Saca of September, 2010 D.O. Montilla-Moriles 15,6% alc. Limited release: 2,600 bottles (75 cl.) Bodega: Pérez Barquero, Montilla A Fino on its way toward becoming an Amontillado, a wine traditionally labeled by winemakers and connoisseurs as Fino Amontillado—no matter how unfavorable the current legislation seems to be toward this ancient…
Saca of May 2010 D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry 21% alc. Limited release: 1,400 bottles (50 cl.) This is a very old wine, from the same bodega in the ancient “de la Balsa” quarter in Sanlúcar de Barrameda in which La Bota de Amontillado no. 1 and no. 9 “Navazos”, and La…
Saca of May 2010 D.O. Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda 15% alc. Limited release: 4,500 bottles (75 cl.) Following the same procedure as for releases number 4, 8 and 16 in the series “La Bota de…”, this time we selected twenty two butts from the solera of the best-aged manzanilla in…
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 January 2010 D.O. Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda 16% alc. Limited release: 750 bottles (50 cl) Bodega: Hijos de Rainera Pérez Marín, Sanlúcar de Barrameda Edition number 10 of the “La Bota de…” series was made from a 1/15 “one in fifteen” solera (a solera made of only fifteen…
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 January 2009 D.O. Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda 15% alc. Limited release: 4,000 bottles (75 cl.) Bodega: Miguel Sánchez Ayala S.A. Sanlúcar de Barrameda Following the same procedure as for releases number 4 and 8 in the series “La Bota de…”, this time we selected fifteen butts from the…
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)…
