Notes of raisins, toasted almonds, candied apricots, toffee, and caramel. Full bodied and moderately sweet, this wine is allowed to weather in outdoor casks for years to achieve its amber color and nutty flavor.
21.6% Alcohol | 21.2% Residual Sugar
The "Solera Method" is used to make this Sherry. Unique fractional blending allows us to produce highly refined and consistent Sherry from year to year. A “Solera” is created when casks are stacked into layers that are usually 3 – 4 layers high with each layer representing a specific age of wine. It starts with the youngest wines on the top that get older as you move down to the bottom. Each year some of the liquid in the wine evaporates out of the casks instilling intense flavors and deep color. As the process moves forward the open space in each cask is topped off from the layer above it. Then the top row of casks are filled with the most recent vintage. After aging, the final Sherry is then extracted from the bottom casks and the process starts all over again.
Food Pairings
Rich dessert, bitter chocolate or a fine cigar.
Awards & Accolades:
GOVERNOR'S CUP - 2022 New York Wine Classic
BEST DESSERT WINE - 2022 New York Wine Classic
PLATINUM (98 pts) - 2022 New York Wine Classic
GOLD (91 pts) - 2022 Int'l Eastern Wine Competition
DOUBLE GOLD - 2021 Finger Lakes Int'l
GOLD - 2021 Great American Int'l
BEST NEW WORLD DESSERT WINE - 2017 Jerry Mead’s New World International
BEST OF VARIETAL - 2017 Jerry Mead’s New World International
BEST OF CLASS - 2017 Jerry Mead’s New World International
BEST DESSERT WINE - Fortified - NYS Fair
BEST OF CLASS - Riverside International
BEST OF CLASS - Pacific Rim International
BEST OF SHOW - 2014 NYS Fair
CHAIRMAN’S AWARD - Riverside International
DOUBLE GOLD - 2017 Finger Lakes International
DOUBLE GOLD - 2016 Jerry Mead’s New World International
DOUBLE GOLD - Tasters Guild International
DOUBLE GOLD - 2014 NYS Fair
DOUBLE GOLD - San Francisco Chronicle
GOLD - 2018 Jerry Mead's New World International
GOLD - 2018 TEXSOM International
GOLD - 2018 International Eastern
GOLD - 2017 Jerry Mead’s New World International
GOLD - Indy International
GOLD - Pacific Rim International
