Saca of March 2011 D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry 21% alc. Limited edition of 900 (37,5cl) bottles Bodega: Rey Fernando de Castilla, Jerez de la Frontera Led by Jan Pettersen, Fernando de Castilla is a Sherry house that illustrates like few others the rebirth of traditional Andalusian wines in the final years of…
Saca of March 2011 D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry 15% alc. Limited edition of 5,000 (75cl) bottles Bodega: Valdespino, Jerez de la Frontera La Bota de Fino (27) “Macharnudo Alto” is a new release from the soleras that already gave us previous editions numbered 2, 7, 15, and 18. This time we were…
Saca of February 2010 D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry 20,5% alc. Limited release: 1700 bottles (75 cl.) Bodega: Valdespino. Jerez de la Frontera The rich diversity of soleras of exceptional quality hosted in the different cellar facilities owned by Grupo Estévez on the outskirts of Jerez is truly impressive. This is largely due…
Saca of September 2009 D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry 21% alc. Limited release: 600 bottles (37,5 cl) Bodega: Valdespino, Jerez de la Frontera An old Andalusian winemaking tradition is to single out certain butts of superior quality with a “NO” chalk mark, and preserve those from the customary regime of extraction and refreshment.…
Saca of December 2009 D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry 15% alc. Limited release: 4,000 bottles (75 cl.) Bodega: Valdespino, Jerez de la Frontera La Bota de Fino (18) “Macharnudo Alto” is a new release—extracted in December 2009—of the soleras that already yielded similar ventures in June 2006, April 2007, and June 2008. As…
Saca of January 2009 D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry 20% alc. Limited release: 660 bottles (75 cl.) Bodega: Rey Fernando de Castilla. Jerez de la Frontera It is a common occurrence in the traditional Andalusian cellars that the butt located at the end of a row (thus called “bota punta” or “bota de…
Saca of June 2008 D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry 15% alc. Limited release: 4,400 bottles (75 cl.) Bodega: Valdespino, Jerez de la Frontera La Bota de Fino (15) MACHARNUDO ALTO is a third saca, performed in spring-summer 2008, from the soleras that gave birth to La Bota de Fino (number two and seven)…
Saca of June 2008 D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry 22% alc. Limited release: 600 bottles (37,5 cl.) Bodega: Valdespino, Jerez de la Frontera It is a winemaking tradition in Andalusia to mark with a “NO” several casks of particular quality, keeping them apart from the seasonal sacas that are at the core of…
Saca of January 2008 D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry 17% alc. Limited release: 1,500 bottles (75 cl.) Bodega: Marqués del Real Tesoro, Jerez de la Frontera Like La Bota de Manzanilla Pasada (number 10), this old and pure Pedro Ximénez from Jerez is a radical novelty, not only within the editions of ‘La…
Saca of April 2007 D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry 15% alc. Limited release: 2,500 bottles (75 cl.) Bodega: Valdespino, Jerez de la Frontera La Bota de Fino (7) MACHARNUDO ALTO is a second saca, performed in spring 2007, from the soleras that gave birth to La Bota de Fino (number two) in June…
