Bodegas Cota 45
Ube de Ubérrima Miraflores Palomino Fino
Sierras de Málaga, Andalucía, Spain
Fascinating - as if Sobretablas decided to become … well … a dry white wine
Fascinating - as if Sobretablas decided to become … well … a dry white wine
Aug 8th, 2021
Way too much VA. Sidra-esque, but fails to deliver the lightness and brisk fruit of sidra to balance the acetic heft.
Way too much VA. Sidra-esque, but fails to deliver the lightness and brisk fruit of sidra to balance the acetic heft.
Aug 6th, 2021
Palomino from Sanlucar de Barameda raised in Bota w flor. Unfortified. 12°
N:White Flowers, White Chalk, Green pears and apples.Straw,Some seashore.
P: If you do not like acidity, stay back!
Pears/Apples, mineral wash, Very bright. Granny Smith.
An interesting Iberian match for Kimchi pancakes, chili shrimp and Black rice.
Palomino from Sanlucar de Barameda raised in Bota w flor. Unfortified. 12°
N:White Flowers, White Chalk, Green pears and apples.Straw,Some seashore.
P: If you do not like acidity, stay back!
Pears/Apples, mineral wash, Very bright. Granny Smith.
An interesting Iberian match for Kimchi pancakes, chili shrimp and Black rice.
See previous. About the same. Nice pairing with Penne, asparagus, mushrooms, onions, spinach, and pecorino. Smoked trout as well.
See previous. About the same. Nice pairing with Penne, asparagus, mushrooms, onions, spinach, and pecorino. Smoked trout as well.
Mar 29th, 20262024 vintage.
Definitely for acidity fans.
We took a quick turn from Montilla-Moriles a couple nights ago ( Oloroso) to Sanlúcar ( heck, it shot up to 78° here). With fried fresh fish, a nice palate cleansing quaffer(11.5°)Seashore, Salinity, Granny smith’s, chalky as the soil. Not the most complex drink but we’re not asking. What these wines provide is a glimpse into a lost ( becoming revived) world of the “ Sherry Triangle “, and the over 100 grape varieties that were lost to commerce and the sweet Sherry trade. We’re drinking table wine as if we were there in the mid 1800’s. It’s nice to have winemakers such as Ramiro Ibáñez working to restore some of what was lost.
2 days later it’s a fine, more rounded quaff. The sharp edges gone, and therefore the impression of depth increased. Nice showing.
2024 vintage.
Definitely for acidity fans.
We took a quick turn from Montilla-Moriles a couple nights ago ( Oloroso) to Sanlúcar ( heck, it shot up to 78° here). With fried fresh fish, a nice palate cleansing quaffer(11.5°)Seashore, Salinity, Granny smith’s, chalky as the soil. Not the most complex drink but we’re not asking. What these wines provide is a glimpse into a lost ( becoming revived) world of the “ Sherry Triangle “, and the over 100 grape varieties that were lost to commerce and the sweet Sherry trade. We’re drinking table wine as if we were there in the mid 1800’s. It’s nice to have winemakers such as Ramiro Ibáñez working to restore some of what was lost.
2 days later it’s a fine, more rounded quaff. The sharp edges gone, and therefore the impression of depth increased. Nice showing.
Resembles orange wine, with hints of steel.
Resembles orange wine, with hints of steel.
Sep 26th, 2023
This is the first palomino I've had that wasn't barrel aged and fortified into sherry and it was a brilliant pairing with a popping umami dish of shrimp head tartare.
I'm definitely going to look for it back home
Harborne Kitchen, Birmingham
This is the first palomino I've had that wasn't barrel aged and fortified into sherry and it was a brilliant pairing with a popping umami dish of shrimp head tartare.
I'm definitely going to look for it back home
Harborne Kitchen, Birmingham
Great example of the new wave of terroir-driven, non-fortified wines coming from Jerez, aka Vinos de Pasto. This comes from different plots within Pago de Miraflores in Sanlúcar, from 80-90 years old vines rooted in different Albariza soils. Fermented and aged for 8 months in old sherry casks under flor. Pure, fresh, mineral, with notes of dried herbs, yellow apple and a tinge of sherry. Intense, salty, dry. Chalky texture. Very tasty, easy to drink
Great example of the new wave of terroir-driven, non-fortified wines coming from Jerez, aka Vinos de Pasto. This comes from different plots within Pago de Miraflores in Sanlúcar, from 80-90 years old vines rooted in different Albariza soils. Fermented and aged for 8 months in old sherry casks under flor. Pure, fresh, mineral, with notes of dried herbs, yellow apple and a tinge of sherry. Intense, salty, dry. Chalky texture. Very tasty, easy to drink
Dec 14th, 2022