La Bota de Palo Cortado 121 Navazos
50.34₣ (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain
Equipo Navazos
Jerez Xérès Sherry
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The evolution of the La Bota de 52, 75 and 102, a youngish Palo Cortado, is the new NV La Bota de Palo Cortado 121 Navazos, as this is a wine they started from scratch, so a proper Navazos wine, not a purchased one, but fermented by themselves with grapes from Sanlúcar. The wine is now almost 14 years old, aged oxidatively in topped-up 225-liter barrels, as it's mostly (95%) from the 2010 harvest, topped up with a little younger wine to avoid excessive concentration and age. They've always wanted a fresh and elegant wine without the complexity and depth of the old wines, but as this is aging, it's gaining in complexity and character. This is the first time I've seen the Palo Cortado character here, with finesse and complexity, still young and with some peachy notes but coming of age. It has 18% alcohol (it was fortified from the natural 12% to 17.5% to start the aging, and the increase is by evaporation and concentration) with a pH of 3.13 and 6.49 grams of acidity (tartaric). Age is not all, but it helps! 3,500 bottles produced.
Features
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
18.0%
Grapes
Serving
Between 10ºC and 12ºC
Winemaking
Aged through the criaderas and soleras system in Sherry and Bordeaux casks filled to avoid excessive oxidation.
Description
La Bota de Palo Cortado 121 Navazos is born of intuition, profound knowledge and uncompromising courage. This is the fourth edition of this exceptional series -after the unforgettable 52nd, 75th and 102nd issues-, the result of the intellectual restlessness and aesthetic commitment of Eduardo Ojeda and his team. For decades, their work in the Jerez region has not only rediscovered lost styles, but has also forged new ways of thinking about fortified wine. The 121st edition comes from a unique vintage, 2010, from venerable vines in the Pago Miraflores La Baja, in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. A plot that has given rise to some of Navazos' most personal wines and that expresses like few others the saline minerality of the coastal vineyards. To age this wine as a young Palo Cortado, without long ageing or predictable formulas, demonstrates a provocative courage, backed by an extreme sensitivity for detail.
Winemaking
All the expressive power of La Bota de Palo Cortado 121 Navazos is supported by a precise and restrained winemaking process. After the 2010 vintage, the must rested briefly in tanks with minimal exposure to the velo de flor - just shy of the threshold of biological ageing -before being fortified to 17.5% vol. and transferred to 225-litre Bordeaux barrels and sherry casks. The latter, filled to the brim, allowed for measured oxidative ageing, which added complexity without blurring the freshness. The current saca represents a blend of several of these barrels, carefully selected for their balance and finesse. The result is a wine that defies age and typicity, expressing itself in the tension between saline and ethereal.
Taste
La Bota de Palo Cortado 121 Navazos is a wine of prolonged silences and minute details. The nose unfolds with restrained elegance: notes of raw almond, candied orange peel, noble woods and a hint of iodine that recalls its marine origin. The palate is fine, with vibrant acidity and an enveloping feel that distances it from the usual forcefulness of its class. Its alcohol content, just over 18%, is so well integrated that it seems to dance in the background. The finish is long and dry, with echoes of mild curry, nutmeg and oolong tea. A deeply gastronomic wine, ideal with Asian cuisine, spicy dishes or fatty sushi. A piece of liquid goldsmith's work that reinterprets Palo Cortado with finesse and emotion.
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