£29.50
One of the oldest sherry houses has over 750 hectares under vine across the 3 principal regions of the sherry triangle. That said the majority of the grapes for this sherry comes from their famous single vineyard site ‘Macharnudo’ on the Albariza limestone soils; The ‘Viña Macharnudo Alto’ Palomino is made from grapes sourced from the highest point of the vineyard, which benefits from both the cooling influence of the Poniente wind and optimum sun exposure.
The Palomino is fermented to dryness in 600-litre American oak barrels and then fortified to 15%.
The barrels are only partially filled and this allows a thick veil of ‘flor’ (yeast) to develop on the wine’s surface, protecting it from oxygen. The young wine, known as the ‘sobretabla’, is then fed into the ‘Inocente’ solera system where it ages biologically under the ‘flor’ and is fractionally blended through the different criadera levels. It is then further fortified to 18%, the flor layer breaks down and it ages oxidatively in the solera system of the Amontillado ‘Tio Diego’ – understood if you are still reading this and if you don’t understand call James and happy to discuss sherry at length!
Finally, a proportion (8%) of lusciously sweet Pedro Ximénez sherry is blended into the rich Amontillado, producing a medium dry sherry with an average age of over 14 years.
75cl,18% vol.
Medium dry Amontillado (35 grams RS) has a light mahogany colour with a bright amber border. The nose shows intense aromas of roasted hazelnuts, raisins and dates, coupled with notes of butterscotch and toffee.
This wine is medium-bodied with a perfectly balanced sweetness and a long, smooth finish.
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