Medium lemon colour with touches of copper . Quite light nose at first , slightly nutty along with , sea breeze, ripe green apple and touch of crystallised citrus peel. On the palate quite persistent and complex , more of the nutty , iodine , seaweed , character, along with that green fruit, with a walnut note on the finish. Good acidity and balance, relatively light bodied and delicate . Overall a good impression, refreshing and moreish . On the second day this appears more intense and saline, showing better than yesterday. — 2 years ago
61 DORADO EN RAMA. Espectacular solera de verdejo y palomino. Todo un trampantojo Cádiz-Rueda. El vino de la corte de los Reyes Católicos, por 25€ se puede beber un poco de historia. — 2 years ago
Straw brilliant color.
Fun nose reminiscent of Alsatian whites with a bit of aldehyde nuttiness.
Dry palate with smacking acidity and a long finish.
Fino Sherry without the fortification:) — 6 months ago
Huge single barrel fino PX en Rama. Big dried papaya fresh passion fruit nose, that has typical oxy raw cashew touch of toasted almond beautiful color powerful dry juice that without the acid does lingers, crushes never overpowers — 2 years ago
The Pasadas are a particular favorite of mine. Funkier manzanilla, and with a heavy winter coat of flor, even more.
N:Salt water taffy, salt water, almonds, while flowers.
P: Bone dry, achingly so, not even a hint of wood, all seashore grass and pith. Hinting at fruit. All it’s own. — 3 years ago
2023/9. Wonderful manzanilla - deeper and richer than most, but with also powerfully dry and with the signature salinity — 7 months ago
Atlantic Ocean, lite...Notes tomorrow?
192H Update:
Nose has fully saturated oak plank, moist almonds, incredible sweet & saline notes, fermenting green apples, white chocolate bar, white candle wax and fresh yellow apple slice. Palate has almond broth (does that exist?), dried yellow apple, chamomile tea, moist bread, faint green olive (?) with mild saline finish, faint acidity. Damn I do not drink enough Manzanilla! — 2 years ago
Neil Valenzuela
Deep ruby color. Aromas of plum, blackberry, pepper and clove. Smooth, blackberry and cherry flavors, red currant flavors, and oak finish. — 5 months ago