Spain
NV 1+1=3 Cava Brut
Bright yellow-gold. Fresh pit fruits, orange and a hint of smokiness on the nose and in the mouth. Chewy and focused, showing good depth and building spiciness on the nicely persistent finish, which leaves a hint of yellow plum behind.
2024 Adegas Gran Vinum - Albarino Rias Baixas Nessa (750ml)
NV Alvear - Montilla Moriles Solera 1927 Pedro Ximenez Sherry HALF BOTTLE (375ml)
The NV Pedro Ximenez Solera 1927 is non-vintage, but does have some 1927 material in it. This is totally dark brown/amber with notes of figs, toffee, caramel syrup, molasses and coffee. It is dense, super sweet, intense, rich and an amazingly, unctuously ...
2024 Ameztoi - Txakoli (750ml)
Ameztoi’s Txakolina is the wine that has come to define the traditional style of txakolina from Getaria. Light, crisp, refreshing, and low alcohol, Ameztoi Txakolina is bottled with a touch of residual carbon dioxide gas to give it its natural, signature, spritzy style. It is produced exclusively from indigenous hondarrabi zuri grapes at the Ameztoi estate, grown on traditional trellises high on the slopes rising above Getaria, an ancient Basque fishing village on Spain’s rugged northern coast. A joyful wine with signature salty and briny notes, crisp acidity, low alcohol, and refreshing spritz naturally complements the region’s exquisite seafood.
Vinification – Ameztoi Txakolina is traditionally crafted with high acidity and low alcohol, utilizing only the native hondarrabi zuri variety. After hand harvesting, the must ferments in refrigerated stainless steel tanks using indigenous yeasts from the vineyard. Towards the end of alcoholic fermentation, the tanks are closed to preserve the natural carbonation from fermentation, which is the preferred style of Getaria. The tanks are then kept chilled to near freezing before bottling, which preserves the wine’s delicate, effervescent character and signature mousse. These attributes are unattainable through shortcuts such as force-carbonation, which Ameztoi has never employed.
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2018 Artadi - Vinas de Gain Viura
The white 2018 Viñas de Gaín Blanco comes from a number of vineyards in Laguardia and Elvillar at 450 to 700 meters in altitude on clay and limestone soils. In this rainy and cooler year, it fermented with some skins and then matured for two years and fou...
NV Barbadillo - Jerez Obispo Gascon Palo Cortado Sherry HALF BOTTLE (375ml)
NV Barbadillo - Jerez Cuco Oloroso Seco Sherry HALF BOTTLE (375ml)
NV Barbadillo - Jerez Principe Amontillado Sherry HALF BOTTLE (375ml)
NV Barbadillo - Sherry Jerez Solear Manzanilla Sherry HALF BOTTLE (375ml)
2023 Bodegas Avancia - Godello Cuvee de 'O' (750ml)
All Godello aged 10 months in a mix of neutral oak and tank, the 2020 Cuvée de O Godello is fabulous stuff, offering a clean, juicy, medium-bodied, impeccably balanced profile as well as notes of crushed citrus, guava, mint, and even a touch of minerality...
NV Bodegas Baron - Jerez-Xeres-Sherry Micaela Fino HALF BOTTLE (375ml)
