Reading a review of the world's best restaurants I smiled when I noticed that El Celler de Can Roca had been knocked down to second place. The story goes that we were in Barcelona and as a treat I stupidly thought that we'd eat at El Bulli on the way back to home in France. Stupid inasmuch as you had to book months in advance to get a table and I couldn't even get them to answer the phone never mind sniff a starter.
Anyway not to be outdone I found this restaurant in Girona which seemed to fit the bill. ECCA was ever so slightly posh but not yet numero uno so we got in. Frankly I can't remember what we ate but I do remember that we drank, a lot. We chose a tasting menu that included a specific wine with each course and by way of total overkill I'd ordered a lovely oak aged Verdejo which we had on top of it all. It came from Belondrade y Lurton and very, very nice it was too.
If anyone from ByL is reading this I'll take the wine (cases only).
The wine sounds lovely. I looked at the link you posted and I see that it's £30 per bottle. I don't know about you, but I never spend £30 on a wine for the house and yet don't blink about spending that when eating out. Strange, isn't it? If you like Shiraz.. this one is a belter. Everyone I've given a glass or bottle to, loves it.
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It happened years ago in Sitges. We were at a nice restaurant on the front (at the church end) and Jan wanted Chardonnay. We haven't got that said the waiter but I'll bring you something similar and very nice. It was lovely. I remember that these people made it. I very much doubt that I paid 30 euros then. Thanks for the recommendation. We'll try it.
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