spanish wines - Andalucía

A sweet muscatel with natural residual sugar (no alcohol is added), Pizarroso is representative of its soils of shale/slate (pizarra). The name of the estate (Bentomiz) comes from the mountain top in front of the vineyard (altitude: 500 m).

The word 'amontillado' refers to the colour of the wines produced in Montilla, near Cordoba (the cradle of the oxidative PX). This wine begins its ageing under the 'flor" (a veil of yeasts) then finishes it in the oxidative mode. Hence its distinctive color And this is undoubtedly a traditional Amontillado.

Sun-dried Muscat grapes, passerillage. Aged in Solera.

Sun-dried Muscat grapes, passerillage. Aged in Solera.

A traditional Oloroso. "Oloroso" (from the Spanish Olor, odour, aroma) refers to a type of Sherry that is very fragrant and well matured.

A traditional Oloroso. "Oloroso" (from the Spanish Olor, odour, aroma) refers to a type of Sherry that is very fragrant and well matured.

The word 'amontillado' refers to the colour of the wines produced in Montilla, near Cordoba (the cradle of the oxidative PX). This wine begins its ageing under the 'flor" (a veil of yeasts) then finishes it in the oxidative mode. Hence its distinctive color And this is undoubtedly a traditional Amontillado.

Traditionally, the word 'amontillado' refers here to the colour of the wines produced in Montilla, near Cordoba (the cradle of the oxidative PX). This wine begins its ageing under the 'flor" (a veil of yeasts) then finishes it in the oxidative mode. Hence its distinctive color And this is undoubtedly a traditional Amontillado.

Fino is the aperitif sherry par excellence. It has some of the character of Manzanilla, due to the estate's position along the banks of the Guadelete. For geographical reasons, however, the term Manzanilla cannot be used.

Fino is the aperitif sherry par excellence. It has some of the character of Manzanilla, due to the estate's position along the banks of the Guadelete. For geographical reasons, however, the term Manzanilla cannot be used.

The Lumière cuvée is made with the grapes of the estate’s best terroirs (La Platera, in Pago de Miraflores) and the oldest Palomino vines (60 years old). Here can one really get to feel all the complexity and minerality of Palomino. How come we had to wait for so long before we realised that this grape which produces magnificent sherry can also offer white, non-fortified wines with such a nice saltiness?

The Elixir cuvée is the perfect symbiosis between two terroirs: the poor sandy soils of Chipiona and the limestones of Sanlucar. This is a quite aromatic wine, but also full of complexity and very long on the palate.

The Lumière cuvée is made with the grapes of the estate’s best terroirs (La Platera, in Pago de Miraflores) and the oldest Palomino vines (60 years old). Here can one really get to feel all the complexity and minerality of Palomino. How come we had to wait for so long before we realised that this grape which produces magnificent sherry can also offer white, non-fortified wines with such a nice saltiness?

The Elixir cuvée is the perfect symbiosis between two terroirs: the poor sandy soils of Chipiona and the limestones of Sanlucar. This is a quite aromatic wine, but also full of complexity and very long on the palate.