{"id":10574,"date":"2014-10-02T16:42:38","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T16:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=10574"},"modified":"2014-10-18T21:14:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-18T21:14:00","slug":"amazing-wine-lunch-at-torres-with-el-celler-de-can-roca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/spain\/amazing-wine-lunch-at-torres-with-el-celler-de-can-roca","title":{"rendered":"Amazing wine lunch at Torres with El Celler de Can Roca"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"miguel<\/p>\n

El Cellar de Can Roca<\/a> is one of Spain’s most celebrated restaurants. Run by the three Roca brothers, Joan, Josep and Jordi, and based in Girona, it has the full complement of Michelin stars, and in the last couple of years it has been number 1 and then number 2 on the world’s 50 best restaurants list. So maybe it would be fairer to say that it’s one of the world’s most celebrated restaurants. And a bunch of us got to eat their food because the brothers came over to cook at Mas Rabell de Fontenac for a lunch hosted by Miguel A. Torres. It was memorable.<\/p>\n

\"Josep
Josep Roca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Miguel
Miguel A Torres<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The food was a wonderful combination of the novel and surprising, and more traditional Spanish cooking. It avoided being gimmicky (although the stuffed olives with anchovies served on a bonsai olive tree was heading that way), and was solidly delicious all the way through. After 9 ‘snacks’, each of the 7 courses was served with a different Torres family wine.
\n\"OLYMPUS<\/p>\n

\"Vegetable
Vegetable broth with diced scallops, pine sprouts, grapes, flowers, lemons and laurel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Sea
Sea bass supreme with chardonnay sauce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Mandala
Mandala of lamb with eggplant, pepper, mint and eucalyptus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Iberian
Iberian pork with mole cocoa and carrob, figs and infusion of roasted red peppers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"The
The best: veal shank cooked for 72 hours with chantrelles and truffled board<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marimar Estate Albari\u00f1o 2013 Russian River Valley, California<\/strong>
\nBright and focused with fresh citrus fruit with a bit of pear richness. Very bright and pure and quite delicious. This works. 90\/100
\n\"OLYMPUS<\/p>\n

Torres Milmanda Chardonnay 1996 Conca de Barbera, Spain<\/strong>
\nLovely mature wine with nuts, pears and some peach notes, as well as delicate toast. Very stylish with real finesse and none of the heaviness you might expect from a wine of this age. Honey, marzipan, hazelnuts and baked apple notes add interest. Lovely. 95\/100<\/p>\n

Manso de Velasco 2006 Curic\u00f3, Chile<\/strong>
\nA Cabernet Sauvignon from 100 year old vines from Torres’ estate in Molina, harvested at 4 tons\/hectare. Rich, concentrated, ripe yet well defined with grippy blackcurrant fruit. Dense and grippy with some blackcurrant bud notes. Showing cedary richness, and a little bit of evolution. Very effective in this ripe, dense style. 91\/100
\n\"OLYMPUS<\/p>\n

Jean Leon Vinya La Scala Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva 2001 Pened\u00e8s, Spain<\/strong>
\nDense, spicy and savoury with hints of earth as well as grippy structure. Complex with a nice savoury side to the sweet berry fruits. Warm but elegant with lovely structure. 94\/100
\n\"OLYMPUS<\/p>\n

Torres Reserva Real 2000 Pened\u00e8s, Spain<\/strong>
\nA Bordeaux-style blend from the Les Arnes vineyard. Structured yet fine with lovely aromatics of cherries, plums, blackberries and spice, with an attractive green hint in the background. The palate is generous yet fresh with chalk and gravel notes adding savoury interest. Lovely precision here. 95\/100<\/p>\n

Torres Mas Borr\u00e0s Pinot Noir 1996 Pened\u00e8s, Spain<\/strong>
\nHerby, spicy and a bit earthy with some cedary notes together with soy sauce characters making this a mature, quite savoury wine. Dry and earthy. Quite evolved, but with a lot of savoury complexity. 90\/100
\n\"OLYMPUS<\/p>\n

Torres Nectaria 2009 Curic\u00f3, Chile<\/strong>
\nA botrytis Riesling aged in oak. Remarkable stuff: sweet, intense and with aromas of apricot and marmalade. Some grippy, quite pithy citrus notes on the palate as well as lots of sweetness. Well balanced and complex. 93\/100<\/p>\n

\"OLYMPUS<\/p>\n

\"OLYMPUS<\/p>\n

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