La Gitana Manzanilla / Hidalgo: Deep and Contemplative

Marco Andretti — Decent with tapas

6/10

Had this at a Spanish restaurant and ordered a bottle to have at home. It's nice — very saline and dry, works brilliantly with olives and cured meats. On its own it's a bit much though. Good value for a fortified wine at this price.

Suki Patel — Surprisingly good sherry

7/10

Picked this up because the guy at the wine shop said it was a proper manzanilla, not the sweet stuff my nan drinks. He was right — really salty and dry with this amazing walnut thing going on. The finish goes on forever too. At fifteen quid it's a solid buy.

Celeste Moreno — Bit overrated

5/10

Everyone bangs on about manzanilla but this was just okay for me. Very dry, very salty. I can taste the walnut and apricot stuff but it doesn't blow me away. Might work better with food — I was just drinking it on the sofa watching telly.