SHERRY NIGHT – WINE LIST
MANZANILLA
#1 Valdespino, Deliciosa Manzanilla en rama Owned by Estévez. From the Miraflores vineyard. Average age 6-7 years. No filtration or stabilisation. TA 5.15 g/l, RS 1 g/l, pH 3.15. Bottled 3 April 2017. 15% £10.99 (37.5 cl) Martinez Wines, Noel Young Wines, Lockett Bros, 64 Wine
#2Callejuela Manzanilla en rama Average age 8 years. RS 0.6 g/l. Bottled 17 March 2017. Unfined, unfiltered and no cold stabilisation. 15.5% 75 cl, not available in the UK
#3 Delgado Zuleta, La Goya XL Manzanilla en rama A selection from the La Goya and La Goya Reservada soleras. Average age 10 years. Bottled April 2016. Light filtration only. 15% £16.99 (75 cl) Ultracomida, Goya 23 (Edinburgh), R Garcia & Sons, Ivy Wines, Christopher Piper Wines
#4 Sacristía AB, Primera Saca 2016 Manzanilla [en rama] Selected and bottled by Antonio Barbadillo Mateos. Average age 8 years. TA 4.48 g/l, pH 3.35. Bottled spring 2016 without filtration or cold stabilisation. 15% £18 (37.5 cl) Lay & Wheeler
#5 Barbadillo, Pastora Manzanilla Pasada en rama From the same solera as Solear Manzanilla but with longer ageing (8 years instead of 6). Very light filtration at bottling (3 microns). pH 3.2. 15% £9.99 (37.5 cl) widely available
#6 Hidalgo La Gitana, Pastrana Manzanilla Pasada Single vineyard. Fermented in tank with ambient yeast. Average age 13 years. RS 0.03 g/l. Bottled Nov 2016. 15.5% £16.30 (37.5 cl) The Wine Society, BI, Falcon Vintners, Exel Wines, Cadman Fine Wines
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FINO
#7 Emilio Lustau, Puerto Fino Fino Owned by Caballero. Average age 5 years. Bottled March 2017. No cold stabilisation and lightly filtered. TA 4.28 g/l, pH 3.03, RS 1 g/l. 15% £17.30 (75 cl) Field & Fawcett, Berry Bros & Rudd, Quaff Wine Merchants, Byrne & Co, Dunell’s
#8 El Maestro Sierra Fino Wine aged c 4 years. Bottled Sept 2016. Cold stabilised but unfiltered. 15% £14.40 (75 cl) Bottle Apostle, Highbury Vintners, Seven Cellars (Brighton)
#9 Rey Fernando de Castilla Fino en rama Average age 6 years. Light plate filtration. RS 1 g/l. Bottled Nov 2016. 15% £10 (37.5 cl) Welch & Co Wines, Hennings Wine, Woodwinters
#10 González Byass, Tio Pepe Fino en rama 8th edition, bottled April 2017. 16,000 bottles from 60 casks selected from the Tio Pepe solera. Unfiltered, unclarified. 15% £15.50 (75 cl), £9 (37.5 cl) The Wine Society, Lea & Sandeman, Berry Brothers & Rudd
#11 Urium Fino en rama Average age 8 years. RS 0.6 g/l. Bottled Nov 2016. Unfined, unfiltered and no cold stabilisation. 15% £19.99 (75 cl) Sherry Boutique, Red Squirrel, Goya 23 (Edinburgh), Good Spirits Co (Glasgow)
#12 Emilio Lustau, Tres En Rama: El Puerto de Santa María Fino Owned by Caballero. Average age 5 years. 15% £16.95 (50 cl) Berry Bros & Rudd, Woodwinters, The Good Spirit Company, Corks of Cotham (due in the UK early May)
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#13 González Byass, Tres Palmas Fino [en rama] Originally a Tio Pepe Fino but with 10 years average age, just one cask selected for this bottling. TA 5.07 g/l, pH 2.99, RS 1.6 g/l, glycerine 0.2 g/l. Bottled Nov 2016. 16% £38 50 (50 cl) The Whisky Exchange, Lay & Wheeler
#14 Tradición, Saca Noviembre 2016 Fino [en rama] Two bottlings a year but aged longer than most Finos. 180-butt solera started in the 1970s and average age 12 years. No fining, filtration or cold stabilisation. 15% £30-35 (75 cl) Salisbury Wine Store, Cartwright Brothers, Farr Vintners, Master of Malt, Hedonism Wines, Harvey Nichols, Starmore Boss, Woodwinters, Drinkmonger
#15 Tradición, Saca Mayo 2016 Fino [en rama] Average age 12 years. No fining, filtration or cold stabilisation. Flor character typically more prominent than on the autumn bottling because the flor activity is at its peak. 15% £30-35 (75 cl) Salisbury Wine Store, Cartwright Brothers, Farr Vintners, Master of Malt, Hedonism Wines, Harvey Nichols, Starmore Boss, Woodwinters, Drinkmonger
PALO CORTADO
#16 Williams & Humbert, Dos Cortados Palo Cortado VOS Wines at least 25 years old. Bottled Feb 2016. Glycerine 4.75 g/l (evaporation/concentration), pH 2.95. 19.5% £15.99 (37.5 cl) widely available
#17 Rey Fernando de Castilla, Antique Palo Cortado [en rama] Average age 30 years. Solera runs only once a year and only about 10% bottled. Light plate filtration. Bottled Nov 2016. RS 4 g/l, TA 6.74 g/l. 20% £25.95 (50 cl) Slurp, Hawkshead Wines, All About Wine, Waitrose Cellar, Vin Neuf, Hennings Wine
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#18 Cayetano del Pino y Cia, Viejísimo 1/5 Palo Cortado From the Cayetana del Pino Almacenista, founded 1886, a Palo Cortado specialist. Wines aged 40+ years from a small solera of 5 butts. 'Minimally treated.' TA 7.35 g/l, RS 3.2 g/l. 21.34% £21 (37.5 cl) The Wine Society, Fortnum & Mason, Cambio de Tercio Restaurant Group
#19 Valdespino, Cardenal Palo Cortado VORS Owned by Estévez. Single vineyard: Macharnudo Alto. Solera of only 6 casks - a selection from the Palo Cortado CP. Average age 50 years. 22% £117.99 (37.5 cl) Christopher Keiller
#20 Tradición Palo Cortado VORS No fining, filtration or cold stabilisation. Average age 32 years. TA 7.4 g/l, RS 4.2 g/l. 19.5% £75-80 (75 cl) Salisbury Wine Store, Cartwright Brothers, Farr Vintners, Master of Malt, Hedonism Wines, Harvey Nichols, Starmore Boss, Woodwinters, Drinkmonger
#21 Harveys Palo Cortado VORS 98% Palomino Fino, 2% Pedro Ximénez. RS 19 g/l, TA 7g/l. Solera founded 1906. 19.5% Where to buy: £23.49 (50 cl) Selfridges, Waitrose, Waitrose Cellar, TheDrinkShop.com, Master of Malt
AMONTILLADO
#22 Delgado Zuleta, Zuleta Amontillado Eight years in the solera system - 5-6 years' biological ageing followed by 2-3 years' oxidative ageing. Bottled May 2016. RS < 3 g/l. 'Normal' fining, filtration and cold stabilisation. 17.5% Where to buy: £11.99 (75 cl) R Garcia & Sons, Goya 23 (Edinburgh), R S Wines, Martínez Wines, Blanco and Gómez Wines, Christopher Piper Wines
#23 Rey Fernando de Castilla, Antique Amontillado [en rama] Average age 20 years - technically VOS but not labelled as such. Light plate filtration. RS 2.6 g/l, TA 6.37 g/l. Bottled Nov 2016. 19% Where to buy: £22.95 (50 cl) Slurp, Hawkshead Wines, All About Wine,Waitrose Cellar, Vin Neuf
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#24 Equipo Navazos, La Bota de no 69 Amontillado Bottled Sept 2016 in 1,100 magnums only. From a single large butt in Calle Misericordia (a tonel gordo of 2,000 litres) that has been refreshed with a Manzanilla Pasada. Average age 17-18 years. Unfined, no cold stabilisation, strained to remove bits but no filtration. 18% Where to buy: £83 (150 cl) The Sampler, The Solent Cellar
#25 González Byass, Cuatro Palmas Amontillado A 48-year-old sherry, originally from the Tio Pepe solera, that is now technically a fine old Amontillado. Bottled from one of the remaining six casks in the Museo Solera. TA 8.4 g/l, pH 2.8, RS 7.2 g/l. Neither filtered nor clarified. 21.5% £74.20 (50 cl) Lea & Sandeman, Hedonism Wines
#26 Tradición Amontillado VORS Average age 45 years. No fining, filtration or cold stabilisation. TA 7.93 g/l, RS 3.6 g/l, VA 1.28 g/l. 19.5% £60-65 (75 cl) Salisbury Wine Store, Cartwright Brothers, Farr Vintners, Master of Malt, Hedonism Wines, Harvey Nichols, Starmore Boss, Woodwinters, Drinkmonger
#27 Barbadillo Amontillado VORS 300 bottles per year from a solera of around 30 American oak butts in Barbadillo's El Potro Bodega in Sanlucar. Average age of wine 50 years. 19% £76 (75 cl) Turville Valley Wines, Farr Vintners, Hedonism Wines
OLOROSO
#28 Pedro's Almacenista Selection Oloroso Selected by Peter Dauthieu from the family almacenista Garcia Jarana (the family's main business is motorcycle distribution). Average age 20+ years. Light (3-micron) filtration only. TA 6.75 g/l, pH 3.3, RS 2.59 g/l. Bottled June 2016. 20.25% £13.99 (75 cl) Majestic
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#29 Williams & Humbert 2001 Oloroso Dos Mercedes and Las Conchas vineyards, a vintage wine, thus not part of a solera. No topping up. Bottled in small batches to order. This bottling March 2017. TA 6.4 g/l, pH 3.02, RS 4 g/l (part RS and part glycerine). 20% £40-£50 (75 cl) Lay & Wheeler
#30 Callejuela, El Cerro Oloroso Average age 20+ years. RS 4.5 g/l. Bottled 2016. Unfined, unfiltered and no cold stabilisation. 21% £40 (50 cl) Sherry Boutique, Goya 23 (Edinburgh)
#31 Osborne, Sibarita 30 Year Old Oloroso VORS Solera founded in 1792. Average age 30 years. RS c 9 g/l. Includes 2% Pedro Ximénez. 20% £22-£28 (50 cl) The Wine Society, Master of Malt
#32 Salto al Cielo, Estate Aged Oloroso 1/5 Salto al Cielo means 'Leap to Heaven'. The estate belonged to the Carthusian monks in the 19th century and was where the monks spent their retirement. Wine average age 30+ years. TA 6.6 g/l, pH 3.21, RS 8.8 g/l. 21% £65 (37.5 cl) The Wine Society
#33 Harveys, Medium Old Oloroso VORS 90% Palomino Fino, 10% Pedro Ximénez. RS 53 g/l, TA 7 g/l. Solera founded 1909. 20% £23.49 (50 cl) Selfridges, TheDrinkShop.com
#34 Valdespino, Solera 1842 Oloroso VOS Owned by Estévez. 90% Palomino Fino, 10% Pedro Ximénez (blended after about 10 years). Average age 20 years. RS 60 g/l, TA 6.25 g/l, pH 3.2. 21% £23.99 (37.5 cl) Lea & Sandeman, Caviste
#35 Emilio Lustau 1997 Rich Oloroso Owned by Caballero. TA 5.8 g/l, pH 3.23, RS 160 g/l (fermentation stopped). Bottled Dec 2010. 20.5% £22.95 (50 cl) Fortnum & Mason
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MOSCATEL
#36 Cesar Florido Moscatel Dorado Winery in Chipiona best known for Moscatel. All own vineyards. Aged oxidatively for 1-3 years in a solera system using chestnut barrels. RS 170-200 g/l. 17.5% £16.49 (75 cl) Les Caves de Pyrène, Toast.ED, Vino Vero, Sourced Market, Bottle Apostle
Pedro Ximenez
#37 Hidalgo La Gitana, Triana PX VORS Sun-dried Pedro Ximénez grapes. Wines age 30+ years (usually 50-70 years old). RS 450 g/l. Bottled June 2015. 15% £67 (50 cl) TheDrinkShop.com
#38 Salto al Cielo, Estate Aged PX 1/5 Originally a farm belonging to the Carthusian monks, the estate has been in the Conde de Peraleja family since the 1920s. The solera dates back to the 1830s and the average wine age is 40+ years. TA 5.97 g/l, RS 490 g/l, pH 4.11. 14.67% £65 (37.5 cl) The Wine Society
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