IN FOCUS: EQUIPO NAVAZOS - this one's for my friends in the Andalucian Xérès Army 🤜🏼 🤛🏽

A Navazos-designated amontillado must represent the ideal balance between complexity and freshness that in our opinion makes amontillado the king of wines.

La Bota #117 comprises casks of Pedro Ximnez from the Altos de Moriles zone which began life at a prestigious bodega in Lucenafirst long-aged as a fino then briefly as an amontilladoand which were thereafter refined and finished at the Prez Barquero estate.

With an average wine age of over 20 years, #117 is palate-commandingly intense and layered, yet with a sense of brightness and delicacyBottled October 2022; 3,200 bottles produced.

C4 TASTING NOTE

Pouring the initial glass filled the immediate area with exotic aromas of toasted almonds, walnuts, caramel candy. My approach to service is refrigerator cool and allow the temperature to rise over the course of enjoyment. You're only pouring an ounce or two with the idea of savoring it over 30 minutes or so...then top off. The attack is an electrifying jolt salty acidity, finishinging savory. This is why I love sherry so much - no other wine delivers this lazer like experience. Toasty walnuts, savory and saline continue through the finish, its hangs on for minutes - you'll take another draw before the flavors dissipate it's that good. The balance is amazingly delicate for the concentration delivered. The heat is deceptively background noise...you wouldn't realize it until about the third glass!

I've been enjoying this over a week+ . T-cork allows for convenient countertop or refrigerator stowage. It would easily last a month after opening under cool storage.