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Half bottle of Tio Pepe En Rama 2022 bottling

Half bottle of Tio Pepe Fino 'En Rama' (2022 bottling)

Sherry from Spain

4 Reviews

The 2022 bottling of Tio Pepe’s Fino ‘En Rama’ sherry is pale gold in colour, with a lovely pungent, yeasty nose. On the palate it displays intense notes of freshly baked bread, with an umami savouriness on the finish. A classy and beautifully pure Fino from the legendary Antonio Flores, master blender for Gonzalez Byass.

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Code: SH1542

Wine characteristics

Sherry
2 - Dry
Palomino
37.5cl (Half Bottle)
Drinking now
15% Alcohol
no oak influence
Stopper cork, ie sherry

Gonzalez Byass

Some 180 years after the foundation of the company, Gonzalez Byass is still run by the family that founded it in 1835. Based in Jerez the company owns more than 500 hectares of vineyards and controls almost as much land owned by other growers.

It was only a matter of months after the foundation of the company that exports to Britain began and the United Kingdom remains the main market for their sherries to this day.

Gonzalez Byass bought their first vineyards in 1844, began bottling in Jerez, rather than shipping all their wines in bulk, in 1846 and in 1849 they established one of the most famous sherry brands of all time – Tio Pepe fino. The name means ‘Uncle Pepe’ and the iconic image of the sombrero-wearing, guitar-playing bottle was born in 1935.

Current winemaker Antonio Flores was born and raised at the winery and has been master blender since 1980. His mastery of his craft led to the company winning the Len Evans trophy at the International Wine Challenge in recognition of the consistent quality of their wines over many years.

The Society has stocked the crisp Tio Pepe Fino for many years and has, in recent years, had the pleasure of offering members the Tio Pepe En Rama version, bottled directly from the cask without fining or filtration. This is as close as sherry gets to tasting it straight from the cask and, though it needs drinking up quickly to retain the vivacity of its youth, has proved extremely popular.

Decanter

The En Rama category showcases Sherry in its raw, freshly released state, unfined and with minimal filtration Blended from specific butts, chosen to reflect the character of the vineyard. this offers a...

The En Rama category showcases Sherry in its raw, freshly released state, unfined and with minimal filtration Blended from specific butts, chosen to reflect the character of the vineyard. this offers a tremendous aromatic intensity and is saline, tangy and crisp, with a deeply yeasty character. Goes on forever in the mouth! Enjoy it with jamon Ibérico – a simple and heavenly pairing! 93/100

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Amy Wislocki

Wednesday 7th Sep 2022

JancisRobinson.com

Yeasty and the essence of the seaside. Salty, dried grasses. Really complex. Fabulous sour-fresh intensity with a chewy texture and excellent freshness. Surprisingly low pH. Very good value for such an...

Yeasty and the essence of the seaside. Salty, dried grasses. Really complex. Fabulous sour-fresh intensity with a chewy texture and excellent freshness. Surprisingly low pH. Very good value for such an intense, delicious, complex and persistent wine. 17/20

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Julia Harding MW

Tuesday 9th Aug 2022

decanter.com

Sherry aficionados eagerly await the annual spring release of en rama Sherries, as the category showcases Sherry in its raw, freshly released state, unfined and with minimal filtration, and usually...

Sherry aficionados eagerly await the annual spring release of en rama Sherries, as the category showcases Sherry in its raw, freshly released state, unfined and with minimal filtration, and usually produced in small quantities. Gonzales Byass's regular Tio Pepe fino bottling is a blend of many butts to create a consistent house style, whereas the en rama blends selected butts, chosen to reflect vineyard character. Offering a great aromatic intensity, this is fresh, saline, tangy and crisp, with a deeply yeasty character, and it goes on forever in the mouth. Enjoy it with jamon Iberico – a simple and heavenly pairing! The half-bottle is a great entry point. 93/100

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Amy Wislocki

Thursday 28th Jul 2022

The Times

Unfiltered, straight from the cask, gorgeous golden fino bursting with brilliant umami and salted almonds.

Jane MacQuitty

Saturday 16th Jul 2022

The Spectator

A stunning example of the style – unfiltered and packed with notes of lemon, toasted almonds, chalk soil and coastal salinity.

Joe Rogers

Friday 15th Jul 2022

The Times

Unfiltered, straight from the cask, gorgeous golden fino bursting with brilliant umami and salted almonds.

Jane MacQuitty

Saturday 16th Jul 2022

The Spectator

A stunning example of the style – unfiltered and packed with notes of lemon, toasted almonds, chalk soil and coastal salinity.

Joe Rogers

Friday 15th Jul 2022

The Times

Gorgeous golden, yeasty, unfiltered, straight from the cask sherry — a nutty, savoury, iodine-scented gem.

Jane MacQuitty

Saturday 14th May 2022

matthewjukes.com

Bottled on 23rd March this year, this epic En Rama won this year’s taste-off against La Gitana’s Manzanilla version by the slimmest of margins. While La Gitana is typically lusty and involving, Tio Pepe’s ...

Bottled on 23rd March this year, this epic En Rama won this year’s taste-off against La Gitana’s Manzanilla version by the slimmest of margins. While La Gitana is typically lusty and involving, Tio Pepe’s Fino En Rama is slightly more lifted, a touch fresher and more cleansing on the finish. This is the 13th edition of this unfiltered and unfined Tio Pepe En Rama in the UK, and it was selected from 96 barrels from the Tio Pepe solera. Antonio Flores, the master blender at González Byass, noted that this year’s saca, or selection for bottling, “was clearly influenced by the weather during the growing season. A very mild and extremely dry winter meant that the flor was very active during the colder months.” Flor is the covering of yeast that protects sherries from oxidation, giving them their unique yeasty, salty character. The annual spring selection takes place when the flor is at its thickest, giving the unfiltered and unfined wines their distinctive flavours. My advice is to get in quick to secure your stock of this fantastic style of sherry. Always incredible value for money ... this must be the most seasonal and finest value wine purchase of the moment! 18/20

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Matthew Jukes

Wednesday 4th May 2022

The Observer

Most wines don’t follow a particularly strict release schedule. It’s generally a matter of when the wine feels ready to go, which varies greatly according to the producer, the region, and the style...

Most wines don’t follow a particularly strict release schedule. It’s generally a matter of when the wine feels ready to go, which varies greatly according to the producer, the region, and the style they’re looking to make. But there are a few brands and styles that are very much seasonal releases. The most famous of these is without question Beaujolais nouveau, which “arrives” as the old ad slogan has it, on the third Thursday of November each year. Over the past decade or so, however, wine lovers have come to anticipate another seasonal release round about now: en rama sherry. These are dry fino and manzanilla styles that are bottled directly from the barrel, unfiltered and unclarified, in the spring. The idea is that the wines have an extra level of flavour, freshness and depth at this time of the year, an assertion that certainly feels true about the magnificent 2022 release from Tío Pepe, a concentrated essence of salty-sourdough-savouriness.

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David Williams

Sunday 1st May 2022