El Maestro Sierra Fino
| Type of Wine | |
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| Country | |
| Region | |
| Winery | El Maestro Sierra |
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| Content (Alc) | 0.375 ltr (15%) |
Description
Winemaker Ana Cabestrero Ortega took care of this fresh, dry sherry Fino. Sherry has matured on American oak for more than 4 years under full flower formation. This Fino sherry is light straw yellow in color, has nice notes of roasted nuts (almond) on the nose, and is tight in the mouth with fresh acids, almond bitters and toast.
The sherry fits well with pata negra or Serrano ham, olives, new herring and sushi. It is an 'En Rama' Fino, bottled without sulfites and very lightly filtered. Note the bottling date on the back of the label. Drink within 2 years after bottling date and within 3 days after opening the bottle.
Fun fact: the label shows the hunt of the nobility for the fox (Maestro Sierra). The backlabel of each bottle states the month and year of bottling. This is especially important with the Fino, freshness is very important here.
More than a century ago there was a 'cooper' named Jose Antonio Sierra, who, thanks to his barrel workshop in the La Merced district of Jerez, was very knowledgeable about the specific craft of Sherry wine. He made the large oak barrels where the bodegas in the area let their Sherry mature. Jose was known as an excellent cooper, but he had a dream: make sherry himself. That was certainly not common in 1830. The bodegas were in the hands of some noble 'Sherry families'. But Jose persevered and founded a modest bodega in the historic center of the town of Jerez de la Frontera. Bodega El Maestro Sierra still stands here today, charming, discreet and proud. The time that has passed has only confirmed the skills of this barrel maker. Some of its barrels (American oak barrels specifically for making sherry) are almost 200 years old. They keep his carved signature and contain the best 100-year-old wines of the bodega.
Today, El Maestro Sierra combines traditional winemaking with a traditional character. The bodega is still in family ownership and that family remains the Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO, the governing body to which the bodega belongs, maturing, bottling and exporting. The Bodega matures its wines in the best barrels of American oak, in the traditional way via the solera system in its own cellars.
Specifications
| Type of Wine | Sherry |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Jerez |
| Winery | El Maestro Sierra |
| Grape | Palomino |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Alcohol % | 15 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.375 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Screw cap |
Wijnhuis
More than a century ago, there was a 'cooper' named Jose Antonio Sierra, who, thanks to his barrel workshop in the La Merced district of Jerez, was very knowledgeable about the specific craft of Sherry wine. He made the large oak barrels where the wineries in the area aged their Sherry. Jose was known as an excellent cooper, but he had a dream: to make his own sherry. That was by no means common in 1830. The bodegas were in the hands of a few noble 'Sherry families'. But Jose persisted and founded a modest bodega in the historic center of the town of Jerez de la Frontera. This is where the bodega El Maestro Sierra still stands today, charming, discreet and proud. The time that has passed has only confirmed the skills of this barrel maker. Some of its casks (American oak casks specifically for making sherry) are nearly 200 years old. They retain its carved signature and feature the bodega's finest centennial wines.
Today El Maestro Sierra combines traditional winemaking with an artisanal character. The bodega is still family-owned and that family continues to mature, bottle and export the Jerez-Xérès-Sherry D.O, the governing body to which the bodega belongs. The Bodega ages its wines in the best American oak barrels, using the traditional solera system in its own cellars.
Time and the core idea of ​​quality over quantity have turned El Maestro Sierra wines into little works of art; wines of extreme age and quality and recognized all over the world. That is the summary of the philosophy of the winery which, after management since 1976 by the exceptional figure of Mrs. Pilar Plá Pechovierto, is now run by a new director, her daughter Maria del Carmen Borrego Plá. In the past ten years, this winery has been one of the top 100 wineries in the world twice, in 2011 and 2017.
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