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

Bodegas El Maestro Sierra 12 Years Old Amontillado

El Maestro's Amontillados are aged for six years under a full flor before being fortified and aged for at least another six years.

El Maestro Sierra Amontillado displays a delicate blend of roasted almonds, dried apple and more oxidative caramel and cedar characters. Like all the El Maestro Sierra wines, Amontillado is bottled en rama: with minimal fining or filtration.' Notes from the importer

Country: Spain
Producer: Bodegas El Maestro
Region: Jerez

Bodegas El Maestro Sierra 15 Year Old Oloroso 500ml

'The Oloroso 15 años is the youngest Oloroso produced by this house. The fact that it comes with an age statement (other than the official VOS and VORS) is quite rare in the Jerez region. [...] dry, nutty start. Hazelnuts, brazil nuts. Umami notes of beef stock and dried mushrooms. On the other end of this earthy, darker side there is a brightness of bitter oranges and fresh figs.' SherryNotes.com

Country: Spain
Producer: Bodegas El Maestro
Region: Jerez

Bodegas El Maestro Sierra Fino 750ml

'A rich nose with intense flor. Cashew and walnuts, with hints of toasted pumpkin seeds. Some ripe apple. Briney olive juice. Light rancio notes as well, even a few cheesy hints which work well here. [...] A really characterful Fino that is a great ambassador for this artisan bodega.' SherryNotes.com

Country: Spain
Producer: Bodegas El Maestro
Region: Jerez

Bodegas El Maestro Sierra Pedro Ximenez

'Made from Pedro Ximénez grapes, which are sun dried before being brought into the winery, this PX is fortified to 15% alcohol and aged for 5 years.

It's a decadent sweet wine that's brilliant with deserts and cheese but - in keeping with the house style of El Maestro Sierra - there's a fresh acidity here that ensures it's never cloying.' Notes from the importer

Country: Spain
Producer: Bodegas El Maestro
Region: Jerez

Bodegas Rey Fernando de Castilla Brandy de Jerez Solera Reserva Single Cask Oloroso 36.9% 500ml

Aged for 5 years in old Oloroso Sherry cask.

Barrel Number: 11/102

Lot Number: 307912

'Dark amber in colour. The nose has a very balanced aroma showing both nuances of

herbs, fruits and fine pastry notes on a soft wood background. In the mouth it is round,

with touches of nuts and dried fruits. Very elegant.' Importers note

Country: Spain
Region: Jerez

Bodegas Rey Fernando de Castilla Brandy de Jerez, Solera Gran Reserva, Single Cask (13/102) Oloroso Viejo 39.7% 500ml

Bottled 4 November 2008. Lot Number: 230908

This brandy is aged in Oloroso Casks for 15 years

'Has a Copper colour and intense notes of sweet sherry, rich fruit with a touch of vanilla

and very elegant. Mahogany in colour with fine toasted aromas; it is complex and clean,

with tobacco and notes of wood, nuts and figs. On the palate it is broad, very balanced,

with sweet sherry notes, rich fruit with a touch of vanilla and great persistence.'

Country: Spain
Region: Jerez

Bodegas Tradición VOS 20 Year Old Pedro Ximenez 750ml

Average Age: 22 Years, and 15.5% Alc/vol.

Producer Notes - "A very special and exclusive sweet wine made from a selection of grapes of the same name, properly dehydrated in the sun and turned into wine using artisan methods. Aged under the traditional system of soleras and criaderas over many years in American oak, it is a creamy, velvety wine with a balance of non-cloying sweetness and refreshing acidity.

Pedro Ximénez is obtained from the grape variety of the same … more

Country: Spain
Producer: Bodegas Tradicion
Region: Jerez

Cardenal Mendoza Brandy 700ml

With an average age of 15 years, Cardenal Mendoza is one of the most famed (and popular) brandies in Spain. It's a ripe, smooth, sweet-spiced style. Lashings of xmas pudding (from maturation in old PX and Olorosso barrels). Good length and finish from such a generous style.

Country: Spain
Producer: Romate
Region: Jerez

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

Emilio Lustau Vermut Blanco 750ml

Intense and bright yellow colour with golden reflections. On the nose it shows floral, citrusy and herbaceous notes over a yeasty and mineral base. The finish is bitter and clean with a long, nutty and refreshing aftertaste.

Country: Spain
Region: Jerez

Emilio Lustau Vermut Tinto 750ml

This is a red vermouth based on two sherry wines selected by its enologist Manuel Lozano. One is a sweet and velvety Pedro Ximenez and the other a dry and nutty Amontillado - aged separately in their own soleras for 10 years.

The wines are then used to macerate more than ten botanicals and aromatic herbs like gentian, sage, absinth, coriander and orange peel. Each botanical macerates separately for optimal aroma extraction. The master blender then expertly combines the infused … more

Country: Spain
Region: Jerez

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

Equipo Navazos La Bota 115 de Fino 750ml

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Country: Spain
Producer: Equipo Navazos
Region: Jerez