Bodegas Barrero 'Gabriela' Manzanilla Balbaina Alta 375ml

Bodegas Barrero are an undiscovered treat here in Australia. Much used by the Navazos project, this bodega makes some wonderful Sherries, of which this is a terrific starting point.

This is superb value.

Classic flor notes dominate the aromatics, but don't overpower the wine - there are still nuances of fresh bread, almond and saline notes. The palate is quite delicate but wonderfully fresh with excellent racy, salty flor-driven Manzanilla character.

Country: Spain
Producer: Barrero
Region: Jerez
Sub Region: Sanlucar de Barrameda

Delgado Zuleta Manzanilla Pasada 'La Goya' 375ml

Bottled, April 2024. Fantastic value Manzanilla, and a great introduction to the dry end of Spanish Sherry. Light, flinty, salty, a little herbal (chamomile) with the tang of sea air that defines the manzanilla style. Bottled in screwcap & with the bottling date in English on the back. Delicious & progressive.

"We bottle and ship fresh every two months, to ensure this definitively crisp, refreshing young white wine is always in spanky form. Camomile and oyster-shell aromatics, Chablis-like mid-palate fruit, … more

Country: Spain
Producer: Delgado Zuleta
Region: Jerez
Sub Region: Sanlucar de Barrameda

Equipo Navazos 'I Think' Manzanilla Saca de February 2023 375ml

This is truly a 'Junior de La Bota'. The wine spent some 4½ years under flor before being bottled gently (en rama) to preserve the original authenticity (colour, intensity and aromas) and so as to deliver a Manzanilla in the bottle that tasted as though it were being served straight from the cask. It has almost the same deliciousness rating as the La Bota Manzanilla releases - super tangy, spicy, pungent, salty, chalky, cool, refreshing and long - but, obviously, … more

Country: Spain
Producer: Equipo Navazos
Region: Jerez
Sub Region: Sanlucar de Barrameda

Equipo Navazos La Bota 113 de Manzanilla 500ml

Saca de June 2022. This is the tenth release of La Bota de Manzanilla, which originates from the vineyards of Las Cañas (pagos Balbaína and Las Tablas) and La Soledad (pago El Cuadro) in Sanlúcar. It's drawn from a small selection of toneles (750-litre butts) and botas of a quality that Barquín calls "outworldly". These two-dozen or so casks have been carefully looked after by Eduardo Ojeda and his team for more than twelve years, and the wines have been … more

Country: Spain
Producer: Equipo Navazos
Region: Jerez
Sub Region: Sanlucar de Barrameda

Hidalgo Amontillado 'Pastrana' VORS' 500ml

"I was really surprised by the unexpected sharpness of an new wine from Hidalgo-La Gitana, the NV Amontillado Pastrana. It is a new, single-vineyard Amontillado from a plot within Miraflores in Sanlucar de Barrameda. As with the Manzanilla Pasada from the same vineyard, this is a collaboration between Javier Hidalgo and Cristiano van Zeller from the Douro. This Amontillado is a wine averaging 30 years of age with a light mahogany color, quite bright and clear.The nose combines iron rust … more

Country: Spain
Producer: Bodegas Hidalgo
Region: Jerez
Sub Region: Sanlucar de Barrameda

Hijos de Rainera Perez Marin Manzanilla 'La Guita' 375ml

La Guita is the only sherry produced at the bodegas Hijos de Rainera Pérez Marín in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (part of the Grupo Estévez). The name comes from the old Andalucian slang guita meaning cash (its founder was renowned for wanting to be paid in cash). The more common meaning though is string (hence guitar), highlighted by the fact that every bottle has a string around its neck.

Now owned (since 2007) by Valdespino.

"A perfect daily Manzanilla with an … more

Country: Spain
Producer: Hijos de Raneira Perez
Region: Jerez
Sub Region: Sanlucar de Barrameda

Lustau Manzanilla "Papirusa" Solera Familiar

Aged following a biological aging, under a veil of yeast called "flor" in the cool, humid, salty air of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, a fishing town on the estuary of the Guadalquivir River. Bright yellow colour with golden reflections. This Manzanilla is laced with sea breeze scents and pleasant chamomile and flor aromas. Bone dry and light, fresh and crisp, with a hint of sea salt on the palate. Delicate and refreshing.

Country: Spain
Producer: Bodegas Lustau
Region: Jerez
Sub Region: Sanlucar de Barrameda

Valdespino Manzanilla Deliciosa 375ml

This is a single vineyard sherry which is unusual and has the trademark fine, salty character which Manzanilla is famous for. Drink well chilled.

Country: Spain
Producer: Valdespino
Region: Jerez
Sub Region: Sanlucar de Barrameda