Lustau Cream Solera East India Sherry
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| Content (Alc) | 0.5 ltr (16%) |
Description
The non-vintage (NV) Lustau East India Solera is a cream sherry that has been aged in Pedro Ximenez casks. Centuries ago, barrels filled with sherry - the so-called soleras - were placed on board the ships as extra ballast. During the trip to the east, the sherry was found to develop delicious aromas. The East India blended a blend of 12-year-old Don Nuno Oloroso (80%) and 12-year-old San Emilio Pedro Ximenez and aged together for another three years in a special, slightly warmer part of the bodega to give the character of to replicate the wines transported to India by boat in the past.
This sherry wine is mahogany colored with a green-orange rim with aromas of dried fruit, nuts and raisin. The taste contains a delicate soft sweetness, but is also full, complex and beautifully matured. Furthermore, this top wine has a long aftertaste. This (dessert) sherry goes great with cheeses. Can be stored for 1-2 months after opening.
Specifications
| Type of Wine | Sherry |
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| Country | Spain |
| Region | Jerez |
| Winery | Lustau |
| Grape | Palomino |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Alcohol % | 16 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.5 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 94 |
Wijnhuis
The impressive bodega complex of Emilio Lustau (since 1896) is located in the heart of Jerez, the proud capital of the sherry area in Andalusia. The city is actually called Jerez de la Frontera, because it has long been on the border of a Moorish and Christian sphere of influence. What makes Lustau sherries so special? In addition to the large bodegas, the sherry region has the so-called almacenistas, 'stockholders' of small quantities of special sherry. The bodega of Lustau contains more than 20,000 barrels, a monumental wine cellar with beautiful sherries.
Manuel Lozano is the capataz (cellar master) of Lustau. He knows how the special character of sherry arises. Lozano: "Our sherries are the result of a careful selection of the best wines that are fortified with wine alcohol and then undergo a delicate maturing process in the solera." In addition to the standard series (fino, medium dry and oloroso), the fantastic Lustau Reserva sherries ripen in Lustau's bodega. And in Lustau's treasury, the famous almacenista wines are cherished: small quantities of special topherries with a unique taste. They come from small, traditional bodegas where the art of aging old sherries has been passed down from father to son for generations. The average age of these jewels ranges from 30 to 60 years.