César Florido, Moscatel "Especial" Sherry

Name: César Florido, Moscatel "Especial" Sherry
Brand: César Florido
SKU: 27979
Price: 21.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 27979 375 mL

César Florido is located in Chipiona, a tiny city within the Jerez DO. The area is best known for Moscatel and Florido is one of two independent producers who work outside of the cooperative. In this classic Moscatel, from 15 - 50 year old vines, Arope( grape must reduced through cooking) is added after fermentation to add another layer of flavors. The result is a delicious mixture of dark figs, burnt caramel and raisins. Serve with mincemeat pie, dark fruit tarts, chocolate mousse or aged blue-veined cheeses. .

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Color

White

Country

Spain

Region

Jerez

Producer

César Florido

Grape Variety

Moscatel

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Glossary

Spain

Central to the Spanish winemaking philosophy is the belief that wine should be released only when it is ready to be consumed, and not a moment before. Spanish wine law focuses squarely on this issue: the terms Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are highly regulated indicators of the amount of time a wine has aged prior to its release. In Rioja, Navarra, and the Ribera del Duero (which have the most stringent requirements) red Crianzas must be aged a minimum of two years; Reservas, at least three...

Jerez

Sherry actually gets its name from our anglo-inability to pronounce the word “Jerez,” the town at the southern end of Spain in which the wine is produced. Like Champagne, Sherry can only be called Sherry if it comes from this specific region. That said, there are other “Sherry-styled” wines worthy of note produced outside of the Sherry D.O. (known as vinos generosos). Montilla, lying to the north-east of Jerez, produces some of the finest Pedro Ximénez in the world.

Flor

Flor is a protective layer of naturally occurring yeast that grows, under certain circumstances, in the barrels after fortification. Its presence (or absence) is what determines the style of a given Sherry. When it does grow, it protects the wine from oxidation while feasting on the available glycerin - the resultant Sherries are thus dry and very pale in color (called Finos or Manzanillas). Sometimes the layer forms early on, but then falls into the wine and disintegrates - these Sherries thus...