A private lunch
Restaurant El Celler de Can Roca ***, Girona, Spain
Tasted Thursday, October 25, 2012 by Xavier Auerbach with 691 views
Restaurant El Celler de Can Roca ***, Girona, Spain
Tasted Thursday, October 25, 2012 by Xavier Auerbach with 691 views
NV Albet i Noya Cava Brut Reserva 88 Points
Spain, Cava
Disgorged 27-06-2012. El Celler de Can Roca's house Cava. Pale, crisp acidity, lovely ripe lemon fruit, hint of salinity, very clean and fresh, good length.
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2002 Gramona Cava Celler Batlle Brut Finca Font de Jui 91 Points
Spain, Cava
Mainly Xarel-lo, eight years on the lees. Intense, tight, very fresh with not even a hint of nuttiness, this is a cava-and-half.
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2007 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett 91 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Still a very reductive nose, delicate sweetness, lovely 2007-ripeness, seamless and elegant but really still very closed. I'm guessing 90-92 in due course.
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2008 Colet Colet-Navazos Extra Brut 88 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Penedès
Xarel-lo, some sherry in the dosage. Very fresh and clean, herbs and tart lemon, clear hint of nuttiness from the sherry. Unusual but attractive.
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2012 Barbadillo Manzanilla en Rama Saca de Verano 92 Points
Spain, Andalucía, Manzanilla de Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Excellent Manzanilla, very floral nose with lovely depth, hay, oyster shell; dry but smooth palate; amazing length, finishes with the purest green olive flavour.
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2011 Loxarel Penedès LXV 87 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Penedès
Xarel.lo Vermell (red xarel.lo), vinified like a rosat and technically a white. A delicate rosat, elegant, light, hint of red fruit and green olive, nice touch of bitters on the finish.
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2010 Ossian Vinas Viejas Blanco 90 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León
100% ungrafted Verdejo, fermentation in barrique, 6 months on oak. Rich and rounded, elegant, well-judged oak, good fruit, soft but good freshness.
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2009 Clos Mogador Priorat Nelin 90 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Garnatxa Blanca. Lovely elegant but rounded style, typical flowery character, good intensity, salty minerality, good length.
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2007 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Forster Pechstein Riesling 92 Points
Germany, Pfalz
Sweet and ripe fruit, excellent basalt minerality, good depth of flavour; creamy and balanced palate with lively acidity, good length.
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2010 Carles Andreu Trepat Conca de Barberà 89 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Tarragona, Conca de Barberà
Local grape, almost lost after the phylloxera. Lovely light cherry flavours with hints of cream and of spice, aromatic, excellent balance, good length. Reminds me a bit of trousseau from the Savoie. Lovely.
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2010 Anima Negra Àn 88 Points
Spain, Balearic Islands, Vi de La Tierra Mallorca
Local grapes. Spicy, sweet fruit, hint of flashy new oak, nice tannins, very well made. Attractive but not profound.
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2006 Celler Vall Llach Priorat IDUS 90 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Big, sweet and port-like, quite tannic, impressive but not really for me. Great with the pigeon though.
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2010 Eric Bordelet Poiré Granit 87 Points
France, Normandy
Refreshing, fruity, yeasty, clean.
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NV Celler Cooperatiu d'Espolla Empordà SoliSerena 89 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Empordà
Grenache blanc 65%, Grenache Noir 35%. Made in the style of a Rivesaltes, but solera aged. Lively, lovely balance of freshness and oxidative notes, candied fruit, hint of nuts, elegant, good length.
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NV Henriques & Henriques Madeira Malvasia 20 Years Old 93 Points
Portugal, Madeira
Wonderfully rich Malvazia nose, deep, caramel, coffee, nuts; on the palate sweet but balanced by delicious refreshing acidity; excellent length.
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