"I think" Manzanilla En Rama is, besides a humble homage to Charles Darwin as a symbol of the triumph of reason, a true and untamed manzanilla. Bottled after barely the slightest filtration process, it retains the intense golden color and pungent character it exhibits straight from the butts where it ages under flor for about four and a half years.
The Saca de October 2014 is really impressive on the nose. Lovely balance. Limpid and salty. Really lovely and perfectly balanced. Firm and fine. Solid and salty
The palate reveals a thick, very dense wine, with penetrating roasted flavors of chocolate and tar. Very long, intense and persistent.
Bright berry-fruit and spicy undertones with silky tannins.
The nose and palate are balanced by the true Awatere minerality and a long lingering finish.
Bright berry-fruit and spicy undertones with silky tannins.
The nose and palate are balanced by the true Awatere minerality and a long lingering finish.
Pure zingy citrus fruits and lovely subtle minerality on the palate, complimented with floral notes of nettle, tomato stalk and lime.
A balanced and rounded wine with a long concentrated clean crisp finish - without the need for a Quick-Eze like some Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc!
The spirit is highly aromatic with similiar intoxicating high notes that last year hit so well with exceptional flavors of carmelized fruit, lavender, apple tart, fresh spices, buckwheat honey, ripe banana, molasses and dry oak that will impress any palate. Very limited