Palomino Fino

A text-book, bone dry Manzanilla from the town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, light and fresh, very tangy, clean and crisp with just a hint of saltiness.
London IWC 2005- Silver Medal An archetypical Manzanilla, aged in the cathedral-like calm of Lustau’s Bodega in Sanlucar De Barramada. Sea breezes, carried down the Guadalquivir Estuary,  add inimitable freshness to this poised and poignant wine. Almonds with a twist of citric acidity inform a palate which has few peers as an al fresco aperitif, with or without a plate of mariscos.
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer

Bodegas Emilio Lustau was established in 1896 and was initially a small family concern until the founder`s son-in-law placed it on a business footing. The firm is perhaps best known as pioneering the Almacenista system, whereby individual dry Sherries are produced from small private holdings. These are bottled under Lustau`s name but with the individual bodega's name on the label as well. Today they are amongst the most sought-out Sherries in the region.

The famous house of Emilio Lustau has been maturing Fino Sherries in Puerto de Santa María since 1869. This superlative example harnesses their expertise to offer a wine of great pedigree. Aromatics of sea air, yeast and green apples lead to an equally distinguished palate, which is marked by its smoky gravitas and great potential to match a wide variety of tapas dishes.

Sherry is probably the most under-valued fine wine in the world, with levels of complexity and persistence that would command a 10-fold increase in price were they sourced from Bordeaux or Burgundy. When to drink this gem: before dinner with some salted almonds or olives works, as does afterwards, with some walnuts. Oloroso is also surprisingly good with robust meat dishes.

Our Dry Oloroso has a nose suggestive of something sweet, with its notes of walnuts and dried fruit, so the lack of sweetness on the palate is initially something of a shock. As the layers of flavour unfold in your mouth, this is clearly a very different wine from a more commercial, sweetened cream Sherry. In addition to the nuts and raisined-depth, there is a haunting toffee-sweetness on the palate of this dry wine. The finish persists for an age.

Bodegas Emilio Lustau was established in 1896 and was initially a small family concern until the founder`s son-in-law placed it on a business footing. The firm is perhaps best known as pioneering the Almacenista system, whereby individual dry Sherries are produced from small private holdings. These are bottled under Lustau`s name but with the individual bodega's name on the label as well. Today they are amongst the most sought-out Sherries in the region.

This Amontillado, especially blended for us and classically aged in Jerez de la Frontera, expertly captures vestigial freshness from the flor yeast, which has been allowed to die, in return adding colour, texture and complex malty hazelnut flavours to an unnervingly complex ensemble.

Bodegas Emilio Lustau was established in 1896 and was initially a small family concern until the founder`s son-in-law placed it on a business footing. The firm is perhaps best known as pioneering the Almacenista system, whereby individual dry Sherries are produced from small private holdings. These are bottled under Lustau`s name but with the individual bodega's name on the label as well. Today they are amongst the most sought-out Sherries in the region.

Aged for 12 years in the bodegas of Jerez, this is rusty gold in colour. Full-bodied, it has great intensity on the nose due to the long ageing. This wine combines softness and great complexity, giving enormous length on the palate. Rich stews and red meats would be a very good food pairing for this wine. It is also an excellent digestif.

Exceptionally well priced, exceptionally decedent Cream sherry, made, needless to say, by the solera method, with an extraordinary nutty texture and fine balance between the alcohol and sweetness.
Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer

Cream Sherry is a blend of Oloroso, made from the Palomino Fino grape, and Pedro Ximenez, a grape that produces dark, sweet, concentrated wines. The "Capataz Andres" is green/gold in color and features flavors of sweet raisins, dates and figs. Rich, sweet, ripe fruit lingers smoothly and seductively on the palate. This is a dessert wine, meant to drink with cakes, tarts or fruit. It can also be consumed on its own, as a digestif, after a meal

Bodegas Emilio Lustau was established in 1896 and was initially a small family concern until the founder`s son-in-law placed it on a business footing. The firm is perhaps best known as pioneering the Almacenista system, whereby individual dry Sherries are produced from small private holdings. These are bottled under Lustau`s name but with the individual bodega's name on the label as well.

This Manzanilla Pasada of Sanlúcar is aged for seven years in a solera of 80 barrels. Pale and straw like, the wine has a nose reminiscent of green apple but there is a characteristic salinity which immediately transports the drinker to the land of bacalao and gazpacho. The palate is dry and refreshing while maintaining good structure and a full body. This would be a fantastic pairing for meaty fish served in a rich and creamy sauce, or with sushi.

Stockholder Don Jaun García Jarana runs this 100-year-old bodega as a hobby, his 300 butts including Finos, Amontillados and Olorosos. His main business is as proprietor of a company called Two Wheels, importing Japanese motorcycles. Despite the apparent lack of synergy, or maybe because of it, his Olorosos are widely acclaimed.

Dark in colour with aromas of dried fruits, this is a rich and concentrated wine. An Oloroso (the word means “fragrant” in Spanish) from the oldest solera, this would be equally at home with game or the cheese board. .

Relatively new to the celebrated Almacenista family, this 22 butt Solera produces an enigmatically fresh yet persuasively powerful Palo Cortado, the sherry style which is to me both the hardest to fathom and, not unrelated, the most potentially rewarding. Stylistically it sits half way between Amontillado and Oloroso, maintaining the elegance of the former and the nutty complexity of the later, combining them effortlessly with a mysterious and nearly alchemical brio.
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer

Bodegas Emilio Lustau was established in 1896 and was initially a small family concern until the founder`s son-in-law placed it on a business footing. The firm is perhaps best known as pioneering the Almacenista system, whereby individual dry Sherries are produced from small private holdings. These are bottled under Lustau`s name but with the individual bodega's name on the label as well. Today they are amongst the most sought-out Sherries in the region.

Rich and deeply concentrated with mahogany colouring, this has a nose of Medieval academic achievement, entwined with raisins, dried plums and a hint of gunpowder. A venerable and dry wine, it is complex yet incredibly pure on the finish, chromatic and beguiling.

Decanter World Wine Awards 2015 – Gold Medal Winner – Fortified Wine
This rare Palo Cortado Sherry comes from a selection of the best casks in the very limited solera of Don Rafael. The nose offers intense nutty, pecan aromas. The palate is reminiscent of dark chocolate and delivers bags of flavour, a roundness and warmth, and a great savoury texture. 
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer

 

Bodegas Emilio Lustau was established in 1896 and was initially a small family concern until the founder`s son-in-law placed it on a business footing. The firm is perhaps best known as pioneering the Almacenista system, whereby individual dry Sherries are produced from small private holdings. These are bottled under Lustau`s name but with the individual bodega's name on the label as well. Today they are amongst the most sought-out Sherries in the region.

This astonishing wine has been selected from one of the best casks of the solera of Amontillado San Bartolomé. On the nose the aromas are reminiscent of butterscotch, noble wood, old leather and wax polish. Savoury, almost saline, this is an outstanding example to display the merits of extensive ageing and great patience.

 

The Jerez Fino is the richest and roundest of Lustau’s three en rama Sherries. Being aged the furthest inland, in the town of Jerez de la Frontera, it develops the thinnest layer of flor. Delicious, almost Amontillado-like nuttiness is complemented by tangy acidity, subtle minerality and ripe fruit notes of apple and quince. Very long finish.