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Equipo Navazos, La Bota de Fino Amontillado #85

Name: Equipo Navazos, La Bota de Fino Amontillado #85
Brand: Equipo Navazos
SKU: 43593
Price: 74.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 43593 750mL

A Fino on its first steps toward becoming an Amontillado, a wine traditionally labeled by winemakers and connoisseurs as Fino Amontillado. This is an old wine that expresses like no other, through the action of time, the stunning chalky soils of the best Pedro Ximénez vineyards in the Montilla ridge. La Bota de Fino nº 85 has been sourced from the oldest fino solera in Pérez Barquero’s Bodega where it aged under a fragile layer of flor that time has darkened, weakened, and partly torn into patches.

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Color

White

Country

Spain

Region

Montilla-Morilles

Producer

Equipo Navazos

Grape Variety

Pedro Ximenez

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Staff Pick Notes

People often come in looking for sherry solely for cooking purposes, but sherry is an excellent drinker in its own right. The team behind Equipo Navazos proves this with their bottlings. Previously, they discovered rare casks deep in the chambers of soleras and bottled them privately for their own consumption under the name La Bota de Amontillado “Navazos.” But soon they began to release them for the public, numbering each bottle in the series (with their date of saca or withdrawal) to compare the different solera editions they drew from. #85 in the series was sourced in 2018 from a batch of 15 butts from the oldest fino solera in Pérez Barquero’s Bodega Los Amigos. A fino on the verge of becoming an amontillado—its autolysis character and alluring deep, golden color is concentrated with distinctive chalky minerality.

- JOS

About the Producer

Jerez, Spain The story of Equipo Navazos is the story of a passion shared by a group dedicated to traditional Andalusian wines. Aware of the sleeping treasures that rested buried in the cellars of Jerez, Sanlúcar and El Puerto, as well as in and around Montilla, Jesus Barquín, Quim Vila and Dirk Niepoort decided to rescue some of these jewels. In 2005 they started to select specific butts of...

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Glossary

Spain

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...

Fino

Fino Sherries are the driest and most delicate of the lot. Here, the flor is at its thickest and most protective. This style of Sherry is light and refreshing - it spends an average of only three to five years in the solera. It should absolutely be consumed while young, within at most a year after its release. Fino Sherry works fantastically as an aperitif, as it pairs particularly well with almonds, olives, oysters, or any other light (and preferably salty) pre-dinner fare. It should be served...

Amontillado

These Sherries begin life as Finos but lose their flor at some point along the way (usually around the seven year mark in the solera). As they are exposed to oxygen, Amontillados develop intense, nutty aromas and become richer in texture. They are almost always dry, though many possess a caramelized note that may be perceived as sweetness. These Sherries can last two to three weeks (in the refrigerator) after opening, but should still be consumed relatively young. Amontillados fall into the...

Pedro Ximenez

Also known as PX (thankfully to those of us who have a dislike of words that begin with x’s), this dessert-style fortified wine is made entirely from the highly-sugared Pedro Ximénez grapes. Many of the best examples come from the region of Montilla, and are thus not technically classified as Sherries. PX’s are intensely, almost syrupy sweet, and are ideal drizzled over vanilla ice cream (or over your waffles, if you like to drink in the mornings). If you’ve got a serious sweet tooth, PX is for...