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Catena Dinner at the Lansdowne
November 6th, 2009

The blog isn’t here to sell you stuff, but every once in a while something comes along that we just can’t help recommending. Well, the wine dinners in the newly refurbished upstairs dining room at the Lansdowne pub are just that. So Random Bottlings heartily exhorts you to get yourselves down there for the next installment of the series.

It features Bodegas Catena Zapata, probably Argentina’s finest and most famous winery. It’s been a big year for Catena after Nicolas Catena was named ‘Decanter Man of the Year’, the first from South America. As befits a man with that title, the wines that he and his crack winemaking team produce are spectacular.

I went to the original Els Pyreneus wine dinner at this Primrose Hill stalwart and it was excellent. Unfortunatley it was a bit dark for my wimpy iphone cam, but you can just about make out a plate of delicious Garrotxa cheese, which went brilliantly with the Els Pyreneus Maury Grenat 2006.

The Catena dinner takes place on the 24th November and costs only £35 all in – a bargain considering that a glass of Catena Alta Malbec would probably cost you £15+ in a normal restaurant!

Here’s the menu:

Salt cod salad with coriander , roast pepper and olives
Catena Chardonnay 2007, Mendoza

Rare Grilled longhorn ribsteak with borlotti beans and chimichurri sauce
Catena Alta Malbec 2006, Mendoza

Manchego and picos blue with apple jelly
Catena Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Mendoza

Dulche de leche ice cream – passion fruit biscuits
Alamos Torrontes 2008, Mendoza

You can book tickets via the Lansdowne website or by calling 020 7483 0409.

Oh wait…a bit of Art Attack Friday (No. 27 if you’re counting…) to finish with too.

Have a great weekend everyone.

By Dan
Entry Filed under: Wine dinners