Fabulous relaxed & reasonably priced meal at “Blanc” in the Mandarin Oriental with Chef Carme Ruscalleda, whose restaurants have won 7 Michelin stars! ⏩ Scroll for delish city’s food pics on Instagram ⏩
A truly unique wine that’s €112 in restaurant & €56 from winery that went with all the foods shown perfectly 😍
📍 Terroir Al Limit Pedra de Guix 2014
🏵 95 points
🍇 Pedro Ximénez, Macabeo & Garnatxa Blanca
🍷 Amber honey w/ a bronze orange tone
👃 Light burnt marmalade, stick toffee pudding foam, old sherry cask, fallen green apple & vanilla custard
👄 Med refreshing body of brown green apple in torched brown sugar w/ honey, citrus zest & baked orange w/ soft sherry tickles
🎯 Long aged tortured toffee old apple in honey & brown sugar - a sherry but elegant & subtle
💭 Mrs E says “Nowhere near as heavy as it looks”
— 2 years ago
Dickens of a time trying to ID this w app; love the rounded softer but rich mouthfeel of montilla fino-verbenera oro. In addition under 13$. Fantastic. And remember, Montilla finos made from pedro jiminez, not palamino — 5 years ago
Oranges, Toffee, Hazelnuts. A plate much lighter than you’d guess from the nose.
A glass of refined Nutella w/o the weight. — 7 months ago
Four horsemen w Jorge. Yeasty, funky, tropical fruit, well balanced orange wine — 3 years ago
Very drinkable , cherry notes w good mouth taste . Liked it for a hot dsy — 4 years ago
Had at gofio in Madrid. Volcanic, minerals, old book nose. Easy to drink paired best w tomato salad — a year ago
Medium lemon color; citrus herbal; smooth and creamy w/o tanins, clean finish — 3 years ago
A revelation: 100% #pedroximenez #lateharvest #noSO2 fresh, saline, mineral, floral. 15%ABV w/o heat. @smallwarespdx — 5 years ago
TJ Maxwell
Rich w touch of sweetness. Great complexity; walnuts spice dried fruits — 4 months ago