Fino Arroyuelo en rama

A fine branch bottling, or simply a thin branch, is one that is bottled with the least possible filtering or directly without filtering, in order to preserve intact the organoleptic characteristics of the wine that is in the barrel or in the tank. In this case, for the Fino Arroyuelo en Rama from Bodegas Primitivo Collantes, the best boots from the Fino Arroyuelo solera are selected first, from which a small amount is extracted annually to fill the barely ten or twelve thousand bottles a year, sometimes under It is a wine with more intensity of color, pungent, with resounding salinity and that greasy, buttery sensation, coming from the remains of yeast, the famous lees, that is, with a marked biological character as a result of more than 5 years of aging under flower veil.

Palomino Fino must from our own vineyards planted on albariza soil in Viña Matalián (Chiclana de la Frontera). Fermented in stainless steel tanks, fortified at 15% by volume by adding wine alcohol and subjected to biological aging under a veil of flower for more than 5 years. Once the boots are selected, the wine is bottled unfiltered, en rama, filling about 12,000 bottles a year.

Pairings: Soups, seafood. fish, salads, soft cheeses, Iberian ham.
Tasting note: Golden yellow, with slight natural turbidity. On the nose it is very intense, with outstanding notes of fresh bread yeast, nuts, almonds, floral touches or fresh grass. On the palate it is dry, light, very broad and deep, with a salty, mineral finish of great persistence.