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Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla sherry

10/4/2022

 
Established in 1792, Bodegas Hidalgo is one of the oldest Sherry producers in the world. It is quite rightly  regarded as the definitive Manzanilla house, using only grapes from their own vineyards.
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  • La Gitana is the best selling Manzanilla in the world​
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Bodegas Hidalgo-La Gitana
​​Made in the coastal town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Manzanilla is a  light, delicate, dry  sherry which makes a fabulous aperitif. It can also  be matched to almost any dish and is ideal to accompany tapas,  mild cheeses and nuts. I love it with fish and chips!  It isn't expensive either.
And the name?  The picture on the label shows a ‘gitana' or gypsy woman who, so the story goes, worked  in a  bar.  Her looks captivated Eduardo Hidalgo, an ancestor of the present owner.

Now to the Tasting Notes: 
Very dry,  refreshing, with apple, straw and nutty flavours. Light herbal notes  underscored by a salty tang from the sea breeeze.  Subtle, balanced.  In fact, the perfect introduction to sherry.  

The Manzanillas, premium and aged Sherries produced by the Bodega, are seen as benchmarks of quality  worldwide. Using the best Palomino Fino grapes grown in bright albariza soils, gradual biological ageing via the solera process  produces the  saline, fresh Manzanillas of Sanlucar. ​

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Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana Manzanilla
RSP: £11.19 (75cl),   £8.00 (50cl)
Stockists : Waitrose (75cl)  Sainsburys, Majestic & Tesco (50cl)


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