There are no men in suits or English speaking guides. No video to watch, or gift shop to visit. In fact, the very humble, charmingly decrepit bodega just expanded beyond the small cellar as they slowly added new space for more fermentation tanks and even…a…bathroom. José “Pepe” Blanco and his brother Francisco “Paco” Blanco started the Callejuela winery in1980 They were Almacenistas making base wine from their own Palomino vineyards that they sold to the local bodegas of Sanlúcar. Throughout decades, their father, a prominent local viticulturist, increased his hectares by slowly buying small parcels. In 1998 they created the brand Viña Callejuela, and in 2015 they expanded the brand by releasing their Blanquito Manzanilla Pasada, La Casilla Amontillado y El Cerro Oloroso, their extensively aged generoso wines, as well as single vineyard, single vintage, "vinos estáticos" Manzanillas Anina Pago is a typical vineyard for Fino, but this is considered a Manzanilla since the winery is in San Lucar. It is fermented in ancient Manzanilla Barrels where it is fortified to 15-16% and then sits, untouched, on the lees, in the barrels for three years before it is bottled unfiltered. This style is considered historically to be a “cortado”. This is the most intense "fuller body" of the three single vineyard Manzanillas. Less flor influence, pineapple fruit, more round and waxy.
