Yellowy gold, not as pale as some, and more legs. Some light sediment in the bottle.
Nose
Most attractive and fairly intense salinity, bitter almond, acetaldehyde and early stage yeast autolysis along with sea breezes, a trace of iodine. Lots of character, but may well have been on the shelf for a while.
Palate
As fully flavoured as the nose, but with a very slightly oily feel and a trace of quince jelly indicating light oxidation. Still delicious though with lots of flor bitterness, very long, intense and very complex. Finos/Manzanillas can age very rewardingly in bottle given good conditions.
Comments
Looks as if this wine avoided being over filtered, leaving it to develop more interestingly in bottle, and while it is not in pristine condition, it is delicious. Frankly it could pass as a Manzanilla Pasada of decent quality, and is probably better than when it was bottled. It has definitely been around a bit, but has improved. I just filtered it through a hankie and enjoyed every drop. Hopefully, if you can find a bottle, it will be fresher, but don't worry if it isn't.
Anyway, Dios Baco buy in their Manzanilla, so I don't know much about it except that it is good. Ria Pita, by the way is the sound of the castanets, with the accent on the last syllables.
Price
£8.50 (50cl) from Herbie's Delicatessen, Edinburgh. I can't find any importer as yet.
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