Fortified · Jerez-Xérès-Sherry · Espagne
M. Antonio de la Riva La Riva Manzanilla Pasada Balbaina Alta
Scored from 43 calibrated Vivino reviewers. Cohort: Fortified · Espagne (129 wines).
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Is La Riva Manzanilla Pasada Balbaina Alta a good wine?
Tasting profile
An extraordinarily aged biological Manzanilla showing dried fruit, raisin, nuts, caramel and bakery spice alongside a distinct saline, briny edge. Unctuous and creamy yet bone-dry and complex, with medium acidity and a long, faintly bitter, herbal finish.
Synthesized from 43Vivino reviewers' tasting notes for this bottle.
What reviewers say
“Extraordinary. Manzanilla saved from a derelict solara. At least 15 years of aging yet tastes as fresh as sea air”
From a top-rated Vivino review for this bottle.
Summary
M. Antonio de la Riva La Riva Manzanilla Pasada Balbaina Alta is a Spanish fortified wine from Jerez-Xérès-Sherry.
The calibrated figure is built from 43 of its Vivino reviewers. A broader pool of 43 reviewers with two or more ratings feeds the raw-average track instead. The cohort it is ranked inside holds 129 Spanish fortified wines.
- Cohort
- Fortified · Espagne · 129 wines
- Calibrated reviewers
- none yet
Cohort: Fortified · Espagne
Closest peers
Fortified93.3