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M. Ant. De La Riva, Amontillado Sherry Extra La Blanquita Balbaina Alta, NV

Fortified Wine from Jerez / Sherry, Spain
by M. Ant. De La Riva
$71.99
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"This is a first bottling of the NV Amontillado Extra Balbaína from almacenista Juan García Jarana. It's a wine they plan to bottle every year, and this first saca from September 2025 (1,300 bottles) shows nutty notes with the ethereal part of Jerez. The wine is quite static—it's only moved once per year—shy and elegant. The almacenista always sources this wine from the same vineyard, La Blanquita in Balbaína, averaging now 15 years of age, but the wine shows complexity and depth of an older wine, with a gentle and very saline palate, very apt for the table. 94pts" — Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate

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94 points

"This is a first bottling of the NV Amontillado Extra Balbaína from almacenista Juan García Jarana. It's a wine they plan to bottle every year, and this first saca from September 2025 (1,300 bottles) shows nutty notes with the ethereal part of Jerez. The wine is quite static—it's only moved once per year—shy and elegant. The almacenista always sources this wine from the same vineyard, La Blanquita in Balbaína, averaging now 15 years of age, but the wine shows complexity and depth of an older wine, with a gentle and very saline palate, very apt for the table." —Luis Gutiérrez

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More about M. Ant. De La Riva

De la Riva is one of Jerez's great old sherry names, brought back to life and now bottling wines that put the pago, the individual vineyard district, ahead of the house blend.

Manuel Antonio de la Riva y Pomar (1838–1909), who came to Jerez from Cantabria, built the house in the 19th century around 53 hectares in Pago Macharnudo, one of the oldest and most prized vineyard areas in the region, on very pure white albariza limestone. The family held it until Domecq bought the brand in the early 1970s, and it then sat dormant through a series of corporate mergers. In 2017 two of the most influential young voices in the region revived it: Willy Pérez of Bodegas Luis Pérez and Ramiro Ibáñez of Cota 45.

Their aim is to bring back the old Jerez habit of bottling wines that show where they come from. The range includes unfortified vinos de pasto from Macharnudo, Palomino aged briefly under flor; finos and manzanillas from named pagos such as Balbaína and Miraflores; and tiny lots of very old wine rescued from forgotten casks and bottled in half bottles. These are sherries for people who want to taste the place, with real depth and saline cut.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Palomino

  • Vintage

    NV

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Earthy , Elegant , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Aged gouda, roasted cashews, fig jam, serrano ham, candied walnuts

Tasting Profile

Golden brown with aromas of dried fruit, caramel, and hazelnut. Complex and slightly sweet with flavors of toffee and spice, finishing long and elegant.

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