NV Fino en Rama de el Puerto de Santa Maria
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Spring 2023 release, in a 50-cl stoppered bottle (which looks almost like a 75-cl one). Pale straw. Less aromatic than the Jerez de la Frontera Fino. Light and extremely salty. Great for getting the appetite going and quite delicate. One for sherry aficionados but possibly a bit too light for newcomers to the style. Though there's a certain electric buzz to the finish … (JR)
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Drawn direct from the cask, unfined and unfiltered, in April 2022. Only Lustau make three different en rama sherries. Deeper straw colour than the Fino de Jerez. More of a cloud than a spear in the way the aroma reaches the nose. Saline and savoury on the palate. This would be lovely with some fish dishes. There's a burnished edge to this wine that puts me in mind of rope! Bone dry and quite substantial in terms of body – less obvious acidity than the Fino de Jerez de la Frontera. (JR)
2019 release. Average age five years. Mid-deep gold. Putty, pepper spice and toasted almond, with a smoky, almost reductive funk – big and bold nose. Medium bodied, quite rich, intensely peppery and toasted-almond palate, with lots of saltiness and some olive-brine character. Long, intense and powerful finish. Not for the faint-hearted. GV (TJ)
Aged in the town of Puerto de Santa María. Plaster nose. A bit flatter and lower acid than the Manzanilla. I could imagine enjoying this, with its bite, with charcuterie – or whatever the Spanish word for it is. (JR)