Marquista Old Manzanilla En Rama

A new project from Rick Kelley of The Liberator - MARQUISTA: a Spanish term primarily used for an independent sherry bottler, or a brand owner who sells wine without owning a bodega.
Bodegas del Rio was officially founded in 1990 and sells Manzanilla to some of the best addresses in the region. Their most notable client is Lustau, with the majority of their ‘Papirusa’ brand being sourced from here. This is drawn from a 38-barrel solera with an average of four years of ‘biological’ ageing, with a further four years of ‘static’ ageing. Some bodegas in Sanlúcar might refer to this style as Manzanilla Pasada (aged Manzanilla). Only one saca (bottling) is drawn in the spring of each year, with just 1,500 bottles produced.