Descripción

Un Fino que comienza su camino hacia el Amontillado, uno de esos vinos que bodegueros y conocedores siempre han llamado Fino Amontillado. Un fino viejo, que a través de los años transmite como pocos el deslumbrante terruño calizo de los mejores viñedos de uva Pedro Ximénez de la Sierra de Montilla y de los Altos de Moriles. Procede de la más vieja solera de fino de la Bodega Los Amigos de Pérez Barquero, un conjunto de sesenta y tres vasijas ubicadas en tercera, de las que esta vez hemos tenido el privilegio de seleccionar quince que consideramos especialmente expresivas.

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Tipo
Amontillado
Grado
16.0% vol.
Producción
3000 botellas.
Variedad
100% Pedro Ximenez
Origen
Montilla-Moriles

Viñedo y elaboración

Vinificación
Procede de la más vieja solera de fino de la Bodega Los Amigos de Pérez Barquero, un conjunto de sesenta y tres vasijas ubicadas en tercera, de las que esta vez se han seleccionado quince consideradas especialmente expresivas.
Envejecimiento
Se trata de un fino verdaderamente viejo, con una edad media estimada en torno a los 12-14 años, en el que la flor está ya débil y oscura.

Opinión de los críticos

The Wine Advocate:

The extraordinary NV La Bota de Fino 85 “Un fino que va para amontillado…” is not a wine from Jerez but from Montilla-Moriles in the province of Cordova, an appellation where the majority of vines are Pedro Ximénez and the wines produced are similar to Jerez wines. In fact, Amontillado means "in the style of Montilla," because the style originated there. This wine, from the same origin as edition 45 (and 24) that would be called Fino Amontillado if it wasn't forbidden, has taken biological aging under flor to an extreme, and the wine has started its oxidative aging on its way to becoming an Amontillado. So, it has the saline complexity of the flor and the incipient notes of nuts and varnish. The grapes are picked extremely late, and this was never fortified. This has great finesse and can stand up to a lot of Palomino wines. It didn't show any rusticity and was more about finesse. It's from the same solera as the two previous bottlings, but this was somehow more biological, less concentrated or less oxidative. It might have a little more precision. As the wine sat in the glass and warmed up, the palate took off and revealed an unusual combination of power and elegance. This is really surprising and very good. 2,800 bottles were filled in December 2018.