Bodegas Yuste
Aurora Manzanilla Barrio Alto Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Region: Spain - Andulucia
Bodegas Yuste
Sanlúcar native Francisco (Paco) Yuste a true lover of Manzanilla his entire life, built a successful beverage distributorship in the provinces of Cádiz and Córdoba. In 1991 he purchased historic Bodega Santa Ana in Sanlúcar’s Barrio Bajo, including its centenerian “solera”, and began operation as an “almacenista.” In 2001 he added Bodega Los Ángeles in the Barrio Alto, restoring it to Manzanilla production and using it to refresh his “criaderas” at Santa Ana. Bodega Miraflores, founded in 1956 by a group of growers was acquired in 2010 to serve as production base. In 2015 Yuste’s acquisition of the classic Aurora brand provided impetus for export launch. This was followed in 2016 by purchase of Herederos de Argüeso with its famous Manzanilla, San León.
Reviews
17 Points
50 cl. Nine years in cask. Very intense for a Manzanilla. Very salty but also a fullness in the mouth. Salty and dried chamomile. Complex and really quite powerful. Dry and briny on the palate but rich too. Not fishy but makes me think of anchovies. Mouth-watering. Not typical, perhaps, but outstanding.
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