NV Equipo Navazos La Bota 116 De Oloroso Montilla

“The NV La Bota de Oloroso 116 Montilla follows the wines numbered 74 and 46, from four barrels they selected. It's another textbook example of the category, perhaps a little drier and more vertical, with Pedro Ximenez aromas and hints of peaches, varnish and hazelnuts. It comes from a solera of Pedro Ximénez wines from the cellars of Pérez-Barquero in Montilla that has been aged oxidatively for an average of 30 years. I find finesse, velvet and glycerin in this wine, which makes it closer to the character of a Palo Cortado. This summer 2022 bottling is 3,000 bottles.” Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate 94 points

Saca de October 2022. Co-owner, Rafael Cordoba, has been caring for his vineyards and cellar for decades and is considered a master at obtaining truly outstanding musts, both yema (first press) and colour (second press). It’s with these second press musts, locally called “vino de color”, that Pérez Barquero’s winemaker, Juan Márquez, uses to produce his Olorosos. No. 116 La Bota de Oloroso “Montilla” comes from a selection of casks from the Solera Diógenes, located in the third row at the Pérez Barquero’s Bodega El Puente. The main difference from the No. 74 is that this time, all the casks selected belong to the solera itself, while for the previous release, Navazos picked some vessels from younger criaderas as well. This fact, together with the elapsed time and the fact that the withdrawals from these casks have been small, explains why this wine is almost five years older than its predecessor. Its estimated average age is, therefore, close to 35 years!