Old unburnished gold, slight coppery traces at edge, legs.
Nose
Full, a hint of oxidation and some definite Amontillado touches, traces of flor, sand mixed with shells and seaweed on a beach, exactly half way between Manzanilla and Amontillado - some characteristics of both, traces of apple, hazelnut, dried fruit, more briny than salty and a hint of farmyard (from autolysis presumably), full of sea breezes and remarkably fresh.
Palate
Dry and fresh, lots of flavour, quite low acidity but tangy, trace olive brine, a touch of texture with some body coming in as it goes towards Amontillado, very fresh and lingering leaving a clean finish and a strong desire for another glass. Quite superb!
Comments
This wine was drawn from a solera of only 15 butts in June 2011 by Rafael Rivas who laid down the solera in 1986 at Bodegas La Guita (now owned by Grupo Estevez). His plan was to provide a super-quality manzanilla to embellish the standard La Guita, but it was never deemed necessary and he has been doing a minimum of running the scales to keep the flor going. This wine is the third from this solera and is around 15 years old.
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Price
£30.95 from Slurp.co.uk
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