Wine Tasting in Almerimar - Andalucian Style NO Tasting Notes!! Mostly Photos

A friend of ours invited us to come to his house on the sea side to try some wines (ours were included) and enjoy some tapas!

There were a number of wines, don’t know much about them, except our Nolados 2005 and one made by the mayor of El Ejido, Juan Enciso. The only things I can tell you about his wines is that he owns a vineyard outside and above a little village in the Alpujarra of Almeria called Bayarcal, at and elevation of 1800 meters (5,900 ft) composed of Pinot Noir and Tempranillo. We tried the PN and it was delicious, a little lacking on the nose initially but opened up nicely afterwards. We also had a beautiful Chardonnay 2008 that he had aged in French oak for 5 months. Nice. Since the Nolados is my wine and others here on the BB have written nice things, I will defer to their notes.

The dinner (tapas) was Morcilla, Chorizo, Panceta (thick bacon) and Ribs. Bread, Olives and dessert of Melon sprinkled with brown sugar, and Spanish Pastries (Glaciados) Merengue and Juan Enciso’s homemade Pacheran (orujo with endrinas - sloe berries and sugar).
The group We were about 30 or more all together, the women were at the table behind
Our table. Note the glassware - plasticware.
Juan Enciso’s Pinot Noir

The food
Panceta y Morcilla
Cutting the ribs.

The dessert
Pacharan
The Mayor Juan Enciso with his Pacharan

Wonders never cease to amaze… Juan Enciso and 18 other of his cohorts in the City Hall of El Ejido were arrested for money laundering, embezzlement, bribery and etc., of a HUGE proportion. The major still remains in jail as do several others arrested at the same time. Apparently, the dirt stretches to Madrid and Sevilla. I believe they let his wife and daughter out on bail after a couple of days in the clink. Just amazing what greed can do. Hmmm, now I know how he bought that vineyard.