Gomez Nevado Palido Seco Sierra Morena

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Description

This nutty, dry, Fino-style wine is produced in the sherry style.  17/20 JancisRobinson.com

From beautiful mountain vineyards near Cordoba in southern Spain, that fall outside the classical Denominacion de Origen of Jerez (Sherry) area. Bodegas Gomez Nevado was possibly the first estate in Spain to be certified organic, way back in 1988. This dry Fino style wine is produced in the same way, using the sherry method but without any fortification. Fino is crisp, dry, yeasty, nutty and tangy, it’s also fresh and delicate and should be drunk chilled like a white wine.

A fantastic aperitif, a treat with salted almonds, manzanilla olives, hams and of course tapas. Will keep in the fridge and is great for cooking too! A wonderful, rare artisan wine with amazing intensity of flavor by one of the only Bodegas in the area still making wine the traditional way. The grapes are fermented with natural yeasts, after which the wine is aged for five years in a traditional ‘solera’ system under a layer of ‘flor’ yeast which protects it from oxidation. Unlike most sherries, the wine is unfortified and unfiltered, and is bottled by hand straight from the cask.

  • Featured by John Clarke in The Independent, 12 best sherries that aren’t just for Christmas , ‘From a vineyard near Cordoba in southern Spain (one of the first in Spain to be certified organic, in fact), this pálido (pale) and dry sherry-like wine is not fortified but has a natural alcohol level of 15 percent and is aged under flor using the traditional solera system. Bottled straight from the cask, it’s crisp and nutty with hints of yeast and hay and a notable salinity. Enjoy it with traditional tapas, such as calamari, stuffed peppers or serrano ham.’ September 2024
  • 17/20  JancisRobinson.com , ‘ Darker than most fino sherries. Intense aroma of hay and dried grasses, and chamomile. The aromas are broader than on a fino sherry, more complex in fact, and the salty character is very intense on the palate. Great stuff and very persistent. ‘ Julia Harding MW, November 2016

Taste

Nutty and salty

Aroma

Baked bread, fresh herbs and nuts

Gabriel Gomez is a small family producer from the heart of the Sierra Morena mountains in the Andalucian region of southern Spain. They were the first estate in Spain to use organic viticulture, as far back as 1988, and consistently produce sherry-type wines of high quality. Led by Gabriel, the family work 8 hectares of certified organic vineyards. Grass grows in between the spread out, huddled-close-to-the-ground bush vines, with the family’s flock of goats grazing and trimming back the wild flora. Sitting at roughly 500 meters elevation on a mix of clay and slate soils, the vineyards are made up of 60% Aris (called Airén to the north) and 20% each of Palomino and Pedro Ximenez. These soils, combined with serious farming, a fairly continental-Mediterranean mountain climate, and substantial vine age, lend a rich structure to Gómez Nevado wines, which is contrasted with a tight vibrancy, and a strong savory component, almost bordering on umami – a viscosity and flavour profile not found elsewhere in the land of Sherry or Montilla. The Gómez Nevado Bodega is situated on a hillside at the edge of the town of Villaviciosa de Córdoba, an hour drive from the city of Córdoba, and constructed in the traditional style, with high ceilings and windows that open at the top to increase airflow. Their grapes are manually harvested, destemmed, and crushed; they only use the first press juice, which goes into cement vats where the must will settle. Gabriel makes a pied de cuve (read natural yeasts!) from the first grapes harvested to start fermentation, and the must goes to tanks to finish the alcoholic fermentation. The wine is then transferred to old amphora by hand, where the veil of flor forms. Their wines are never fortified, and often have a natural alcohol level of around 15%. Once the flor develops, the wine goes into a solera: roughly 5 years for the Pálido and up to 15 years for the Dorado. All the Sierra Morena wines are bottled straight from the cask by hand without any type of filtration. The results are true classical wines from La Vieja Andalucia.

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  1. Appetising

    Bought on the strength of the Jancis Robinson review and it still exceeded expectations. What a delicious little discovery.

    Trampled Underfoot