Yecla? You betcha!

Its good to have friends in the biz.  Last night my buddy Baron pulled together a little tasting of nearly 60 wines from the Eric Solomon collection.  Everybody else brought food which ended up being sausages, dry aged rib-eye, roasted peppers, homemade pizzas, tomatoes & fresh basil and jamón ibérico that was smuggled back from Spain.  My god that jamon was obscenely good!  Especially when paired with some kick ass Priorats like 2005 Doix VV and the 2005 Creu Alta from Bodegas Mas Alta.  I also really liked the Louro do Bolo which is 100% Godello by Rafael Palacios, brother of Alvaro Palacios. 

We also tasted 03 and 04 Marcoux CDPs.  The 03 was a bit too ripe for my tastes but the 04 was right on.   I love how the suave dark fruits are interwoven with savoriness.  Maybe even a little touch of blood like a Nuits St Georges.

Also of note was the the Bota de Manzanilla Pasada No 10. which I started and finished with.  Very fresh saline characteristics with Marcona almond flavors.  Super fresh on the palate.  Peter Liem also gave this his wine of the week tag a few months back on his excellent blog Besotted.

The view from Jay's pad is also excellent.  (see below)  We were treated to an amazing harvest moon out over Oakland but the iPhone camera couldn't do it justice.