The answer is : WINE.
Here it is, Finca El Carril red wine from Bodega Iniesta, ran by the family of Andrés Iniesta, who is the indispensable midfielder of FC Barcelona. Bodega Iniesta is situated in Fuentealbilla, Spain, which belongs to the DO Manchuela wine region in Castille-La Manche autonomous community. It is said that the wine was bought out of curiosity and some "Love me, love my dog" state of mind..., however, it is not disappointing at all!
With Tempranillo
and Petit Verdot as grape varieties, the wine has a clear and quite intense ruby color, smells like a
bouquet of flowers with some hints of spice.
Mouth:
Off dry with medium-full bodied, round tannins, spicy with flavours of blackberry and some ripe fruit, slight licorice with quite long finish. The wine tastes excellent with cheese and cured ham! The cured ham was bought from a market in Bayonne, which is very chewy because of its thickness.
And
some Catalunya sausages! While the sweetness of meat accompanied by the wine and the aroma spreads in the mouth, it's just like a happy symphony flowing through our taste buds...
Since someone between us is a huge fan of Barça, we would
take this Castille-La
Manche/Catalunya wine food pairing as an
homage to Andrés Iniesta and his
Blaugrana team, for so many wonderful football games, true sportsmanship and of course, such a beautiful wine. Cheers! Santé!
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