Tasting Notes
Expert reviews of Sherry and Manzanilla wines. Scored 0-100, with producer, vintage and buying recommendation.
Pedro Ximénez La Cilla
La Cilla is Barbadillo’s standard Pedro Ximénez, aged for approximately seven years in the solera system. Pedro Ximénez grapes are sun-dried on estera mats after harvest, concentrating the sugars to…
Pedro Ximénez Reliquia Barbadillo
The Reliquia designation signals wine drawn from the oldest, most concentrated sections of the solera — the Pedro Ximénez equivalent of the great Oloroso and Palo Cortado Reliquia wines from…
Manzanilla Papirusa
Manzanilla Papirusa is Bodegas Lustau’s manzanilla expression within its current or recently verified portfolio. The current documentation records approx. 5 years. The profile is kept edition-specific where the public documentation…
Almacenista Manzanilla Pasada 1/80 Cuevas Jurado
Manzanilla Pasada de Sanlúcar – Almacenista Manuel Cuevas Jurado is Bodegas Lustau’s manzanilla pasada expression within its current or recently verified portfolio. The current documentation records approx. 7 years. The…
Fino Jarana
Fino Jarana is Bodegas Lustau’s fino expression within its current or recently verified portfolio. The current documentation records approx. 4 years. The profile is kept edition-specific where the public documentation…
Amontillado Los Arcos
Amontillado Los Arcos is Bodegas Lustau’s amontillado expression within its current or recently verified portfolio. The current documentation records approx. 8 years. The profile is kept edition-specific where the public…
Amontillado VORS Lustau
Amontillado VORS is Bodegas Lustau’s amontillado vors expression within its current or recently verified portfolio. The current documentation records more than 30 years. The profile is kept edition-specific where the…
Palo Cortado Península
Palo Cortado Península is Bodegas Lustau’s palo cortado expression within its current or recently verified portfolio. The current documentation records approx. 12 years. The profile is kept edition-specific where the…
Las Palmas Tres Palmas
By the time a barrel earns three palmas, it has been in the solera for roughly ten years. The flor has weakened significantly, allowing slow, controlled oxidation to reshape the…