A private lunch
Restaurant Martín Berasategui ***, Lasarte-Oria, Spain
Tasted Friday, May 15, 2015 by Xavier Auerbach with 687 views
Restaurant Martín Berasategui ***, Lasarte-Oria, Spain
Tasted Friday, May 15, 2015 by Xavier Auerbach with 687 views
2014 Bodega Katxina Getariako Txakolina 88 Points
Spain, País Vasco, Getariako Txakolina
100% Hondarrabi Zuri. Very pale, green colour; extremely fresh nose, saline, floral, mineral; light and fresh palate, tangy acidity but not acidic, juicy; good length
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2011 Bodegas Valdesil Godello Valdeorras Pezas da Portela 90 Points
Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras
Medium colour, green white gold; not very expressive on the nose, cool, steely, mineral and saline, herbs; juicy palate, creamy lemon, good concentration, ripe acidity, silky texture, mineral; very good length.
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2010 Raul Pérez Bierzo Ultreia Valtuille 91 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Bierzo
Lively colour, medium depth, bright red core, starting to show some maturity; very expressive and pure nose, warm, good depth, smoke from the stems, spicy schist, red berry fruit, top notes of very ripe peach; sweet fruit on the attack, but still quite tight mid-palate and on the finish, fresh and elegant and with very finely-grained tannins; very good length.
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2008 Dominio do Bibei Ribeira Sacra Dominio do Bibei 90 Points
Spain, Galicia, Ribeira Sacra
If the 2006 was like a top-quality Volnay, this 2008 resembles a more modest Marsannay. Cool, red cherries, smoky stems, fresh, mineral depth, tight palate, nice complexity, hint of fleshy richness; good length, hint of cold tea.
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2011 Bodegas Itsasmendi Bizkaiko Txakolina Urezti Vendimia Tardia 89 Points
Spain, País Vasco, Bizkaiko Txakolina
Very fresh and energetic, fresh, not complex or deep but charming, juicy, bright acidity, an easy drink but very well made, tropical fruit, good length.
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NV Bodegas Rubio Brandy Luis Felipe Gran Reserva 89 Points
Spain, Andalucía, Condado de Huelva
A 60 year old Brandy, much revered in Spain. Almost black, hot and fiery, very distinctive character of fortified Pedro Ximénez. No finesse but extremely powerful.
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1995 Gelas Bas Armagnac Folle Blanche Selection of Michel Firino Martell 90 Points
France, Southwest France, Gascony, Bas Armagnac
Brut de Fût, 48.5%, bottle No. 124 of 498 bottles produced. Aromatic, nutty, candied fruit, mature but fresh, deep, elegant, cedar; intense and fiery, powerful but harmonious, masculine, strong and hot; very long and nuanced finish.
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1998 Michel Couvreur Selection Michel Firino Martell Single Malt Whisky, 46%, 440 bottles 92 Points
United Kingdom, Scotland
500ml bottle. Distilled in Scotland in 1998, aged in the cellars of Michel Couvreur in Burgundy, bottled 2013. Bottle No. 028 of 440 bottles produced, 46% ABV. Relatively pale colour; fragrant, heather and barley, pure, floral, sweet barley, gentle, elegant, silky, stylish, harmonious, long.
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