Restaurant Session (in Wittem, Netherlands): Julemont

In the end of September, we went for a Saturday lunch at restaurant Julemont✨✨from chef Guido Braeken. It is located in the beautiful Chateau Wittem in Wittem, Netherlands.

In our arrival, a butler was waiting for us outside to take us to the restaurant. I think I have never been to a place with a butler before :-D

First stop: sitting in the lounge, at the bar, for an aperitif and bites. From my seat, sneak peak to the...

 

...dinning private room. Like the vase :-)

 

A great start: a glass of Cuvée Rosé champagne from Laurent-Perrier.

With the champagne, some appetizers.

 

Pretty (and)...

 

...delicious!

 

From the lounge, we went to our table. Such a beautiful room!

 

Love the natural flowers.

 

The amuse bouche...

...prepared at the table.

Lovely beetroot macaron with foie.

 

As first dish, hamachi, fennel, pear, wasabi. With a topping of Imperial Heritage caviar.

 

It came served in two dishes.

 

With the hamachi, a glass of 2010 Scharzhofberger Riesling Spaetlese from Weingut Von Hoevel.

 

Bread, butter, and a delicious brioche to share.

 

As second course...

 

 ...kagoshima wagyu, unagi, black garlic, crispy onion and hollandaice sauce. Wonderful, just wow!!

 

Pairing with the wagyu, a glass of 2018 Monthelie blanc from Domaine Changarnier.

 

The third dish from our menu: turbot, porcini mushroom, vin jaune, pea, brioche. 

With the turbot, a glass of 2016 Marsannier from Weingut Knipser. 

 

Norwegian lobster, sepia, tandoori, coconut, basil.

 

It tasted as it looked: fantastic! Loved the sauce!!

Continuing with the excellent wine pairing by sommelier Philipp Bock, a glass of Ried Schreckenstein Gruener Veltliner from Weingut Kurt Angerer.

As fifth course, sweetbread, bak kut teh, chantarelle, leek, sauerkraut. 

With the sweetbread, a glass of Cotes du Jura Savagnin L'Un from Baud. 

As main dish, deer, Jerusalem artichoke, hazelnut, mole, fig.

 

Pairing with the deer, a glass of 2012 Chateauneuf du Pape from Domaine de la Janasse. 

 Sweet time! Valrohna chocolate, yuzu, dulce de leche, vanilla, orange. 

With the dessert, a glass of 2009 Sauternes from Chateau Raymond-Lafon. Very nice!

 

For the perfect ending, espresso and gourmandises.

 

Chocolate...

 

...mini strawberry tartelette and...

 

...candy.

 

Amazing food, great wine pairings, very nice and competent service. We will definitely be back!

 

Sept 24th, 2022.