May 9, 2020 - Doesn’t feel as if this has moved much in the last six years. Still a deep gold, possibly a little more coppery now. Saline, and recognisably Manzanilla with more depth and complexity and less zing than when released a decade ago. An excellent aperitif to sit and consider. ****
October 14, 2019 - Almost 10 years in, still terrific.
March 12, 2016 - Super expressive from the get go, with really interesting peppery and almondy notes that reminded me of the nutty characters you get from Marc de Bourgogne. Brine, bouillon, green olive, just really intense, and aged but totally intact and not oxidized or tired in any way. Great wine. Lived up to its reputation.
January 24, 2016 - Deep and briny
January 19, 2016 - Light honey gold. Briny and fresh, lightly brothy nose, saline, raw nuts, somewhat glycerol palate, long finish, a little prickle, iodine, and lots of sea breeze. Although this wine is now 5 years old, this is my first tasting, so it is perhaps softer and less vital than earlier. Drank as a table wine with tuna and leak casserole.
January 7, 2015 - A beautiful expression of Manzanilla...dry, crisp, great acidity, and a medium length finish that beckons for food. Outstanding!
June 6, 2014 - Deep gold. Lots of saline zing on the nose. Manzanilla. Retains its freshness, salinity and iodine zip with a sense of depth Nd almost richness through the mid-palate. Lovely. ****
January 17, 2014 - Nutty, salty, toasty, apple, but also somewhat muted, hollow, and unexciting. I enjoyed the 22 much more.
August 26, 2013 - This seems very developed, but in a fantastic way. Serious concentration, and better after being open for 3 days or so. Saline, piercing, some aldehyde notes, nutty. Really very serious, if not much like any other manzanilla I've ever drunk.
July 14, 2013 - A final, belated bottle of the No.22 - paired with some excellent tapas in Binomio, this excelled in its natural environment. Of all the bottles I have had, this was probably the most integrated. It showed a lovely nose, with gentle wafts of seabreeze and slatey mineral along with lovely dired fruit notes - figs and kumquats, lemon zest and brown pears - and then some nutty accents, and a tiny hint potpourri flowers. Very nice indeed. The palate was lovely too. Fresh, juicy, very lithe and lightfooted, with deliciously mouthfilling flavours of figs and kumquats riding on a gentle, but wonderfully persistent layer of savoury nutty tones and saline, chalky, stony mineral pulling away into a beguiling, palate-gripping finish that just refused to quit. There was tons of layered depth and even power on this, yet it was so effortless and super-well integrated that all you noticed was the purity, grace and complexity on the wine. Wow. Brilliant pairing with tapas too. I probably have had more impressive, greater bottlings from Equipo Navazos, but boy, this must be one of the most appealing, food-friendly ones of all.