes CÔtes du Coeur Table of Contents Côtes du Coeur Overview ........................................................3 Côtes du Coeur Chair Message ...............................................4 Tête du Cuvée Honoree .............................................................8 Côtes du Coeur Committee ..................................................11 Côtes du Coeur Sponsors ...................................................... 17 Côtes du Coeur Wine Society ...............................................26 Private Wine Donors ................................................................27 Live & Silent Auction Donors................................................ 42 Tasting Menu ............................................................................. 47 Côtes du Coeur Featured Wineries .....................................50 Côtes du Coeur Celebrity Chefs ........................................115 Live Auction ..............................................................................135 Bid Boards .................................................................................151 Wine ....................................................................................151 Featured Wineries & Chefs ..........................................159 Silent Auction ..........................................................................165 Big Bottle Alley ................................................................165 Featured Wineries ...........................................................177 Society Wine .....................................................................181 Wine Lot I ...........................................................................195 Wine Lot II ..........................................................................203 Wine Lot III ........................................................................213 Luxury Lots .......................................................................229 Auction Proceedings .....................................................232 Wine Bottle Information ..............................................238 2 Côtes du Coeur Overview Côtes du Coeur Overview The Côtes du Coeur event series is a premiere fundraising campaign hosted annually in Dallas, Texas to benefit the American Heart Association (AHA). Sponsored by the Dallas Division of the AHA, the event series leads up to an annual fine wine auction and celebrity chef dinner. This culminating black-tie gala event is the largest of its kind, making it the number one fundraising gala in the nation for the American Heart Association. Proceeds from Côtes du Coeur go directly to the AHA for cardiovascular research and heart health educational programs both locally and nationwide. During its 24-year history, Côtes du Coeur has attracted more than 21,000 attendees and has raised more than $27 million. Côtes du Coeur hosts approximately 1,200 business and wine industry leaders, community philanthropists, wine collectors and physicians. Led by renowned Dallas chef Richard Chamberlain, a team of 16 acclaimed chefs invite the guests to enjoy selections from a boldly unique tasting menu accompanied by wine pairings created from the cellars of 32 elite wineries. Attendees experience multi-course fine dining designed to showcase specific wine varietals dish-by- dish. The quality of the food and wine is a key differentiator for Côtes du Coeur. The gala also features a live auction of one-of- a-kind experience-packages and a silent auction of more than 2,000 wines—the largest fine wine auction in the Southwest. Momentum for the spring gala builds during a series of smaller pre-parties and functions. Each pre-gala function aligns with Côtes du Coeur’s focus on fine wines, fine dining and the mission of the AHA “build healthier lives, free of heart disease and stroke.” Each year at Côtes du Coeur, we present the prestigious Tête du Cuvée – “Best of the Best” – Award to a winery or individual in the wine industry for outstanding achievements in winemaking and efforts to promote a healthy lifestyle in compliance with the American Heart Association guidelines. The 2015 Tête du Cuvée award is presented to Regina Martinelli of Martinelli Winery. The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to “building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.” These diseases and all other cardiovascular diseases claim nearly 870,000 lives a year. Each year we invest in pioneering research, professional and public education, advocacy and community service programs to help all Americans live longer, healthier lives. 3 CÔtes du Coeur Message from Kate Rose Marquez 2015 Côtes du Coeur Chair Welcome to CÔtes du Coeur – an evening of fine wines and exquisite epicurean delights! An evening when Dallas’ celebrated chefs pair perfectly with outstanding wineries to advance the mission of The American Heart Association. The mission of The American Heart Association is clear: “to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.” The way to affect that mission is through innovative research, strong public health policies, and lifesaving education for those at risk for heart disease and stroke. Who is at risk? One in three people in the U.S. will die of heart disease. One in three. Look at your table this evening – one third of you gathered around that gorgeous tablescape will die of heart disease. But you don’t have to. Eighty percent of heart disease is preventable. There are simple steps you can take to affect positive change and rewrite your story. Check out page 25 for life changing and lifesaving information. In fact, rip that page out of this catalog and tape it to your bathroom mirror. Fighting heart disease is personal and powerful. You may not have known it this evening when you were tying that tie or zipping that ball gown, but just by being here, you are choosing to take an active role in your heart health. And, if you invited someone to be your guest this evening, a friend, a colleague, a client, they may embrace heart health changes that save their lives – just because of what they heard or read tonight. You made that happen. Of course, cutting edge research, advocacy for strong public health policies and lifesaving education initiatives can’t be done without funding. So, if your company’s corporate sponsorship came out of your budget, thank you for choosing to partner with the AHA toward realization of its mission. If you and your spouse decided to host a table, thank you for making the AHA part of your philanthropic legacy. If you have purchased raffle tickets or bid on auction items, thank you for making the AHA the beneficiary of your leisure pursuits! You may never meet the person who benefits from the advances in research, surgeries, education or advocacy that you funded, but then again, you may be sitting right next to him. There is one more way you can support the AHA and its mission – our mission. Open Your Heart. Open Your Heart is an opportunity to give a gift directly to the mission of the American Heart Association in honor or in memory of someone you love. Because it is a straight donation, any amount you give is 100% tax deductible. At the end of the live auction tonight, there will be an opportunity to Open Your Heart and give. Please raise your paddle and give generously to recognize the mother, brother, wife or friend in your life who has been touched by heart disease. And, if you are reading this catalog in the days following CÔtes du Coeur, Please know that it is not too late to make an Open Your Heart gift. We would greatly appreciate a belated donation! Thank you, again, for your generosity. I hope you have a wonderful evening on behalf of a great cause and a critical mission. With heart, Kate Rose Marquez 2015 CÔtes du Coeur Chair 4 Côtes du Coeur Chairs Past Côtes du Coeur Chairs 1991-1994 Dr. Bob Hillert, Terry & Steve Casey 1995 David Brown, M.D. 1996-1997 Vicki Briley-White 1998 Mary Susan Dunaway 1999 Cathy Thayer 2000 Martha & Larry Hansard 2001 Diane Seay McNulty, Ph.D. 2002 Sandra Kuprion-Thomas 2003 Pat Morgan McEvoy 2004 Toni Brinker, Don Hultgren, Sandra Kuprion-Thomas 2005 Linda Paulk, Pat & Jim Parker 2006 Mary Humphreys Gill & John Gill, M.D. 2007 Erin & Scott Olson 2008 Lauren & Lance Byrd 2009-2010 Tim Wallace 2011 John L. Adams 2012 Sandy & David Alexander 2013 Brenda & Bill Bogart 2014 Jana & Mike Brosin 5 CÔtes du Coeur Message from Nancy Brown Chief Executive Officer Dear Friends, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2015 Dallas Côtes du Coeur. Now in its 24th year, this annual celebration is critically important to the mission of the American Heart Association, and in particular, the initiatives of our SouthWest Affiliate. I want to thank you for being a part of this proud tradition. Tonight, led by Richard Chamberlain, we are honored to be joined by 16 superstar Dallas-area chefs, who will prepare culinary masterpieces, each designed to pair exquisitely with our selection of world-class wines. I know this will be an evening you’ll never forget, but of course, tonight is about