Fernando de Castilla, Antique Fino

Fernando de Castilla, Antique Fino

Item # 28072 500 mL

The Antique series from Bodegas Rey Fernando de Castilla is a series of very old sherries of limited production and exceptional quality. The Antique Fino was aged for 8 years in the Solera system - many years beyond the norm of 2 or 3. This is an exceptional fine wine that was bottled unfiltered and is a reference to an older method of making Finos in past centuries.

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Color
White
Country
Spain
Region
Jerez
Sub-Region
Jerez de la Frontera
Producer
Fernando de Castilla
Grape Variety
Palomino
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About the Producer

Jerez, Cádiz, Spain One of the most exceptional of the small independent Sherry houses, Fernando del Castilla was revitalized in 1999 by Jan Petersen - a Norwegian with a passion for top quality sherry. After 15 years of experience at Osbourne in Jerez, Jan was ready to embark on his own adventure. He took over the cellars of the Sherry shipper José Bustamante, which were conveniently located...

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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...

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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.

Fino

Fino Sherries are the driest and most delicate of the lot. Here, the flor is at its thickest and most protective. This style of Sherry is light and refreshing - it spends an average of only three to five years in the solera. It should absolutely be consumed while young, within at most a year after its release. Fino Sherry works fantastically as an aperitif, as it pairs particularly well with almonds, olives, oysters, or any other light (and preferably salty) pre-dinner fare. It should be served...

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Palomino

Accounting for over 90% of the vine plantings in Jerez, this relatively neutral grape provides the ideal “blank canvas” for the creation of fabulously complex Sherries (much like the Ugni Blanc grape does in Cognac).

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