Ted

9.3

Needs just a tad more in the ice bucket. Golden yellow with tons of honeysuckle on the nose. Very good wine. — 2 months ago

with Jeni

Daniel Bloom

9.8

Single vineyard,Marchanudo, aged statically 6 years under flor.
OMG
N:Peaches! yeasty bread, Oranges, a whiff of the sea.
P: So smooth, Oranges and almonds. Caramel. Great acid balance. Nice chalk underlying it.
“fuckin delicious “ my daughter’s bf says.
Amazing and long
Thanks @enramistas. — 4 years ago

Martinez

9.0

Elegant, balanced Fino. 100% Palomino from Macharnudo Alto, the highest point in Jerez and one of the region’s “grand crus”(also the source of Valdespino’s Inocente Fino and Tío Diego Amontillado). Fermented in old casks and aged for 10 years. — 5 years ago

Jan A

9.3

CORRALES JEREZ

Bodegas San Francisco Javier is the new joint venture in Jerez between Peter "Pingus" Sisseck and the owners of Hacienda Monasterio.
Together they bought an impressive solera with the idea to produce Fino wines, plus eight hectares of vines in Pago Balbaína and a further two in Pago Macharnudo. This is the very first bottling, and after the rave reviews from wine critics, we can expect this joint venture to continue, promising two different wines in the future.

Parker • 96 points
"This is a powerful and fresh Fino, pungent and persistent, long, amazingly elegant, vibrant and alive. I was floored by the complexity and elegance of this wine."

93+ points for the technical quality of the wine, but the style (Sherry) is not my cup of tea. Anyone that has interest in my second bottle? 😂 — 5 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.3

Medium #oloroso delicious. — 6 years ago

Nick

10

As good as it gets — 7 years ago

Mark Lindzy

9.2

A robust Fino from Pago Macharnudo & Añina. The name signifies 4 barrels chosen from 65 in the solera - 1 of them with "beticus" yeast flor, 3 with "montulienses" strain which gives very pungent aromatics.

Super savory and saline, with fantastic acidity. Perfect for both shellfish and anything cured or fried. — 10 years ago

Chip Habegger

9.0

Nice and dry. Lots of ox. Nutty, light caramel. — 6 months ago

Ian Hamel

9.3

2023 fall. Rich, honeyed, nutty PC — 3 years ago

Martinez

9.0

Palomino from their different vineyards in Sanlúcar (Callejuela) and Jerez (Añina, Macharnudo), aged for an average of 10-12 years. Complex, intense. Iodine notes

#innoble2021 — 5 years ago

Daniel Bloom

8.9

Beautifully crisp, dry, yeasty. Taken to a garden party ( yea!) to share. Enjoyed w appetizers, phyllo, and even salmon. — 5 years ago

Martinez

8.9

Gonzalez Byass’ flagship wine is 100% Palomino from the Macharnudo and Carrascal vineyards, aged for 4 years under flor in the Tio Pepe solera, started in the 1830s by the bodega founder’s uncle José Ángel (“tío Pepe” or “Uncle Joe”). At that time, Jerez was known for its exports of dark Amontillado and Oloroso, but Uncle Joe decided to reserve a few casks for the dry, lighter style of Fino he and other locals liked to drink. The wine rapidly took off and by the 1860s it was being exported to all major markets. Pale straw color. Sharp nose with aromas of almonds, green olives and yeast. Light, fresh, clean on the palate. Slightly saline — 5 years ago

Martinez

9.0

Unfortified flor-aged 100% Palomino by Dirk Niepoort & Equipo Navazos, sourced from the historic Macharnudo vineyard in Jerez. Fermented in old, 600-liter oak casks with indigenous yeasts and aged for 12 months under flor. Oxidative nose with hints hay and pineapple. Light, mineral, precise and bone dry on the mouth, with nice saltiness and a long, somewhat bitter finish. — 6 years ago

N B

8.9

Unfortified fino. Bit of brine. — 8 years ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

I need more Sherry in my life. From a single (high altitude) vineyard in Macharnudo and matured in solera for a decade(!) under flor. Salted almonds, ocean breeze, and sandy seashells. Pair with everything. — 2 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.3

This is mostly Palomino. A delicious dry white from Sherry country. At En Arrels. — 4 years ago

Martinez

9.0

The freshest of their 3 single vineyard Manzanillas. 100% Palomino from the Callejuela vineyard In Sanlúcar de Barrameda, located near the Guadalquivir River and the Atlantic Ocean. Four years of static aging under flor (no younger wine added). Pale gold. Fresh, lively. Seabreeze. — 5 years ago

Fredrik Finn

9.4

🍇Equipo Navazos, one of the leading stars in the rebirth of handcraft Sherry. The bota de Fino 91 is stunning with a concentration that is rarely seen in the fino category. Aged for an average 10 years gives it a sensation that the flor has started to fade quite a bit as the wine is almost starting to flirt with an amontillado in its characters. Serve it at 10 degrees and let it rise to 12-14 degrees while you enjoy this piece of art.

👃Pronounced intense, dense and very complex aromas, remarkably aromatic and round edged for being classified as a fino. Bruised apples, orange zest, sourdough, green olives, and Brazil nuts with a salty, iodine and seaweed character on the lead guitar.
Bone dry palate with pronounced flavour intensity. The salty mineral backbone brings freshness and tension through the dense mid palate through a long expansive and chalky finish.
Meditative. — 5 years ago

Martinez

9.0

100% Palomino from the estate’s plots on a mixture of albariza soils in the Callejuela vineyard in Pago Hornillo (Sanlúcar), Pago Añina and the famous Macharnudo vineyard in Jerez. Fermented in stainless steel and aged for an average of 5 years in oak. Medium intensity nose. Clean, fresh, mineral, saline. Nice bitterness — 6 years ago

Jeff Hasmann

9.5

Mind Blowing! For a fino sherry, the depth and complexity of this wine is unrivaled. This is THE benchmark for all Finos. The previous reviews do a great job describing the taste. This is the only Fino that still follows traditional methods - aged under flor for 8 - 10 years in an oak Solera. Oh - and the palomino grapes all come from a single vineyard as well. Honestly, there is no better fino than this. Drink it with a plate of smoked ham and almonds or some strong tasting sushi. Enjoy! — 8 years ago