Jérôme Banctel signs La Maison d'Estournel restaurant menu
Gabriel's chef at La Réserve Paris takes on the culinary direction of the restaurant at La Maison d'Estournel, in the Médoc. A collaboration that promises contemporary terroir cuisine, designed to dialogue with the estate's great wines.
Jérôme Banctel, chef at Gabriel - La Réserve Paris (4 toques), is about to add his culinary signature to the restaurant table at La Maison d'Estournel. to mark the reopening of this confidential residence nestled in the Médoc vineyards, the Breton chef has been chosen to design the menu. A new collaboration with Michel Reybier's group, who entrusted him with the gastronomic direction of this country-style address in Saint-Estèphe.
Generous, local cuisine
For this country house-style restaurant, the chef intends to offer a generous cuisine rooted in the region. The menu will highlight seasonal produce and the work of local producers, with a deliberately clear and convivial approach. The idea: a cuisine for sharing, inspired by the Médoc landscape and designed to naturally accompany the estate's wines, particularly those of the prestigious Château Cos d'Estournel.
A leading figure in contemporary French gastronomy, Jérôme Banctel already heads the kitchens of Le Gabriel restaurant at La Réserve Paris - Hotel and Spa, which has been awarded 4 Gault&Millau toques. Renowned for his precise, sensitive cuisine, deeply marked by the product, he has maintained a close relationship with the world of Michel Reybier and his estates for several years.
La Maison d'Estournel is an intimate address in the heart of the Médoc vineyards. This former residence of the owner of Château Cos d'Estournel has been transformed into a fourteen-room guest house overlooking the vineyards. By entrusting the kitchen to a chef of this caliber, the place affirms its desire to offer a complete experience combining hospitality, wine and gastronomy.
