Iberia Business Class, Cuenllas, La MAMA, La Tasqueria, Palo Cortado, Iberia Business Lounge Madrid
Tasted Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - Sunday, April 28, 2019 by fc1910 with 408 views
My first visit to the spanish capital for more than 20 years.
A lot of things have chanced: not throwing all your papers on the bar floor, really hard to find a Churro BAr, more tourists than ever......., but only in the center and near the sight seeing points.
A really good Metro system with at this moment 10 lines...., and still improving.
And what I like best: Madrid is ONE whole tapas and wine bar! ;-)
At first some more or less calm wines which did not impressed me.
At Cuenllas some courses of spanish dishes, 8- 10+? or so paired with some really fine wines from all great european wine nations!
Found this restaurant in the Guia Michelin 2019 for Spain, recommended with a BIB Gourmand.
So we had fine tasty food for a very reasonable price tag!
Awarded a first Michelin Star this year, chosed this location because of the young team, the bistro like atmosphere and the focus on meat and fish!
Best Mondongo I ever had!
And delicious as delicious can be a fried piglet head! ;-)
We met for a spanish almuerzo, lasting about 4 hours......, how many dishes, you never know, but some of them to kneel down for!
Thanks to the team of Paci!
At short stay at the Iberia Loung, better than the Hamburg airport Lounge, but compared with Emirates..........,
and on last 0,187 at the Business Class
Really hope, will be back soon...........
2015 Marqués de Vitoria Rioja Crianza
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
(4/24/2019)
Served on our way from Hamburg to Madrid in the Iberia Business Class, quite drinkable to pair some airplane food, no surprise, fullbodied, modern stylish, balanced, a little boring................
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2018 García Carrión Rueda Mayor de Castilla
Spain, Castilla y León, Rueda
(4/24/2019)
The "best" white served by Iberia, quite refreshing with some white and yellow fruit, but would not buy this bottle again.............
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NV Coessens Champagne Brut Nature Largillier 91 Points
France, Champagne
(4/24/2019)
Served as a starter at the restaurant cuenllas, my dear CT-winefriend Harley1199 is not reminding the whole truth, The owner of the restaurant, Fernando, and ME did like this savoury,cesty without aeration at first little austere bottle, I helped to finish it! Very mineralic, a Champagne for the dry Riesling faction! *(**), 90, 91(+) potential
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2007 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett 84 Points
Germany, Nahe
(4/24/2019)
For me a too mature bottle, maybe not stored under good conditions, a little flat, lacking the tension of a good, classic Kabinett, indicated by the far too golden colour of this bottle, will try another on some day, a little disappointing, *-**
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2016 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Großes Gewächs
Germany, Rheingau
(4/24/2019)
Got some aeration but this did not really help, quite austere showing, only indicating what will happen in a decade, yellow fruit, ending long with still demanding acidity, wait, *(***), 91,92(+) potential
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2015 Weingut Karl Schäfer Herrenberg Riesling Großes Gewächs
Germany, Pfalz
(4/24/2019)
As like all Herrenberg bottles from this part of the Pfalz this bottle is shouting out loud: chalk, chalk, chalk!
A bit beginning to balance cause of the more moderate acid of the 2015 vintage but still a real bonedry mineralic GG! wait at least some 5+(+) years, *(**-****), 90, 91(+) potential
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2012 Kühling-Gillot Pettenthal Riesling Großes Gewächs 90 Points
Germany, Rheinhessen
(4/24/2019)
The most mature GG of this evening, clearly fresh, some petrol and green fruit such as apples and some white pears, harmonic with a good flow and persistence on the midpalate, in really good condition now, ending long+ with some delicious dried yellow fruit, but will evolve, **(**)
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1928 Federico Paternina Rioja Gran Reserva
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
(4/24/2019)
From Harleys cellar I suppose, not the best bottle 28 I have tried, quite much indicated oxidation, but ..... as nearly always with some more and more aeration changes to the palate of a very mature fortified wine, raisins, some tobacco, nutty though, AND with a very lively acidity, thanks a lot for charing such a monument with the restaurant crowd!
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2006 Bouchard Père et Fils Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
(4/24/2019)
This one is really for me, all the way elegant, delecacy silky but dense texture, fine fruit nose, superb flow on the midpalate, with some more aeration really dancing on the palate, ending long+ with still supporting acid, will improve, **(**- +?), 93,94(+) potential
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2000 Château Lascombes 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
(4/24/2019)
Classic Margaux from this chateaux, not on the fruity side of Bordeaux, more meaty, some metallic hints, great elegancy, but for me loosing structure with more aeration, ***
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2013 Bernhard Huber Malterdinger Bienenberg Spätburgunder Großes Gewächs
Germany, Baden
(4/24/2019)
Way too young, only indicating its coming delicacy, some red fruit, still savoury, but on the palate very structured and showing great endurance, we will have to wait......., wondering if we have had a Sommerhalde, but I think not......, *(**-****-?)
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2007 Dönnhoff Schloßböckelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel 88 Points
Germany, Nahe
(4/24/2019)
One of the two Auslese bottlings, very silky on the palate, showing dried fruit, harmonic, but lacking some tension and complexity, maybe the warm year? Not the best bottle I have tried so far! **-***
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2001 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Auslese 93 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
(4/24/2019)
From one of the best vintages of the last 20 years from the Ruwer, really electric, this is classic Riesling from one of the best soils of germany, super refined, a never ending story on the palate, will improve! ***(*+?), 92,93(+) potential
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