Argüeso Amontillado Sherry

WINE DETAILS

Wine name: Argüeso Amontillado
Type of wine: Amontillado sherry
Vintage year: Saca 2017
Grape varieties: Palomino fino
Winery: Herederos de Argüeso S.A.
Production area: Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz
Appellation: DO Jerez - Sherry
Alcohol content (Vol.): 18%
Wood ageing: Average 15 to 20 years
Type of wood: oak criaderas and soleras system
Number of bottles produced: n.a.
Winemaking details: Controlled temperature fermentation at 25ºC to obtain palomino fino white base wines. Alcohol fortification to 15% prior to biological ageing in oak butts -criaderas and soleras- under a yeast top layer or veil of flor, followed by oxydative ageing once the flor is removed through a second fortification. Residual sugars: less than 1 g/l.

APPEAREANCE

Opacity: Translucent
Colour: Amber
Rim: Golden yellow
Dryness: Dry
Body: Medium bodied

NOSE AND PALATE AROMAS

Aromas of hazelnut and plants; reminiscent of aromatic herbs, spices, dark tobacco and wood

WINE DESCRIPTORS

Sharp, pungent, complex, spicy, mineral, elegant