Synopsis, Our Opinion: Fantastic Amontillado Sherry that’s a GREAT value.
Producer/Winery: Bodegas Juan C. Grant; El Puerto de Santa María, Spain.
Grape Variety: Palomino.
Geographic Appellation,, Region, Country: Jerez-Xeres, Spain.
Vintage: Non Vintage.
Price: $13.50 375ml bottle (with a 10% mixed case discount)
Purchased From: The Caviste Wine Shop; Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Paired With: Seared salmon with orange-curry sauce, mashed potatoes and peas.
Tasting:
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Slightly chilled before drinking. Bronze color. Abundant raisin, cooked apple, citrus and nutty aromas with intermittent whiffs of yeast and heavy floral. Smooth entry, slightly oxidative mouthfeel, dry, medium body and a 150-grit texture. Flourishing flavors of raisin, over ripe apple and orange with lots of nuttiness and ginger tastes from mid palate on. Luscious edgy acidity and a finish that’s filled with nuts and savory tastes and goes on and on. WOW, quite complex and the balance of sweet fruit, nuts and acidity is simply wonderful and really stimulates the palate senses. Fantastic Amontillado Sherry that’s a GREAT value.
Photo from De Maison Selections.
See also: our reviews of other Bodegas Grant wines.
Alcohol Content: 18%
Closure: Screw cap.
UPC Code: 6 64841 01501 4
Imported by: De Maison Selections; Chapel Hill, North Carolina.