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Follow on Google News | ![]() New Sherries from Bottler Alexander JulesBy: Alexander Jules The Manzanilla 5/41, selected from the Maruja solera at Bodegas Juan Piñero, is refreshed from a single vineyard, the revered Pago del Hornillo in Sanlúcar. Creamy and delineated, pistachio and almond aromas, and quite mineral. It is selected from the highest of four rows of the solera, where the bodega's microclimate (warmer/less humid at this top row) results in a thinner flor veil, allowing the underlying wine to show through, having less pronounced flor influence for its final stage of aging. By contrast, the new Fino 4/65, from a tiny Fino bodega in Jerez, also owned by Juan Piñero, is as much a yeast selection as a barrel selection. Three of the four barrels for this bottling were dominated by the less common Saccharomyces montulienses strain of flor yeast, which creates particularly pungent aromatics, the fourth barrel being dominated by the more common Saccharomyces beticus strain, producing brighter scented wine. This solera is primarily refreshed from Jerez's most famous vineyard, Pago Macharnudo. These new bottlings follow Mr. Russan's extremely well received “Los Abandonados 6/8” Oloroso, and he anticipates more new releases and styles later in 2016. In addition to sherries, Alexander Jules, continuing its off the beaten path exploration of viticultural Spain, has grown its import portfolio to include new wines from Asturian producer Bodega VidAs (from grapes such as Carrasquín and Albarín Negro), and a North Galician Mencia, exported for the first time, from family run Casa Beade, in little known Betanzos. More info at www.alexander- End
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