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2022 La Gitana En Rama
Manzanilla
£65 per 6 Bot Case, in bond
£99.42 duty & VAT paid
Highly complex aromatics of sea spray, struck flint, Nori seaweed, and fragrant jasmine. Yuzu and green almonds follow. Vibrant orange and pomelo zest burst onto the vibrant palate, with an underlying core of ripe pear and peach stone. This is one of those wines which has many of the characteristics of a sweet wine, whilst remaining bone dry. There’s surprising richness and flesh. A sensation of honey and ripe apricot, with counterpoint salinity. Great length and thoroughly stimulating to the last.
Simon Quinn, VinQuinn
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Bodegas Hidalgo – La Gitana
- Established in 1792 making it the 9th oldest company in Spain and the 3rd oldest sherry Bodega. Hidalgo is now owned and run by the 8th generation – Luis, Antonio, Juan and Fermin Hidalgo.
- There are two markers of quality for a sherry – terroir of the vineyard but also terroir of the bodega and where it is. Hidalgo is located in Barrio Bajo, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, which is only 300m away from the sea and several bodies of water. This means a high level of humidity (higher than in Jerez) which is great for the flor and means finer sherries.
- Bodegas Hidalgo have 2 permanent coopers to repair their casks, some of which are more than 150 years old.
- They own 100% of their vineyards which is very rare for the region and means complete control of quality.
- Albariza soils – marine sedimentary. Very chalky, 50-80% limestone
Bodegas Hidalgo En Rama Manzanilla
- ‘Rama’ means ‘branch’ in Spanish – and En rama would be translated as on the vine or figuratively ‘raw’ – in its natural state, straight from the cask
- It comes from the same vineyard as la Gitana – Miraflores
- La Gitana En Rama is produced only from free run juice without any pressure being exerted.
- 2 years longer in solera than la Gitana (8 years in total) - old American oak casks, under a layer “flor” formed by the yeasts.
- Taken from best barrels in San Luis winery
- Most houses use the same wine for their En Rama as their Manzanilla/Fino, but Hidalgo specially select 35 casks of wine for their En Rama
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