A pungent yet delicate Fino that innocently tempts the palate with salted almond notes complementing lean ocean breezy aromas. This Palamino is subtly rounded, lending a smooth feel and voluminous character, finishing sea foam fresh. A great idea for garlicky tapas, assertive spiced crustaceans and Spanish cheeses. This Sherry comes from 25 year old vines grown in s single vineyard called Macharnudo Alto and was fermented naturally in neutral barrels. The wine remains in "sobretabla" for 1 year, is fortified to 15% and introduced to the Inocente solera, where it ages under flor for 10 years.
Hello, Here is my plea wrapped up in a tidy tidbit of advice: Ugh, I hate when people give advice. But this truly is good advice and necessary advice. If your love of sherry isn't already burning deeply in your belly then you need to hit your local market and grab some olives, feta, marcona almonds, hmmm how about some Jamón Ibérico, Catalan anchovies, marinated gigante beans. The salty, briney nuttiness of this Fino sherry will not only complement these foods but together they burn beautifully bright. Burn, burn, burn brilliantly.
Central to the Spanish winemaking philosophy is the belief that wine should be released only when it is ready to be consumed, and not a moment before. Spanish wine law focuses squarely on this issue: the terms Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are highly regulated indicators of the amount of time a wine has aged prior to its release. In Rioja, Navarra, and the Ribera del Duero (which have the...
Sherry actually gets its name from our anglo-inability to pronounce the word “Jerez,” the town at the southern end of Spain in which the wine is produced. Like Champagne, Sherry can only be called Sherry if it comes from this specific region. That said, there are other “Sherry-styled” wines worthy of note produced outside of the Sherry D.O. (known as vinos generosos). Montilla, lying to the...
Fino Sherries are the driest and most delicate of the lot. Here, the flor is at its thickest and most protective. This style of Sherry is light and refreshing - it spends an average of only three to five years in the solera. It should absolutely be consumed while young, within at most a year after its release. Fino Sherry works fantastically as an aperitif, as it pairs particularly well with...
Manzanilla refers to a Fino Sherry that comes from the seaside town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda. The proximity of the sea causes the flor to grow even thicker here, resulting in a very dry Sherry that has a distinctive briny, almost saline note. Manzanilla Sherry is light and refreshing - it spends an average of only three to five years in the solera. It should absolutely be consumed while young,...
Accounting for over 90% of the vine plantings in Jerez, this relatively neutral grape provides the ideal “blank canvas” for the creation of fabulously complex Sherries (much like the Ugni Blanc grape does in Cognac).
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