FALL 2021

EACH PACK OF 6 BOTTLES WILL INCLUDE:

EXCLUSIVE: - Every member receives 1 of 1500 bottles of the second bottling of Buelan Compañía de Saca’s manznanilla, "Las Canciones No. 1 Mirador Manzanilla (SACA II)" named after a new song of the same title!

1) VINO DE PASTO (UNFORTIFIED PALOMINO) - Corta Y Raspa Mayeteria Sanluqueña, Mahina White 2018 (750 mL)

FROM THE IMPORTER (Selections de La Viña) Mayeteria Sanluqueña is a project begun in 2017 by one of the bright and kind souls revitalizing wine production in Sanlúcar, enologist Ramiro Ibáñez. It puts the spotlight on mayetos, small family producers that are working their own vineyards around Sanlúcar, and usually selling their grapes to large wine houses or cooperatives. Up till the 1980s over 100 of them co-existed with much larger vintners in Sanlúcar but many of them disappeared in the 1990s due to legal requirements and lowering profits. Now there are less than 20, who often have other jobs on the side to make ends meet. All of the wines go under the label of "Corta y Raspa" - a traditional term for winemaking in this region, and the growers are listed underneath to distinguish the individual bottles. All the wines in the series are made in exactly the same way.

This wine is made by Antonio Bernal, the oldest of the three mayetos, and belongs to a family who has been working in Pago Mahina, to the west of Sanlúcar, for four generations. His father was the foreman of most of the vines in this inland vineyard that produces wines with sapidity and power. His 30-year-old vines of Palomino Fino are planted on highly-valued "Albariza de Barajuela" soils, which resemble a pack of cards. Incredibly layered upon each other."La Charanga" is Antonio’s wine, focusing on minimal intervention and low yields that would be unsustainable if he would be selling the grapes off to regular coops.

grape: palomino

place: Sanlúcar de Barrameda

vinification: hand-harvested, unfortified, fermented in neutral barrel, aged 1 year in brief contact with flor

production: 1500 bottles

2) MANZANILLA - Buelan Compañía de Sacas, Las Canciones #1: Mirador Manzanilla (Saca II) 350ml

a bottling chosen from 3 Botas of manzanilla selected with the help of Ramiro Ibañez of M. Ant. De La Riva and Bodegas Cota 45. A saca of 1500 bottles from almacenista, Bodegas del Río, in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, led by 3rd generation capatáz, Luís del Río.

“Las Canciones” is a series of barrel-selected sherries named after songs. “Mirador” Manzanilla is named after Nick’s song of the same title, released in December 2020, inspired by Mirador de San Nicolás in Granada, Spain, a church and lookout or watchtower overlooking the city and the Alhambra.

It is a young, lively manzanilla with an average of 3yrs in solera with intense notes of citrus, sea shells, and salt. Literally a stone’s throw from the sandy, brackish delta of the Guadalquivir River...a short drive north past the very end of the Bajo de Guía, it truly captures the terroir of Barrio Bajo in Sanlúcar. The barrel was selected from a row of barrels along the warmer wall of the bodega, and a warmer side of the room, leading to a fresher, more playful expression.

Grape: palomino fino

Place: Sanlúcar de Barrameda

Pago: Miraflores Baja

Vinification & age: 3 years average age in Solera

Production: 1500 bottles

3) FINO - La Ina (750mL)

(From the Importer, Elevation Wine Partners )In 1906, a group of hare hunters in Jerez tasted their first sherry on the spot of an 8th Century Moorish battle, on the southern bank of the Guatalete river. The battle was remembered as the battle of ‘La Ina’ after the war cry of the Moorish: “A’Hina”. This historic event also gave its name to the delicious bone-dry sherry: Fino La Ina. In 1919 Juan P. de Domecq, member of the Domecq wine family, names their most famous Fino after the lands where he usually went hunting, (fun fact: Fino was the style of wine generally consumed during hunting).

The La Ina solera was acquired by the Caballero Group in 2008, through its flagship quality sherry company, Bodegas Lustau, one of the most prestigious sherry houses in the ‘sherry triangle’. The agreement included the purchase of all 4,200 ‘botas’ of the soleras, alongside six other bodegas, and while Lustau moved most of the Domecq soleras to their own premises, the La Ina solera still resides in its historic La Mezquita bodega, in order to preserve its unique and precious terroir.

100% Palomino Fino planted on ‘Alabriza’ soil. Aged under 'flor' for an average 5-6 years, in old American oak casks, at the original Bodegas La Mezquita.

Grape: palomino fino

Place: Jeréz de La Frontera

Pago: Montegil

Vinification & age: 5-6 years average age in Solera

Production: 4500 bottles

4) AMONTILLADO - Bodegas Gutiérrez Y Colosía (750mL)

(From the Importer, Coeur Wine Co.) Since 1838, Gutierrez Colosia has been situated in the mouth of the river Guadalete in the town of El Puerto de Santa Maria. The quality of the Gutiérrez Colosía wines is guaranteed by careful ageing through a process known as “criaderas y soleras”, following the region’s tradition. The Gutiérrez Colosía wines are produced in “bodegas”, or wine cellars, with an architectural style known as “Nave Cathedral” or cathedral like warehouse. These are buildings of significant height and numerous arcs which allow for a better exposure of the wines to the influence of the special climate of the Region. The Gutiérrez Colosía Bodegas are heirs to a long viticulture and wine producing tradition. Their first Bodega was built in 1838 and it has been preserved almost as such to this day. After different ownership, it was acquired by Mr. José Gutiérrez Dosal in the 1920s, the late great grandfather of this last generation of the Gutiérrez Colosía family. In 1969, the Gutiérrez Colosía family bought the ruins of the Palace of the Count of Cumbrehermosa -Cargador de Indias, which also included a wine cellar. Upon these ruins two additional cellars were built. In 1997, Gutierrez Colosia made the transition from almacenista to bottling their own sherries.

This is an old wine that has the particularity of having both aging processes (biological and oxidative). Aged for at least 8-9 years in solera (it spends three years as a Fino before losing its flor and then undergoes oxidation process for at least five years)

Grape: palomino fino

Place: El Puerto de Santa Maria

Vinification & age: 8-9 years average age in Solera

5) OLOROSO - Bodegas Rey Fernando De Castilla, Antique Oloroso (500mL)

One of the most exceptional of the small, independent sherry houses, Rey Fernando de Castilla was revitalized in 1999 by Jan Pettersen, a Norwegian with a passion for top quality sherry and 15 years experience at Osborne. After taking over the cellars of the Sherry shipper José Bustamante, located next door to the main facilities of Fernando de Castilla, Jan quickly established this winery as masters of the production and ageing of fine, unblended, untreated Sherries. The bodega’s reputation is based on the excellence of the Antique range of intensely pure and complex single solera Sherries that undergo extended ageing times in the cellar (the Antique PX is a 30 year old system, while the Fino is 8 years) lending to their complexity and depth.

The vineyards and winery are located in Jerez, and all Sherries are estate bottled. There are never any pesticides or herbicides used in the vineyards.

Grape: palomino fino

Place: Jeréz de La Frontera

Vinification & age: 20+ years oxidative aging in solera system

Production: 4500 bottles

6) CREAM - Bodegas Emilio Hidalgo, Morenita Y Cía (750mL)

Bodegas Emilio Hidalgo was founded in 1874 and has developed an international reputation for producing elegant, refined Sherries. Located in the historical heart of Jerez de la Frontera, the winery is housed in a late-19th century building of classic construction — thick walls, large windows, high ceilings and tiled roof — ideal for the fermentation and aging of Sherry.

Today, the fifth generation of Hidalgos runs the winery, carrying on the family’s rich Sherry-making heritage. This new generation maintains the traditions that have been carefully preserved and enriched for more than 130 years. Through their efforts, Bodegas Emilio Hidalgo continues to be recognized worldwide for its high quality and distinct style. The winery has received countless accolades from Sherry connoisseurs and top critics.

Morenita-meaning the little brunette-refers to rich brown color of this sherry. The blend of Palomino and Pedro Ximénez lends to this wine, a rich brown color with dark golden highlights. Created by a close family-friend and local grower back in the 1970’s, to mimic the classic Jerezano tavern blend of mixing fino and pedro ximenez, Morenita is a delightful sherry.

Grape: palomino fino, Pedro Ximénez

Place: Jeréz de La Frontera

Vinification & age: 5-6 years average age in Solera