VinoLoverThe wines of Jerez are one of the jewels of Spain as far as wines are concerned. In this Denomination of Origin, different types of fortified wines are produced, including manzanillas, finos, amontillados, palo cortado, olorosos, creams, Pedro Ximénez and Moscatel. Here we offer you a selection of our top 5 Jerez wines that you cannot miss.
1. UBE Miraflores 2019
UBE Miraflores 2019 by Bodegas Cota 45 is made from 100% Palomino Fino. It is a light and crisp wine, with only 10.% alcohol content. The Sanlúcar winemaker behind this wine, Ramiro Ibáñez, stands out for the fact that he vindicates the fact that wines are made respecting their terroir, dispelling the old myth that Jerez wines were made in a winery. For him, wine is made in the vineyard.
In the case of this wine, it has a very high marine influence and its production process uses the old Jérez method of fermentation and eight months of ageing in sherry casks, where the veil of flor is formed and interacts with the wine for the final two months.
2. Barbadillo Mirabrás 2018
The Barbadillo Mirabrás of Bodegas Barbadillo is a wine that is also made entirely from the Palomino Fino variety. It is a wine with 93 Peñín Points, captivating and easy to drink, with 13.5% alcohol. It undergoes alcoholic fermentation in American oak casks and is then aged for 14 months in old sherry casks.
3. Niepoort Navazos White 2018
Another of our favourite sherry wines is Niepoort Navazos Blanco 2018 by Equipo Navazos. An exclusive, deep and mineral wine, with 100% Palomino Fino and 12% alcohol. As for its elaboration process, it is fermented and aged for five months in barrels under velo flor.
4. Valdespino Manzanilla Deliciosa en Rama
The Valdespino Manzanilla Deliciosa en Rama of the Valdespino winery, with 92-93 Parker Points, is another great candidate of our selection of fortified wines from Jerez. Made entirely from Palomino Fino, with 15% alcohol content and five years of biological ageing using the criaderas and soleras system in American oak casks.
5. Fino Tradition
The wine Fino Tradición of Bodegas Tradición is a top-notch wine, with +93 Parker Points and 90 Peñín Points. It is a fortified wine with 15% alcohol, made from Palomino Fino grapes and biologically aged under flor veil in solera and criaderas system in American oak barrels.
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Claudio Comella
