Equipo Navazos La Bota 51 Palo Cortado Viejísimo "Bota GF" 375ml

Saca of February 2014. DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry

22% alc. Bodega: Gaspar Florido /Pedro Romero Sanlúcar de Barrameda

Nº 51 La Bota de Palo Cortado Viejísimo "Bota GF" is another spine tingling micro-batch release from the same source as the stunning La Bota No. 47 "Bota NO" and No. 48 "Bota Punta". These latter two wines, along with the La Bota de Amontillado 49 "Bota A. R." from the same old collection of soleras, count amongst the most remarkable Sherries bottled by … more

Country: Spain
Producer: Equipo Navazos
Region: Jerez

Hidalgo Oloroso Single Vineyard Anada 1986 500ml

A vintage sherry from 12 old barrels filled in 1986 from the El Cuadrado vineyard. The wine matured for 20 years in the San Francisco bodega and 2800 bottles were filled in 2007.

An epic sherry; smells mature, nutty and oily. A full, elegant palate shows the right weight and acidic cut, while salty flavors of peanut and caramel finish long, nutty. It has the elegance of Sanlucar with classy intensity and concentration. Some black treacle, cloves and wood spices. … more

Country: Spain
Producer: Bodegas Hidalgo
Region: Jerez

Bodegas Tradición VOS 20 Year Old Pedro Ximenez 750ml

Average Age: 22 Years, and 15.5% Alc/vol.

Producer Notes - "A very special and exclusive sweet wine made from a selection of grapes of the same name, properly dehydrated in the sun and turned into wine using artisan methods. Aged under the traditional system of soleras and criaderas over many years in American oak, it is a creamy, velvety wine with a balance of non-cloying sweetness and refreshing acidity.

Pedro Ximénez is obtained from the grape variety of the same … more

Country: Spain
Producer: Bodegas Tradicion
Region: Jerez

Hidalgo Amontillado 'Pastrana' VORS' 500ml

"I was really surprised by the unexpected sharpness of an new wine from Hidalgo-La Gitana, the NV Amontillado Pastrana. It is a new, single-vineyard Amontillado from a plot within Miraflores in Sanlucar de Barrameda. As with the Manzanilla Pasada from the same vineyard, this is a collaboration between Javier Hidalgo and Cristiano van Zeller from the Douro. This Amontillado is a wine averaging 30 years of age with a light mahogany color, quite bright and clear.The nose combines iron rust … more

Country: Spain
Producer: Bodegas Hidalgo
Region: Jerez
Sub Region: Sanlucar de Barrameda

Equipo Navazos La Bota 96 Amontillado de Jerez Magnum

During refurbishments to the historic Calle Misericordia in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (home to the La Guita solera), a number of special vessels stood out due to their size and origins. One such vessel was a magnificent tonel gordo (120 arrobas, i.e. a 2,000-litre cask) situated in a corner of the room, separated from the main rows of casks that were standing by the wall. Navazos had this single large cask filled with a selection of the best Amontillados of the … more

Country: Spain
Producer: Equipo Navazos
Region: Jerez

Valdespino VORS Moscatel "Toneles" 375ml

"The Romaee-Conti of Jerez".

Moscatel Toneles is one of the legendary wines of the sherry region, produced by Valdespino.

It is an extremely old, powerful Moscatel that was long forgotten, because there was simply no market for it - up until Robert Parker gave it 100/100 a while back. Anyway it is said to be over 100 years of age (though they don't seem to disclose that).

"The NV Moscatel Toneles has reached a mythical status locally in Spain. It's … more

Country: Spain
Region: Jerez