Fernando De Castilla Fino Classic Jerez-Xeres-Sherry 750ml

Expert Review

Wine Spectator 91 Points | This has enticing range, with hints of nectarine and white peach out front, followed quickly by a saltier profile of chalk, quinine, Brazil nut and citrus oil. The long, vigorous finish has lovely spine, leaving a fleur de sel note echoing. Drink now. 3,300 cases made.

Producer Description

Palomino Fino from Jerez-Xrs-Sherry, Andaluca, Spain; aged under flor, average age of wine is 5 years; medium bodied and dry, nutty and toasty with notes of almonds, walnuts, and hazelnuts, layers of apple and earth with subtle hints of banana, caramel, and saline, a lemon citrus backbone, balanced acid, and a long dry finish.

Made from Palomino Fino grapes grown on chalky ‘albariza’ soils characteristic of Jerez, the grapes are pressed and fermented in stainless steel before fortification. The wine is biologically-aged under flor yeast in American oak barrels within a traditional solera system. The wine is around 5 years old on average, as soleras do not produce wines of a singular age due to continuous fractional blending over many years.