Barbadillo, Manzanilla en Rama "Saca de Invierno"

Half-Bottle of Barbadillo, Manzanilla en Rama "Saca de Invierno"

Item # 28469 375mL

For their seasonal En Rama series, Barbadillo specifically wants to highlight changes in seasonality. Really a snapshot in time, the Saca de Invierno is a small ode to the dynamism and complexity of the solera system. A salt-tinged, delicate Manzanilla that displays a power and depth of flor this is a great choice for Sherry fans and a perfect pairing with Marcona almonds, salty ham, and young sheep's-milk cheeses.

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Central to the Spanish winemaking philosophy is the belief that wine should be released only when it is ready to be consumed, and not a moment before. Spanish wine law focuses squarely on this issue: the terms Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are highly regulated indicators of the amount of time a wine has aged prior to its release. In Rioja, Navarra, and the Ribera del Duero (which have the most stringent requirements) red Crianzas must be aged a minimum of two years; Reservas, at least three...

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Jerez

Sherry actually gets its name from our anglo-inability to pronounce the word “Jerez,” the town at the southern end of Spain in which the wine is produced. Like Champagne, Sherry can only be called Sherry if it comes from this specific region. That said, there are other “Sherry-styled” wines worthy of note produced outside of the Sherry D.O. (known as vinos generosos). Montilla, lying to the north-east of Jerez, produces some of the finest Pedro Ximénez in the world.

Palomino

Accounting for over 90% of the vine plantings in Jerez, this relatively neutral grape provides the ideal “blank canvas” for the creation of fabulously complex Sherries (much like the Ugni Blanc grape does in Cognac).


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