Equipo Navazos
Equipo Navazos - Ovni, Palomino Fino, Andalucia, Spain (2022)
Equipo Navazos - Ovni, Palomino Fino, Andalucia, Spain (2022)
Couldn't load pickup availability
TASTING NOTES
The Ovni is saline and sharp with green olives, almonds and dried citrus peel. Under a protective veil of flor for under six months, this wine is subtle and a perfect intro into the wines of Andalucia.
| REGION | Spain > Sanlúcar de Barrameda |
| GRAPE(S) | Palomino Fino |
| VINTAGE | 2022 |
| ABV | 11.5% |
| FEATURES | Organic |
| SCALE | Dry |
Made with the same grape as most sherries - and some of the same techniques, this unfortified, dry and delicious white wine harkens back to a bygone era before fortification became the norm. A modern take on centuries of tradition. From old vines located in a coastal estate, Miraflores la Baja in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, in a vintage of low yield and exceptional quality. It fermented in stainless steel at a controlled temperature and then remained in tanks for a very short time.
Equipo Navazos is the innovative project launched jointly by Eduardo Ojeda and Jesús Barquín in 2005 to bring to light great traditional Andalusian wines that have been guarded and forgotten for years in many wineries in the area.
Ojeda is technical director of Grupo Estévez, with brands such as La Guita, Valdespino and Real Tesoro, and Barquín is a trained lawyer and professor of criminology at the University of Granada.
They met at Spanish wine fair Fenavin a couple of years before launching Equipo Navazos. During a visit to Sánchez Ayala in Sanlúcar the idea arose to buy one of the 65 amontillado casks that had been untouched for years and release a profound new expression of centuries of tradition.
