Kurt Rosenwinkel Monvínic Experience in Barcelona

Roan Clay

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American jazz writer based in Barcelona

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Published: November 19, 2010

The final two presentations shifted to the extreme south in the Andulusia region of Málaga and Jerez. The 2001 Molino Real is the Moscatel grape bursting with lively fruit with the smells of honey, quince, ginger, lime and laurel with muscatel raisins, lemon verbena, green tea and candied bergamot peel. The sweet finish is smooth, recalling sugared almonds ensconced in honey. This is a desert wine of the highest order, one that will be remembered and cherished for a lifetime. The conclusion was the Valdespino Coliseo Amotillado V.O.R.S., a sherry from the earth of bright limestone, giving it a chalky minerality of distinction with an unsurpassed finish of a fresh sea breeze celebrated in grandeur and pride with an imposing demonstration of an intense length.

What a way to bid farewell to an evening of exploration and discovery and to be in the presence of greatness by masters of preparation and improvisation. It was a night one won't forget, perhaps the time you heard Bill Evans at the Vanguard, Miles Davis at the Fillmore, Thelonious Monk at the Five Spot, Dexter Gordon at Monmartre, Bobby Hutcherson at Shelly's or Andrew Hill at Birdland... It's not just the notes but the experience and this was The Kurt Rosenwinkel Monvínic Experience, one of hopefully many more to come in the city known for its great food, and architecture and of course wine and jazz.

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Ricard Cugat

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