What it pairs with
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Iberian shoulder (presa ibérica)
The pago character and mineral depth of this Amontillado match pork's fat and flavour. -
Artichoke with aioli
Artichoke's tricky wine-pairing challenge is solved by dry Amontillado's mineral character.
History
Macharnudo is the most famous individual vineyard pago in the Jerez Triangle, producing Palomino Fino grapes from deep albariza chalk soils with exceptional mineral character. Caballero's Macharnudo Pago Amontillado draws from grapes grown in this single high-reputation vineyard, producing a more structured Amontillado than typical solera-blended expressions.
- 1830 — Caballero begins sourcing from Macharnudo pago for premium wines
- 2000 — Macharnudo Pago Amontillado released as a named single-vineyard label
Facts
- Producer
- Bodegas Caballero
- Grapes
- Palomino Fino
- Classification
- DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
- Oak
- Biological then oxidative ageing; sourced from grapes grown in the Macharnudo pago
- ABV
- 18.5%
- Price
- €18-32 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-20 from bottling
- First vintage
- 1830