Bite of lunch at Angelita Madrid and at the risk of repetition wanted to have another glass of this – the fino en rama from Finca Matalian – I had it at dinner here a week ago and it really sang. Today’s is from a freshly opened bottle and is also in great form. I always think … Continue reading Fino Arroyuelo en rama – saca de septiembre 2015
Here we go again with more of the descendants of the magnificent mosto from Primitivo Collantes’ Finca Matalian – raising the stakes on last night’s Fino with the Fino en Rama. First time I had this I found it too vigorous – and then was stupified when I saw it described in one professional tasting as … Continue reading Fino arroyuelo en rama – strikes back
Not had the Arroyuelo en Rama in a while but was delighted to break that duck over a spot of lunch. The star fino from Finca Matalian and probably the Southernmost fino in el marco, rather than periodic “sacas” these are bottled to order and this was from January 2017. As you would imagine given … Continue reading Fino en rama Arroyuelo in Media Ración
This wine for me is defined by its minerals, even compared to other finos. Some sacas are exhilaratingly saline, so zingy that they are like the famous “salty knives” of Sanlucar, others are less piercing but still structured, and you get more of the apple juice fruit as a result. (It is, of course, from … Continue reading Fino en rama Arroyuelo, saca de marzo 2015
By Primitivo Collantes in Chiclana de la Frontera, this is an unfiltered “unpercolated” en rama from a saca from botas number 36, 92, 118 and 205 – on February 4 this year. (All this came of the hand adjusted label – quite a lot of data as is the modern way.) It is boldy coloured … Continue reading Fino en Rama Arroyuelo, February 2015
Back at the place where this blog was born (the Malaga coast) and a nice surprise to find this visitor from Cadiz on the supermarket shelf. Chiclana’s finest – the Arroyuelo fino by Primitivo Collantes and his fields of albariza. This one seems to have been in the bottle a little while – this is not … Continue reading Fino Arroyuelo
I can’t believe over a month has gone by since the magnificent cata by Primitivo Collantes in Enoteca Barolo. As I said back then he is one of the unsung heroes of the so called sherry revolution and I got the feeling at the time that a lot of people were taken by surprise at just how … Continue reading Chiclana power: Primitivo Collantes in Enoteca Barolo
Primitivo Collantes is one of the true unsung heroes of the so called sherry revolution. He and his wines are from the Southernmost tip of el marco in Chiclana – outside the traditional centres of Jerez, Sanlucar and el Puerto – but the wines are as good as any that you will find from El Marco and on Monday Primitivo himself … Continue reading Primitivo Collantes in Enoteca Barolo
Back in September I wrote a post in relation to a controversial tasting by elmundovino in which I wondered whether they had been unlucky with some of the bottles they had tasted. As it turns out, according to a second tasting published more recently it seems they did indeed, at least in relation to some … Continue reading Sherry and even further beyond
After all these mostos and manzanillas I really felt like a fino tonight and I had a particular reason to choose this one by Primitivo Collantes. The reason? Well, when I tried the Fino en rama I found it if anything too lively, bulky and vigorous. However, the mosto from this same vineyard was for me (and … Continue reading Fino Arroyuelo
