What it pairs with

  • Tortilla española
    A classic Spanish tapa combination that showcases dry Amontillado's savouriness.
  • Serrano ham with aged cheese
    Salty and nutty, these partners amplify the wine's core flavour register.

History

García de Velasco's Amontillado is the oxidative tier of this small almacenista bodega, aged through the full biological-to-oxidative progression in their Jerez city-centre soleras. Historically the wine was sold in barrel to larger Jerez houses; the bottled release under the García de Velasco label is a more recent development.

  1. 1886 — Amontillado solera established at García de Velasco almacenista bodega

Facts

Producer
Bodegas García de Velasco
Grapes
Palomino Fino
Classification
DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Oak
Biological then oxidative ageing in American oak solera; almacenista production
ABV
18.5%
Price
€12-22 at retail
Drinking window
3-15 from bottling
First vintage
1886

Tags

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