Gianfranco Fino

Valdespino

Manzanilla Deliciosa En Rama Saca de Primavera Palomino Fino 2015

Atlantic Ocean, lite...Notes tomorrow?

192H Update:
Nose has fully saturated oak plank, moist almonds, incredible sweet & saline notes, fermenting green apples, white chocolate bar, white candle wax and fresh yellow apple slice. Palate has almond broth (does that exist?), dried yellow apple, chamomile tea, moist bread, faint green olive (?) with mild saline finish, faint acidity. Damn I do not drink enough Manzanilla!
— 2 years ago

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Daniel Bloom

Daniel Bloom

@Severn Goodwin Love Valdespino.🔥I recall lots of saline and wood. Very precise.
Severn Goodwin

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@Andrew Schirmer @Peter Sultan @Daniel Bloom WTH, I still have half a bottle after over a week, so notes now! Singing loudly tonight!
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Sing it proud, man @Severn Goodwin !

Gonzalez Byass

Fino Dos Palmas Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino

Saca 2018. Lite fruktigare än gemene fino. Torkade russin. — 5 years ago

Valdespino

Don Gonzalo Oloroso VOS Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino

Singed wood, dried tobacco, bitter almond, this has a lot to give. — 5 years ago

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Gianfranco Fino

'Es' Primitivo di Manduria

Straordinario. Enozioni2018 — 6 years ago

Gonzalez Byass

Cuatro Palmas Amontillado Jerez Palomino

Mitja Sirk
9.0

Density, flavours, age. Approximately 40years of solera ageing — 7 years ago

Marta Venica
with Marta
Marta, Velma and 4 others liked this

Bodegas de los Infantes Orleans-Borbon

Manzanilla de Sanlúcar de Barrameda Manzanilla Fina

Tastws like an en rama- rich for a manzanilla, & w precision. Very good, — 9 years ago

Gianfranco Bovio

Riserva Bricco Parussi Barolo Nebbiolo 2003

Good bottle from a bad vintage. Big. — 9 years ago

El Maestro Sierra

Fino Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino

Rajat Parr
9.9

Astonishing!!! — 10 years ago

Fredu, Roy and 12 others liked this

Bodegas Tradición

30 Años Amontillado Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino

Un Xeres exceptionnel, âgé de presque 43 ans! D'une complexité ahurissante — 11 years ago

Julien Marchand

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Tastecamp BYO

Emilio Lustau

Almacenista Pata de Gallina Oloroso Palomino Fino 1896

During & After a guided tour courtesy of
@enramistas.com ! Fragant is spot on.
20 yr. old wines fresh as a daisy.
Fortified to 20°. N:Shoe leather, salt, treacle, ripe fruits, plantains, caramel lozenges, distant boats.faint barrel smoke.
P: old oranges, marmalade, puckering citrus, rinds, brown sugar, ( Demerara), so acidic and contrapuntally rich.
A feast.
P:
— 3 years ago

Ted, Neil and 1 other liked this

Gonzalez Byass

Tio Pepe 'Fino En Rama' Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino

Very good quality with a solid expression of its provenance and a good length. Bruised apples, yeast, bread, iodine and a dry chalkiness puts this right where it belongs a good concentration on the palate which could last longer. As all serious sherries it is performing well above its price which takes you the question that everyone ask themselves, why don’t I drink more sherry? — 5 years ago

Valdespino

Inocente Macharnudo Vineyard Fino Palomino Fino

Mind Blowing! For a fino sherry, the depth and complexity of this wine is unrivaled. This is THE benchmark for all Finos. The previous reviews do a great job describing the taste. This is the only Fino that still follows traditional methods - aged under flor for 8 - 10 years in an oak Solera. Oh - and the palomino grapes all come from a single vineyard as well. Honestly, there is no better fino than this. Drink it with a plate of smoked ham and almonds or some strong tasting sushi. Enjoy! — 5 years ago

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Case Basse di Gianfranco Soldera

Pegasos Toscana Rosso Sangiovese 2005

2005
Not so clear in terms of composition, blind tasting says it is not typical Sangiovese.
Example of organic wine before it became a mainstream. Very good balance of berries and seems like it was aging in oak 3 years. “I make Sangiovese, the rest are making coke” popular saying of the wine maker 😊
— 6 years ago

Equipo Navazos

Navazos Fino En Rama Jerez Palomino 2015

In a little bottle comes a big wine. Color: gold. Notes of: Sea spray, 5-year-old Gouda, and marine varnish. Accompanied with pasta with mizithra cheese. — 8 years ago

Velma, Boxer and 5 others liked this

Bodegas La Cigarrera

Manzanilla de Sanlúcar de Barrameda Palomino Fino

The wine’s nose is vibrant and fresh with nutty aromas of yeast and salinity. A raisiny note adds counterpoint. On the palate it is rich and substantial. It’s very, very dry and has quite a long finish. — 8 years ago

Case Basse di Gianfranco Soldera

Case Basse Riserva Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 1993

95 Riserva Wow! Just an amazing wine from an original OWC that I purchased on release. Dried cherry and strawberry with floral notes, very Burgundian with a feminine style. Great structure with chewy tannins. I have always said that there is no Brunello that can match Soldera and the 95 is an exceptional vintage for Soldera. — 10 years ago

Carson liked this

Case Basse di Gianfranco Soldera

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 1985

Jordan Salcito
9.5

A very special opportunity to try these last night. Beautiful wines, rustic yet aristocratic. — 10 years ago

Marc, Bryan and 14 others liked this
Bryan Garcia

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Wohooooo
Marc Wachsmann

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Was it still alive?

Bodegas Grant

La Garrocha Amontillado Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino

Jeremy Shanker
9.2

A killer, textbook, amontillado — 4 years ago

Daniel P., Tom and 5 others liked this

Gonzalez Byass

Tio Pepe 'En Rama' Jerez de la Frontera Palomino Fino

Fresh as milk, salty, briny, firing on all cylinders. Outstanding. We skipped the ubiquitous GB when in Jerez, will make sure to stop by next trip. — 4 years ago

Alsu Shakirova
with Alsu
Chris, Larry and 2 others liked this

Rey Fernando de Castilla

Antique Amontillado Sherry

K C
8.9

Dry but not too sour. Sip for the aroma and the loooong finish. I am not a sherry expert, but this is elegant. — 6 years ago

Gianfranco Bovio

Gattera Barolo Nebbiolo

Fantastic Barolo - lighter and silkier than most Barolos, but plenty of tannins, dark fruit and mild tobacco for a nice balance and complexity — 7 years ago

Christopher liked this

Bodegas Hidalgo

Pastrana Single Vineyard Manzanilla Pasada Sanlúcar de Barrameda Palomino Fino

Exceptional single-vineyard Manzanilla. Bone dry with an agile depth and weight. After 12-14 years in the solera this has a nearly endless finish. Aged manchego, chorizo, Andalusian tripe - versatile and dramatically lovely — 7 years ago

Lizbeth Muller
with Lizbeth

Gutierrez Colosia

Oloroso Sangre y Trabajadero Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino

Acid, thickness and umami. Love this wine, I tell my whiskey drinkers to pick up on this. This stuff always blows my mind. — 8 years ago

Equipo Navazos

No. 44 La Bota de Vino Blanco Florpower Palomino Fino 2010

Ryan Brazell
9.9

Technically 2010, though officially NV. Incredible. Ordered from NY but I hope to find a local supplier. — 10 years ago

Kevin Simback

Kevin Simback

TCV got a few cases for SC

El Maestro Sierra

Vejez 15 Años Oloroso Palomino Fino

Peter Marks
9.8

Unsweetened caramel, toasted walnuts and cashews. Wonderfully layered with complexity and tremendous length. — 10 years ago