Dinner: $55.00 per person with $10.00 corkage fee per person. This is $65.00 per person before tax and gratuity.
Estimated cost per person with tax and gratuity - $83.76
Menu: 4 Pintxos:
Blistered Gernika peppers with sea salt
Tutera: ham, cheese and artichoke gratin
Boquerón: white anchovy with red pepper, eggplant and egg
Txittxiki: mini chorizo hash sandwhiches
Hi, now I’m on the correct thread. I don’t always get updates??? Anyway, looking forward to dinner and seeing you all next week. Remember… Rioja is comes in all 3 colors…let’s shoot for some good variety and create some interesting pairings with this menu!
I only had an 01 Lopez tondonia in my cellar so I decided to see what was available at retail. I was amazed at the selection of older Rioja available. Flatiron and chambers both have options with age for under 75 (some under 50) Astor has some cool options too. But these were a little pricey. $100+
I’m looking forward to this tasting and dinner. See you all in Tuesday.
I’m bringing Marques de Arienzo Rioja Gran Reserva 1985.
I went to Chambers and they do have a nice selection of aged Riojas from private collections.
If anyone has “disposable” caliber decanters, this might be a night to use them, or else we will have to take turns on who gets the ends of the bottles! Or any other suggestions for lots of sediment.