The expansion of Bodegas Urium
into Sanlúcar is beginning to reach its conclusioin. For nearly
three years the Ruiz family have been working through all the procedures and
formalities to convert their old building back into a bodega. This historic site
was once the bodega of Viuda de E Manjón whose famous brand was Manzanilla El
Rocío
and which latterly belonged to González Byass till they dropped it a
decade or so ago. Sine then the building was used as a restaurant (called
Currito) for a while before falling into disuse till the Ruiz family decided to
age their own Manzanilla.
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| All the butts have been refurbished |
This is not straightforward and
naturally requires considerable investment, so the bodega has been filling up
slowly, starting with 50 butts from Francisco Yuste and adding to that the best-seasoned
butts they could find around the trade. They now have 104 which will suffice
for the time being. There is still plenty of space however, as the restaurant
only occupied part of the building, and one idea for that is a tasting room.
Meanwhile they are working on a special limited edition Manzanilla to launch
the bodega, and later on an Amontillado as well.
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