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Saca de July 2017. La Bota 76 was just the second commercial release of this wine, drawn from an ultra-rare, 100% PX solera resting in Sanlúcar’s Marqués del Real Tesoro bodega (the first release was La Bota No. 11). This 12-butt solera was filled in 2000 with a very old P.X. that had been carefully selected from the stocks of a small Sanlúcar producer that was closing down. Since then, it has remained untouched, except for the two small withdrawals made by Navazos.
Estimated to have an average age of 30 years, this is a mind-blowing example of pure Pedro Ximénez produced in the Jerez style: fortified initially to 18.5% alc. and aged in butts filled only to 5/6 of their capacity (to enhance the complexity of oxidative notes). With time, the alcohol percentage has dropped to 16% alc. This beguilingly sweet wine can be enjoyed on its own or side by side with chocolate-based dishes. Serve on the cool side, so the temperature inside the glass can evolve from 12ºC to about 16ºC.