Manzanilla en rama – “I think”

En rama (original state) bottling from laudable independent bottlers Equipo Navazos, one of the great drivers of the ongoing sherry renaissance. Unfiltered, so a much darker colour than most manzanilla sherries, and with a formidable amount of sediment in the bottle. A big bouquet of chamomile and lanolin (I think Johnson’s face cream), and very salty. A bizarre palate for manzanilla; big in the mid-palate (usually a manzanilla empty spot), it is very acid-driven for sherry (usually lower acid) with a profound aftertaste. It is commonly said that manzanilla needs to be drunk young, but this has the complexity and structure to age well. If I miss anything about it, I miss the nuttiness that sometimes comes over, but otherwise stupendous.

94/100