Another of these special bottlings by Antonio Barbadillo – one of the most entertaining and knowledgeable blokes you could hope to meet. I bumped into him yesterday, that gave me a hankering to try one of these wines again and, as luck would have it, they happen to have this bottle in Territorio Era.

These releases are all elegant and flavourful in my experience – and this is an absolute beauty. A gold amber/chestnut in colour, with salty caramel on the nose and salinity and acidity on the tongue. A hint of gingery, dusty age at the finish.

Top class, and even better news is that 2016 is on the way …