Primitivo Collantes 'Socaire' 2022 Vino de la Tierra de Cadiz

750ml bottle

13% abv

Sherry-Not-Sherry! 100% organic Palomino Fino from Xeres – bone dry, fresh, bright, saline, slightly nutty, mystically hinting at both reduction and oxidation (!!!), and punctuated by a long, crisp, clean finish. Utterly delicious!

Naturally fermented and aged about 24 months. The barrels are topped up, so there’s no flor development, but Primitivo Collantes uses ex-Fino butts, and that flor-like edge is detectable. 

The vines are situated in the Finca Matalián (19,5 ha), 8 km from the bay of Cádiz, about 100 metres above sea level, and are rooted in a type of Albariza called Tajón, one of chalkiest of all Albariza soils.

Socaire means a lee, a place sheltered from the wind, which refers to the orientation and position of the vineyard behind a natural barrier.

This label has become one of the most iconic white wines in all of Spain, iconic enough to have its own movement among Spanish fine-dining sommeliers!