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Participants
Juan Valencia & Enrique Segarra [Cuvée 3000], Antoine Billecart [Billecart-Salmon], Arturo Pardos [La Gastroteca]; and most of the "usuals": Víctor de la Serna, Juancho Asenjo, Luis Gutiérrez, Juan Manuel Bellver, Jens Riis, Ignacio Villalgordo & Natasja Mallory [Lavinia].

Wine list

Theme: Wine distributors Juan Valencia & Enrique Segarra were in town with Antoine Billecart, "chef de cave" of Champagne Billecart-Salmon; as good an excuse as any to get together and taste 9 Côte-Rôtie 1999 and two very special champagnes from Billecart-Salmon: Cuvée N.F. 1986 & el Grand Cuvée 1982.

Menu: Another of Aldaba's fine menus: Starter cod & langostine omelete, ham croquette, veal pastry, Guijuelo ham; 1st Pickled pigeon salad; 2nd Seasonal vegetable "menestra" [green & white asparagus, baby lima beans, and wild mushrooms]; 3rd Tagliatelli with garlic and langostines; 4th Veal cheeks Biscay-style; 5th Cheeses of goat's milk [Los Navalmorales] & cow's milk [Mon D'Or]; 6th Fried milk pudding.

Versión en español

Champagne and Côte-Rôtie Night
2002-04-15

Aldaba
Alberto Alcocer, 5
28036 Madrid

Antoine Billecart	Juan Valencia	Enrique, Antoine, Juan & Víctor on the first flight
Natasja thinking...	The appetizer	Juancho & Luis
Enrique enjoys Côte-Rôtie	Juan & Víctor discuss Côte-Rôtie	Juancho & Luis take notes, Ignacio & Enrique are served by Luis
Arturo Pardos also talks about the Côte-Rôties	Ignacio contemplates	Arturo, Natasja, Juan Manuel at the far end of the table

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