Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana Las 30 del Cuadrado Cepas Viejos 2019
The Hidalgo family teamed up with famous Rioja winemaker Basillo Izquierdo to make this creation. The Palomino grapes, which are the key ingredient in the dry sherries that we love, are pressed lightly and vinified before being aged in ex-manzanilla casks.
Buttery and creamy Palomino with zippy lemon like acidity all balanced by a nutty and salty finish. In our opinion you will start to see more of this style coming from the province of Jerez. It is the perfect marriage between sherry and an aged Chablis.
This is very good value for money. A Piedmont red under $30! It has good dark fruit, some nice tannins and acid to balance although it would benefit from some more age to smooth it a bit but I liked its feistiness now.
I was happily surprised by the quality of the labels in the "mystery" case of rose wines - great value for the money I must say. Excellent drinking experience from the unfamiliar labels and happy to enjoy again the familiar ones.