Cadiz: Private Tour with Wine Tasting
Explore Cadiz and Jerez de la Frontera on a tailored private tour. Visit a Jerez winery for an included wine tasting.
Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 5 to 25 years from bottling.
bottling5 yrs25 yrs27 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
Aroma: deep hazelnut, dried orange, toffee, sea salt, light rancio
Palate: walnut oil, dried apricot, mineral saline, aged oak
Premium Amontillado from Gutiérrez Colosía's oldest family solera butts: the Atlantic El Puerto microclimate gives the wine a lighter, more delicate character than Jerez city-centre equivalents at comparable age.
What it pairs with
- Grilled wild sea bass The wine's Atlantic sea-salt depth and mineral freshness complement premium grilled fish.More wines for sea bass →
- Aged Comté and walnut Nutty oxidative wine with a nutty aged cheese creates coherence.More wines for aged hard cheese →
With cheese
Queso de cabra payoya
Our pick Payoyo describes its semicured goat cheese as very creamy, nutty, slightly acid and savoury. A dry Amontillado, aged first under flor and then in contact with air, has the depth to meet it, and sherry.wine names semi-cured cheeses for Amontillado.
Queso de Grazalema
Our pick Payoyo describes its semicured goat and sheep blend as very melting and slightly acid, with a hint of hazelnut. A dry Amontillado, aged under flor and then in contact with air, meets it with oxidative depth, and sherry.wine names semi-cured cheeses for Amontillado.
How to serve Soleras Familiares Amontillado
Allow 5 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and pour. Open and pour directly. No decanting required for this style.
- Serve at 8-10°C. Cellar temperature (8-10°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a Sherry copita: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Grilled wild sea bass, Aged Comté and walnut. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
The Soleras Familiares (Family Soleras) range at Gutiérrez Colosía draws from the oldest butts maintained at the riverside El Puerto bodega since its founding. This premium tier represents the bodega's deepest archive of biological-to-oxidative ageing, distinct from the standard range by greater age and complexity.
- 1838Family solera butts established at the El Puerto riverside bodega
- 2005Soleras Familiares range created as a premium tier
Facts
- Producer
- Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosía · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Palomino Fino
- Classification
- DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
- Oak
- Extended biological-to-oxidative ageing from old family solera butts; premium tier
- ABV
- 20.0%
- Price
- €30-55 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-25 from bottling
Frequently asked about Soleras Familiares Amontillado
What does Soleras Familiares Amontillado taste like?
On the nose, deep hazelnut, dried orange, toffee, sea salt, light rancio. On the palate, walnut oil, dried apricot, mineral saline, aged oak. Structurally medium-bodied, low tannins, high acidity with a very long, saline-nutty with Atlantic freshness finish. Premium Amontillado from Gutiérrez Colosía's oldest family solera butts: the Atlantic El Puerto microclimate gives the wine a lighter, more delicate character than Jerez city-centre equivalents at comparable age.
When should I drink Soleras Familiares Amontillado?
Drink 5-25 from bottling. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Soleras Familiares Amontillado?
Grilled wild sea bass is the canonical pairing; Aged Comté and walnut is the other strong match. The wine's Atlantic sea-salt depth and mineral freshness complement premium grilled fish.
What grapes are in Soleras Familiares Amontillado?
The blend is Palomino Fino. The wine is classified as DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry.
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