Azahar Manzanilla vieja en rama 500ml

Scott Wasley - "en rama wines, carefully withdrawn from cask and later bottled according to moon phases and gentle prevailing winds. Since the saca, which took place in March, we have rested the wines (Finos en rama really benefit from 6 months in bottle) & then shipped them.

Tasting - "Camomile lawn, orange blossom (Azahar), melon tendrils, sea-spray, densely spongy honey-lemon tea cake. Full and rich in the mouth, excellent abstract line. Extra ageing doesn't necessarily mean development and body, though: it's actually sleeker, with a better defined linear aspect, more nimble with sense of movement.

The abstract threads which contribute line and freshness (including acid and diatomaceous minerals, that algal herb aspect) develop and work together. Chalk, mineral, flor, acid, aldehyde and a brassy textural weight (the looming pasada character) are six fibres lightly spliced together, and work beautifully through the dense sponge, earthen richness.

The pasada character appears as a line of burnished bronze, a metallic thread wound gently with the other elements and functions as an edging shadow, sliding through the wine, aligning the pure round Callejuela style. Magically, it rings pure Palma with a twist."

Country: Spain
Region: Jerez
Sub Region: Sanlucar de Barrameda