Cesar Florido, 'Cruz del Mar' Fino NV [375ML]
Spain / Fortified

Cesar Florido, 'Cruz del Mar' Fino NV [375ML]

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"César Florido was founded in 1887… and is currently maintained by César Florido, a fifth-generation descendant of the founder. The winery is the oldest bodega in the town of Chipiona, located five miles from Sanlúcar de Barrameda along the road which continues to Rota. César Florido is one of only two bodegas in Chipiona that are still operating outside of the cooperative.

Chipiona, famous for having the tallest lighthouse in Spain, is an area dedicated to growing the moscatel grape, but most of the wine produced here is sold in bulk to the Sherry houses of Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa María, and Sanlúcar de Barrameda. César Florido, by contrast, is one of the few bodegas that is estate bottling and who presses his own mosto, or base wine, from family vineyards planted to palomino fino, as well as purchased grapes from long-time growers. Utilizing native-yeast fermentation, César crafts wines of incredible personality.

A longtime almacenista, César began estate bottling in 1988 and recently has emerged from obscurity to cult status for his enthralling range of wines which are uniquely Chipiona and have become among the best in the zone."

Country
Spain
Region
Jerez
Varieties
Palomino
Farming
Sustainable
Soil
Albariza (chalk)
Winemaking
After harvesting, the grapes are crushed and undergo alcoholic fermentation in traditional cement vats, which naturally regulate the temperature. After fortification to 15% ABV, the Cruz del Mar Fino spends three years aging biologically under a continuous veil of flor in very old barrels, in a bodega located just 50 meters from the Atlantic ocean. It is bottled en rama, or unfined and unfiltered, directly from cask to deliver the true essence of biologically aged fino Sherry.