La Bota de Amontillado No 96' Magnum

 Palomino Fino, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain

Striking, like hearing Frankie Valli belt out “Sherry babyyy, Sherrryyyyy!” for the first time & wishing so badly it was simpler to legally change your name. Born out of a deep love and understanding of great Sherry, Eduardo Ojeda and Jesús Barquín, aka ’Equipo Navazos’, have been reinvigorating the world of sherry since good ol’ faithful No.1. Their potent & compounded bottlings span a range of styles—including brandy, Scottish malt and even a Cava with natural wine superstar Dirk Niepoort! Amontillado is less oxidative than Oloroso, grapes are selected for freshness & create a more high-toned and salty bevy. ‘No. 96’ is from a single barrel of fresh, 16-18yr old natural amontillado. Visceral, intense salinity, herbaceous-ness overflowing, silk thread lightness & a mineral necklace. Drink with oysters or other briny sea fare to start & nettle ravioli to end.