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Bodegas Yuste
Sanlúcar native Francisco (Paco)

Yuste has sold Manzanilla his
entire life, building a successful
beverage distributorship in the
provinces of Cádiz and Córdoba.
In 1991 he purchased historic
Bodega Santa Ana in Sanlúcar's
Barrio Bajo, including its
centenerian "solera", and began
operation as an "almacenista."
In 2001 he added Bodega Los
Ángeles in the Barrio Alto,
restoring it to Manzanilla
production and for refreshing his
"criaderas" at Santa Ana. Bodega
Miraflores, founded in 1956 by a
group of growers in that famous
Sanlúcar "pago," was acquired in JEREZ-XÉRÈZ-SHERRY
2010 to serve as production base.
Yuste quality starts in the Sherry has many things in common with, of all places, Champagne. Both are on chalk-rich soils
vineyard with the fabulous 46- (here know as albariza), both have extreme weather conditions, both make wine that no one else
hectare Viña La Alamedilla estate in the world can quite replicate, and both make some of the worst still wines known to man. But
in the Jerez pago of Carrascal.
Longterm sources in El Puerto de it’s really the chalky soil that makes Sherry what it is. A return to quality production is in the
Santa María’s Balbaína and works, a revolution like many going on in the industry, in which the return to estates, families and
Sanlúcar’s Miraflores contribute quality is favored over reputation, production size and advertising dollars.
in equal parts to combine
freshness and minerality with
ample body.
Bodegas Yuste classicalwines.com

Bodegas Yuste Manzanilla San Lucar Aurora (500ml) $239.90

(also available in 20L keg)

Bodegas Yuste Amontillado Aurora (500ml) $239.90 90+JS, 92W&S
Bodegas Yuste Oloroso Aurora (500ml) $275.90 90+JS, 90WS
Toro Albalá
This prestigious family estate was
founded in 1844 in Aguilar de la
Frontera by the great-grandfather
of current owner Antonio
Sánchez. In 1922 José María Toro
Albalá moved the facilities to the MONTILLA-MORILES
current location in Aguilar’s old
power station, introducing Just north of Jerez, Montilla-Moriles grows the Pedro Ximenez grape like no other, often times
updated technologies and ageing the unfortified wine for up to 100 years. In general this is regarded as a slightly courser
establishing Toro Albalá as grape which holds more sugar. Therefore the juices have a higher potential in alcohol contents
Montilla’s quality leader. In 1970, and a lot of wines that need fortification in Jerez, can be produced in Montilla-Moriles without
Toro Albalá became the first
Montilla producer to bottle fortification.
Dessert Pedro Ximénez—a
product historically sold in bulk
to producers and shippers in D.O.
Jerez-Xérès-Sherry for aging and
blending. Toro Albalá remains the
world’s only specialist in the Toro Albalá classicalwines.com
commercialization of 100% Toro Albalá Oloroso Marqués de Poley (500ml) $215.90
Vintage Dessert PX, their Gran
Reserva aged a minimum of 25 Toro Albalá Don PX Gran Reserva 1990 (375ml) $383.90
years in barrel before release.

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