Portugalia

Thanks to Tom H, we had great food and service. The six of us brought 18 bottles, but four of those were half bottles and one bottle was corked, so we barely had enough to carry us through the evening. These are brief notes on what I thought were the highlights.

The food was wonderful.
Grilled fresh sardines, grilled octopus, a Portuguese version of paella with clams, shrimps, and chorizo, and a singular roasted pork and roasted potato dish. The octopus and the pork/potato were my favorites but would all were very good.

The full list of wines, in flights, courtesy of Mike M:

2009 Raventós i Blanc Cava de Nit
2010 Xarmant Arabako Txakolina
2009 Domaine de la Pépière (Marc Ollivier) Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Clisson
2010 Bodegas Protos Verdejo Rueda
1989 R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Reserva Viña Tondonia


1994 Bodegas Reyes Ribera del Duero Teofilo Reyes Tinto Cosecha
1995 Bodegas y Viñedos Alión Ribera del Duero
1996 Abadia Retuerta Vino de la Tierra Castilla y León Cuvée El Campanario
1998 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia (corked)
2001 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia
2004 Bodegas y Viñedos Maurodos Toro Viña San Román
2007 Quinta de la Rosa Douro Passagem The Crossing


2004 Jorge Ordoñez & Co. Málaga No. 1 Selección Especial
2008 Jorge Ordoñez & Co. Málaga No. 1 Selección Especial


1982 H.M. Borges Vintage Porto
1990 Graham Vintage Porto Malvedos Centenary
1994 Graham Vintage Porto
2005 Quinta de la Rosa Porto Late Bottled Vintage

• 2009 Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Clisson

  France, Loire Valley, Pays Nantais, Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine

  Portugalia. Another very good showing. Acid, rocks and a little lemon but with no rough edges. Nice match for grilled fresh sardines.

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• 1989 R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Reserva Viña Tondonia

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

  At Portugalia. Soft but in the best sense, Long and interesting. Great match with grilled octopus.

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