Fino

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 is aged in American oak casks through the traditional solera method in Lustau's wineries in El Puerto de Santa María, a seaside town situated in the Sherry triangle. The wine is pale yellow, with a fresh, vibrant nose, reminsicent of yeast, leading to a dry and mouth-watering palate. Serve cold as a deliciously refreshing accompaniment to green olives and almonds on a hot day.

If you are a true Sherry aficionado, then the Fino del Jerez En Rama is for you. Intense and concentrated, this has a lovely balance of superb freshness and savoury complexity. There is a beautiful line to this; it has precision and finesse with a classic hazelnut character coming through. The finish is endless, mixing those nutty notes with a delicate hint of marmite. This is gorgeous. Drink now to summer 2020.
Catriona Felstead MW, Buyer (June 2019)

Lustau’s Fino del Puerto has an intensely fruity character in its infancy with notes of ripe yellow apples, pears and white peach all present. In many ways it is more like white wine than a Sherry on the nose. The palate gives away its origins though; it is very pure with a savoury backbone. Delicate touches of dried apricot vie with a hint of marmite on the subtle, yet long finish. Drink now to spring 2020.
Catriona Felstead MW, Buyer (June 2019)