Factor XPTO: Jerez sin norma

Mesas de Asta is a rural neighbourhood in the municipality of Jerez de la Frontera, with origins dating back to the Tartessians. Located north of Jerez, the street leading to this locality was formerly called Asta Street, with a perpendicular street named Callejón de Asta.
Callejón de Asta - now called Jardinillo Street - is located in the heart of the Santiago neighbourhood, the cradle of Jerez flamenco. On the same street are Rey Fernando de Castilla and part of the Sánchez Romate facilities. Meanwhile, on the back street, Carlos del Río and Peter Sisseck's San Francisco Javier Winery has been incorporated, very close to some Ximénez Spinola facilities. On the corner, La Galería del Jerez stands out, a joint project of the Roberto Amillo Museum and Jerez's Bodegas Altanza.
Bodegas Callejón de Asta was born with the aim of producing small batches of wines from the region that deviate from the norm, giving prominence to white wines from albariza soil and a Tintilla de Rota vinified without its skins to make the first Cádiz blanc de noirs. The project, initiated in 2021 by well-known collector Roberto Amillo, has recently been joined by journalist and wine merchant Juan Manuel Bellver, along with other friends.
The winery doesn't own vineyards, but since its foundation, it has sourced Palomino grapes from Finca Calderín del Obispo, located in the legendary Pago Balbaína Alta. Additionally, the Tintilla de Rota comes from the so-called Viñas del Farmacéutico in the neighboring Pago Añina.
After the 2021 and 2022 vintages, which were almost confidential, sold out in the local market, Callejón de Asta has just released two wines from the 2023 vintage in quite limited productions: 1,600 bottles of Palomino and 700 of the blanc de noirs. Both have been produced in collaboration with the Gómez brothers (Bodegas Vinifícate).