Valdespino "La Especial" Miraflores 2016 Staff Favorites 17% ABV / 34 PROOF

17% ABV / 34 PROOF Intensely aromatic with a rich quality of savory salinity and an herbal character that leads to a pronounced

prune and delicate spice

Light funky white pepper all the way through

Limestone note on the finish

While reviving his own olive groves and vines

Valdespino "La Especial" Miraflores 2016 Staff Favorites 17% ABV / 34 PROOFA truly unique bottling from a historic sherry house. Even amongst old wineries, Valdespino stands out. The Macharnudo Alto plot, the bodega's most fameous, was awarded to one Don Alfonso Valdespino in 1264! It was his reward for being one of the 24 knights who expelled the Moors from Jerez. Espite that history however, by the time of the 20th century the bodega was dilapidated and near bankruptcy. After being bought by Grupo Estevez and under the