Meticulous Selection: Six Vintages of Remirez de Ganuza at Tia Pol
Walking into Manhattan’s Tia Pol is a little like stepping into a time and space warp for me, so squarely does the whole experience take me back to the pure and soul-edifying pleasure of discovering the tascas of Madrid when I was living there for a couple of years in the mid-nineties.
And for one night next month, the mid-nineties are in fact coming to Tia Pol…1995 and 1996 Gran Reservas from Bodegas Fernando Remirez de Ganuza to be exact, just two wines in a lineup of big hitter RdeG wines to be served at “Meticulous Selection” (a reference to FRdeG’s near obsession with grape selction and handling), one in a series of high-end wine dinners that Tia Pol and kick-ass Spanish wine shop Tinto Fino are throwing this fall.
The event takes place on Tuesday, November 11 at 8pm. Other FRdeG offerings wll include the bodega’s Erre Punto blanco (as of yet unavailable in this country) and their sensational 2001 Reserva. Tia Pol chef Andrew Donovan will be pairing food; my friend/colleague/hero Kerin Auth of Tempranillo, Inc. will host.
Tickets are $175 per person. For reservations, which are very limited, contact Lauren Whitfield (212-675-8805/lauren@tiapol.com) or Stephanie Mannatt (212-254-0850/stephanie@tintofino.com).