Barbadillo Manzanilla En Rama Pastora Sherry

This very special Manzanilla sherry was bottled unfiltered direct from barrel (En Rama). After 6 years and 8 months in the winery’s solera system, the flor (the layer of yeast covering the wine in each barrel and protecting against oxidation) dies off. “Pasada” means the this sherry was left for a further three years in the barrel after the flor had died off. This gives the Manzanilla sherry an extra dimension of gently oxidative flavours.

This Manzanilla has a deep lemon gold colour and delicious salty, orange peel aromas. It is incredibly smooth and rich in the mouth, with delicious salinity and a very long, complex finish. Wow, Manzanilla on steroids!  15% alc.

Drink with salty snacks, cured ham, many different flavoured soups (these are often hard to match with wine), fish and shellfish. Serve well chilled from a normal, decent-sized wine glass. Drink by the end of 2027. 

“Cork-stoppered half-bottle tasted. Bright gold (despite being unfiltered). Powerfully tangy nose. Really stimulating and salty. Calls for olives and jamón. Immediately. Real persistence and character. More complex than its Solear stablemate. 17/20pts Jancis Robinson MW