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”
— 6 years ago
Merce Olli — 6 years ago
Very well balanced. Will repurchase. — a year ago
En casa con Jordi Pazo y Carme — 6 years ago
At home with Jordi and Carme — 3 years ago
First leaf. Light bodied. Fruit forward but balanced with sweet. Smooth. Easy drinker. Paired well with mexican style tomato based rice dish. Would drink again — 4 years ago
Can Jorge con Jordi i Carme — 6 years ago
Natural. Minimalist. — 7 years ago
Jeremy Shanker
Sommelier at RN74
Albarino I can get down with. Perfect balance of tropical fruit to herbaceousness. A wine that gets better with some age too, and is still a steal. — 5 months ago