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<\/p>\nOn February 14th, a very special pairing took place in Barcelona where ten lucky diners had the opportunity to witness the return of the Catalan Montserrat Molina to her homeland with a diverse array of special bottles served alongside dishes prepared by the prestigious chef Jordi Vil\u00e0.<\/p>\n
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This special luncheon was orchestrated by Bernat Voravi\u00fa, the cellar master of the Alkimia Restaurant in Barcelona. Bernat offered Armando Guerra, Alta Gama of Barbadillo, the opportunity to create a special pairing where the wines of the historic Sanl\u00facar winery would be interpreted by the prestigious chef Jordi Vil\u00e0. As expected, the agreement was quickly celebrated, and after months of preparation, coinciding with the sweet day of lovers, this search for synergies between the cuisine of the Barcelona chef and the wines of the south took place.<\/p>\n
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Montserrat Molina, a Catalan who has been responsible for oenology at Barbadillo for decades, was the person in charge of explaining the different bottles selected for the occasion. Surrounded by 12 fortunate attendees, the day unfolded amidst delicious dishes, excellent service from the Alkimia staff, and the commentary of Bernat and Montse.<\/p>\n
The selected wines were kept secret until the moment of the menu service. Among them were some treasures that deserved the mystery. They were, conveniently served at the right moment, the following:<\/p>\n
Atam\u00e1n Vermouth, served in a special Negroni cocktail created by Bernat
\nAlba Balba\u00edna vintage 2022
\nManzanilla \u00c1s de Mirabr\u00e1s Sumatorio vintage 2019
\nManzanilla Trinidad
\nManzanilla Saca Estacional Winter 2023 Ed. centenary in magnum format
\nHistoric Amontillado Versos, sample from Single Cask
\nOloroso Reliquia
\nInquina Atam\u00e1n<\/p>\n
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Interlaced with the wines from Bodegas Barbadillo, some labels provided by Bernat were included, in a complementary bet that helped to better understand the specialty of the wines from the Jerez and Sanl\u00facar region, selected for the event by Armando and Montse. The service of both proposals was occasionally combined, sparking debate and enjoyment in equal measure.<\/p>\n Enric Sol\u00e9 Malvas\u00eda Fina 2015, Pened\u00e9s A day to remember in which the Sanl\u00facar wines, explained with a Girona accent, defended versatility and excellence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On February 14th, a very special pairing took place in Barcelona where ten lucky diners had the opportunity to witness the return of the Catalan Montserrat Molina to her homeland with a diverse array of special bottles served alongside dishes prepared by the prestigious chef Jordi Vil\u00e0. This special luncheon was orchestrated by Bernat Voravi\u00fa, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7720,"featured_media":134821,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[521],"tags":[949,738,523,950,948,947,951,952,953,744],"class_list":["post-134826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias-en","tag-alkimia-en","tag-andalucia-en","tag-barbadillo-3-en","tag-barcelona-en","tag-bets-wines","tag-catalonia","tag-cataluna-en","tag-espana-en","tag-montse-molina-en","tag-spain"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barbadillo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barbadillo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barbadillo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barbadillo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7720"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barbadillo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134826"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.barbadillo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":134827,"href":"https:\/\/www.barbadillo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134826\/revisions\/134827"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barbadillo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.barbadillo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barbadillo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.barbadillo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/span>Comando G, Camino del Pilar 2015, Gredos – Spain
\nMercati Gaetano 2009, Zakynthos – Greece
\nGuillaume Overnoi Vin Jaune 2015, Jura – France
\nBadalucco Marsala Prebritish 1999, Sicily \u2013 Italy
\nHatzidakis Vinsanto 2013, Santorini – Greece
\nIn addition to the aforementioned individuals, the attendance was completed by a small group of ten people with a delicate balance between professionals and enthusiasts. Among them was Linda D\u00edaz, from Gramona, which provided the sparkling contrast to a session until then devoid of bubbles.<\/p>\n