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Alegria Manzanilla
Voted a winner by our Wine Champions panel of tasters this year, 'lovely tangy flavours` abounded in this pale, dry, zesty sherry from Sanlúcar de Barrameda. A bracing invitation to the Atlantic Ocean, and a plate of shellfish. The label has been redesigned for 2025.
Price:
£11.50
Bottle
Price:
£69.00
Case of 6
Low stock
Code: SH931
Wine characteristics
- Sherry
- 1 - Bone dry
- Palomino
- 75cl
- Within one year of purchase
- 15% Alcohol
- no oak influence
- Stopper cork, ie sherry
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
Williams and Humbert
Williams and Humbert, founded in 1877 by Sir Alexander Williams and Arthur Humbert, were originally located in the heart of Jerez but in 1994 purchased a large, modern bodega on the outskirts of the city. The building is the biggest wine cellar in Europe at 180,000 m2.
These days the company is wholly owned by the Medina family and the two latest generations of Medinas work side by side to produce a range of sherries including the famous Dry Sack brand. They also maintain a keen interest in horses, which is traditionally an Andalucian passion, and visitors to the property are often treated to a display of equestrianism.
The excellent As You Like It bottling came about as the company prepared for its big move to the new bodega. Before transporting their soleras to the new premises the cellarmaster was instructed to blend the different barrels to facilitate transport. However, one particular solera of 27 butts included wine that stood out head and shoulders above the others, so he kept it intact and untouched until three years ago. This is As You Like It.
The Times
My favourite sea-breezy, delicate manzanilla, which closes on a meaty, saline, iodine note.
The Times
My favourite sea-breezy, delicate manzanilla, which closes on a meaty, saline, iodine note.
JancisRobinson.com
Read moreVery pungent – this perfumed the room as soon as the stopper was pulled. Bready and lime-marmalade notes. Bone dry and super-refreshing with a toasty finish. Sounds like breakfast, doesn't it? Might be...
Midweek Wines
Read moreBone-dry and delicate, Manzanilla is made in similar ways to fino sherry but its cooler, coastal location is thought to enhance the wine's layer of yeast and make the result finer and, possibly, saltier....
The Scotsman
Read moreBready yeasty aromas entice you into this deliciously tangy saline-tinged bone-dry aperitif with its green olive, orange peel, silky texture and almond notes � this Manzanilla was aged for more than 6...
JancisRobinson.com
Read moreVery pale gold but darker than many manzanillas. Intensely briney and yeasty, the latter softening the sour impression of the former. A strong impression of hay on the nose. On the palate, classic,...
The Times
Read moreMagnificentbargain-basement manzanilla, which has all the tangy, tongue-tingling floral,yeasty pizzazz that any summer sherry fan could ask for. Served cool, thismanzanilla is the perfect summer...
The Independent on Sunday
Read moreThe driest ofsherrys, Manzanilla is the perfect aperitif, to be drunk ice-cold with nuts,olives or fishy canapés. From a long-established, British-founded sherry house,this is wonderfully tangy,...
matthewjukes.com
Read moreYou are alwaysguaranteed a flavour bursting with freshness and vitality. A bargainprice, too, Alegría is a beautiful feather light, bone dry Manzanilla and it isthe definitive style of wine to...
The Daily Telegraph
An award-winningmanzanilla that’s fresh and reminiscent of salted cashews.
The Daily Telegraph
Read moreThe most delicate of sherries, manzanilla tastes like a gasp of sea air and just-baked sourdough. In her brilliant new sherry ebook, Fiona Beckett suggests drinking manzanilla with fish tacos....
The Scotsman
Read moreA touch richer incolour [than others tasted] with an elegant and nutty character and a distinctwhiff of hay; quite herby and briny too. A much awarded Manzanilla from therespected old Williams &...
Daily Mail
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The Guardian
Distinctively sharpand salty sherry from the coastal town of Sanlucar. Try with fried fish or saltcod croquetas.
The Times
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