Albero 4 bota seleccionada Manzanilla en rama (saca de marzo 2025) 500mL

Albero is the result of a single annual saca (the castellano verb sacar is to take out or withdraw) of unfiltered or en rama Manzanilla, from the solera system of barrels, or soleraje which generates Barbiana Manzanilla. Barbiana is an Andalucian market brand (typically not exported) owned by Delgado Zuleta, and hence the little sister of the renowned La Goya Manzanilla. La Goya has seven clases, or different age levels within its soleraje. Barbiana is a little younger and has four clases (if we were in Jerez, these would be called scales).

Each year, we go to Delgado Zuleta to taste and decide upon a single release to withdraw, bottle and ship as our own selection wine for the following year; sometimes the result will be a mezcla, sometimes it will be a bota seleccionada. Scott and Leah do this tasting together and then collaborate on the label, which is Scott’s hand-writing on Leah’s artwork.

The front palate rises up with richness, fill and presence, and then subsides with torque to a long, laminated finish with all parts in synch – a collaborative, twining harmony. Almost milky yellow chalk earthen-ness finds brushed steel and estuary waters as the palate unravels and begins to barrel. The sweet chalk, orange-inflected richness become glazed with bitters, releasing ozone, sea-spray and chalk white whispers. The internal X and Y axes of amargo frame and structure all.