Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla Pasada “Pastrana”

95 points Decanter
Guld medalje Beautifully elegant with complex almonds, expressive yellow flowers and dried green apple skin. Very well-knitted with a stunning saliinity and delicate finish

93 points Tim Atkin
A bottle of my favourite Manzanilla for less than a tenner? Sign me up. This aged style from coastal Sanlúcar de Barrameda is an Andalucian classic. Rich and savoury, with yeasty, baking dough aromas, intense, salty, tangy flavours and a finish that goes on for so long it could outsell Viagra. An incredible wine at a bargain price.

92 points Robert Parker
The golden-colored NV Manzanilla Pasada Pastrana is a Manzanilla produced from Palomino grapes from the Pastrana vineyard within the pago Miraflores, aged under flor, but finishing its upbringing in a semi-oxidative way as the flor weakens, starts to die off, and bottled with a total average of 12 year of age. It has a distinct nose redolent of peanuts, smoke, bitter almonds, quince and olives, combining biological and oxidative notes. The palate shows a medium- to full-bodied wine, very powerful and strongly-flavored, ending with a smoky finish. A fine nose and a powerful palate. A unique wine.

18 points Henrik Oldenburg
18,5 point. Den har lagret i min. 7-8 år og aftappes, mens florlaget stadig er intakt – ellers udvikler den sig til Amontillado. Ungdommens friskhed er afløst af en begyndende modenhed, også i farven, og salt og røg er fortrængt af nødder, figner og tørrede abrikoser. Den er stadig adræt, men den er især fornem og til skinke, ost og tørret frugt. Dens meget personlige charme og karakter passer måske allerbedst til et glas kvalificeret hygge.

17 points Jancis Robinson
Wild-heather honeyed on the nose but fresh, salty and with fresh bitter almond. Full of flavour. Some umami notes on the palate, too. Bone dry and intense and leaves the mouth clean and thirsty for more.