Vino Blanco La Gitana en Rama Manzanilla
Manzanilla La Gitana en rama is a bottled wine without cold stabilization, nor filtration avoiding to the maximum any pre-bottling treatment, so that the difference between the wine that one could taste directly from the boot is minimal compared to that found in the bottle.
91 Parker | 92 Peñín
Winery: Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana
Type of wood and time of passage: La Manzanilla La Gitana en rama remains 8 years in American oak boots of 150 years.
Tasting note of Manzanilla La Gitana en rama:
It presents a beautiful intense golden color. Of clean and bright aspect.
On the nose, we find a high intensity, with a predominance of marine aromas, nuts and green olives.
In the mouth, it has a soft and full body entry. It has a long and pleasant aftertaste.
Optimum service temperature: 15° C.
A pairing: Corvina a la manzanilla.
Ingredients: A croaker 500 gr. approximately, a glass of Manzanilla La Gitana, 1/2 chopped onion, pepper, extra virgin olive oil, salt and parsley.
Elaboration:
- Remove the scales, head, thorns and fins of the croaker and rinse well with plenty of water.
- With a lace we make a cut in the middle, on both sides. So, let's leave the loins well defined.
- We have the onion on a baking tray, on top we put the already seasoned and we add a splash of extra virgin olive oil.
- We put the glass of Manzanilla La Gitana on the loins of corvina and bathing well the rest of the tray.
- We will put over a sulfurized paper, for 15 minutes and then 5 minutes without paper at about 180° C.
- Once the baking phase has finished, place the croaker.
To enjoy!
Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana was founded in 1792 and since then the firm has passed from father to son, being today one of the few winemaking companies of the frame, managed by the family and directed by the eighth generation in direct line of the founder.
Don José Pantaleón Hidalgo founded the Bodega Hidalgo in 1792, when he bought a small storage warehouse from Don Roque Vejarano. Although it would be during the nineteenth century when the company would grow to become one of the most important producers of Manzanilla in the world.
The name refers to its flagship product, "Manzanilla LA GITANA", endorsed by several relevant international awards, is the most popular Manzanilla both in the national and international market. The winery uses the grapes from its own vineyards, located in the Balbaina and Miraflores payments, considered the best in the Marco.