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Top Spanish Wine Dinner organized by Andy/Madwines
Morton Puxi
Tasted January 24, 2014 by winebuff037 with 137 views
Introduction
Top Spanish Wine 4-course dinner organized by Andy/Madwines at Morton in the iAPM mall on Huai Hai Road.
Chopped House Salad or Oysters, Tasmania and Fanny Bay
Lobster Bisque
Center-cut Ribeye with Mashed Potatoes and Bearnaise Sause
Morton’s Ice Cream Sandwiches or Homemade Key Lime Pie
Flight 1 - Oysters, Tasmania and Fanny Bay (2 notes)
White
2010 Vins del Massís Catalunya Macizo
90 points
Tasted very strong at first, then started to open up, more like a Meursault.
White
2011 Benjamin Romeo Rioja Que Bonito Cacareaba
92 points
Tasted like a white burgundy, elegant and buttery.
Flight 2 - Center-cut Ribeye (5 notes)
Red
2009 Bodegas Benjamin de Rothschild & Vega Sicilia Rioja Macan
93 points
Powerful and fresh, like it very much.
Red
2008 Benjamin Romeo Rioja La Cueva del Contador
91 points
Second encounter. Dark fruits; while enjoyable, a notch below the 2003 unico and 2009 Macan.
Red
2008 Mas Doix Priorat Costers de Vinyes Velles
Least memorable of the 5 wines tasted--2009 Macan, 2008 La Cueva del Contador, 2004 Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva, and 2003 Unico
Red
2003 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único
95 points
Powerful and full-body.
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Comment
Closing
Great steak and good ambiance. Enjoyed both whites; the Rioja white more. Among the reds, the 2003 Vega Sicilia and the 2009 Macan stands out among the others.