Valdespino Contrabandista Amontillado NV
£27.00
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A slightly sweet style of Amontillado
- Most of the fruit is sourced from Pago Macharnudo Â- one of the best single vineyards in Jerez
- The wine begins in the life in the Fino Inocente solera, then ages in the oxidative Tio Diego solera
- Immediately captivating nose, with nut and toffee aromas and the enticing sweetness of a PX dosage
- Delicious notes of date and hazelnut, backed by lifted acidity
- Valdespino is one of the oldest Sherry bodegas, with a history stretching back 700 years
- Grape variety: Palomino Fino
- Vintage: NV
- Type/Colour: Amontillado
- Alcohol: 18%
- Bottle Size: 75cl
- Group: Sherry
- Suitable for Vegans: Yes
- Suitable for Vegetarians: Yes
Valdespino stakes a claim as the oldest Sherry bodega, and it is hard to argue with six centuries of Sherry production as evidence. The family have been involved in making Sherry for around 700 years; exactly when they started up is not clear, the information lost in the mists of time. The family business is located in Jerez, in some of the city's oldest and most attractive buildings. Unsurprisingly practices here are traditional, most notable is the fermentation, which takes place in cask for the vast majority of the harvest. In addition the business encompasses the bodega Manuel de Argüeso in Sanlúcar de Barrameda which is the source of the firm's Manzanilla.