First released in 2010 to great acclaim, the 2012 Tio Pepe En Rama release is now on the market. It is limited to (I think) 300 cases, so get your skates on. It will set you back a bit under £20, but it's well worth it!
En Rama wines are those that are bottled straight from the solera with no filtration or clarification of any kind, and so you might find some wisps of flor in your bottle. (It's completely harmless) The increase in flavour over the normal Tio Pepe is amazing, and it is a lovely wine! (The classic old label is lovely too).
Another interesting item from GB is the release of another ultra hard-to-get wine, a 1978 Palo Cortado bottled (only 200 bottles!) to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the 1812 liberal Spanish Constitution of Cadiz (known affectionately in Spain as La Pepa). 1978 is, of course, the year the current democratic constitution was promulgated. Another connection is that the founder of GB, Manuel Maria Gonzalez Angel, was born in 1812.
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