EQUIPO NAVAZOS Amontillado La Bota 117 (Navazos) - DOP Montilla – Moriles Bottle 17.5%abv - PRE-RELEASE
Spain | 75cl
£49.95
ABV: 17.5%
Size: 75cl
Closure Type: Cork
Country: Spain
Grape: Palomino Fino
Description
Equipo Navazos was born out of a group of friend’s passion to share the authentic, traditional wines of Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, El Puerto de Santa Maria and Montilla … legitimately some of the greatest wines of the world!
These wines come from soleras and individual casks that remain, relatively neglected by the market in corners of many of Andalusia’s most prestigious bodegas. These unexpected yet fortunate findings have been made available to wine lovers around the world in limited quantities under the La Bota series (consecutively numbered editions, with the date of each saca or withdrawl date on the label) … in doing so respecting generations of expertise and care for these rare and beautiful wines. Today their efforts are increasingly focused on producing their own exceptional wines, such as Florpower, that truly express the character of Sanlúcar and its unique terroir. Outside of Andalusia, Equipo Navazos have collaborated with winemakers including Dirk Niepoort and Sergi Colet to develop authentic and individual wines that never fail to impress.
The white chalky soil of the Jerez area, 'albariza,' is ideal for the cultivation of Palomino grapes which produce the sherry for which Jerez is so well known. With a focus on the old vine vineyards of Mirafloes La Baja, Sanlúcar from which their Florpower wines come from. However, experience has shown them that, in the end, the vineyard always prevails regardless of the intensity and duration of ageing, which is why they increasingly tend to limit the latter more and more.
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JAMES SUCKLING - 96 Points
"The very backbone of the adventure we began in 2005 under the name Equipo Navazos. A continuation of the mythical No. 1 – the King of wines." – Jesús Barquín
"Sourced from Pedro Ximénez casks in Altos de Moriles (Lucena), this wine spent its early life under biological ageing, before transitioning to a gentle oxidative phase. With an average age of over 20 years, it hasn’t been fortified, keeping alcohol below 18% and preserving its freshness and linearity.
The result is an amontillado with restraint: elegant, layered, and complex, yet never heavy or stewed. Expect nutty notes of almond and walnut, subtle oxidative complexity, and a bright, linear core that carries the wine beautifully. A superb “all-rounder” in the oxidative category; accessible yet serious, perfect for customers seeking depth and nuance without overwhelming power"
DECANTER - 95 Points
"Bota 117 is, like so many of its predecessors, a grandee – it speaks powerfully and nobly of its origins. Equipo Navazos specialises in Sherries, but there are occasions when it finds that only Montilla does it better. As here: boldly aromatic with vanilla, orange marmelade, walnuts. In the mouth it's piquant, powerful and peppery, laden with dried fruits and nuts, with just a hint of bitterness on the finish. Perfect equilibrium." Reviewed by: Sarah Janes Evans MW
Drinking Window: 2023-2035
JANCIS ROBINSON - 16.5 Points
"Light tawny/amber. A fuller style of Amontillado and highly approachable. Some sweet leather, dried apricot and sultana on the nose, with discreet oxidative touches. The palate is racier, yet still quite delicate. Touch of hops, bitter-orange peel, spent wood fire, sunflower seed. Medium-length finish. (DB)"
THE WINE ADVOCATE - 96 Points
"The NV La Bota de Amontillado Montilla 117 is a new Amontillado from Montilla-Moriles that was never bottled before. Selected from the cellars of Pérez-Barquero, the wine is between 25 to 30 years of average age, not fortified but bottled at 20% alcohol from pure concentration from evaporation, as the Fino that is the base for this wine was never fortified, which is the tradition in Montilla. It's a medium-age Amontillado with textbook characteristics and the evolution of the Fino Amontillado but with some 10 to 12 years more. It's nutty, pungent, intense and sapid, with a saline, iodine twist. This is a bottling from the summer 2022. 3,000 bottles produced." Reviewed by Luis Gutiérrez
Drinking Window: 2022-2032