In the glass

Medium-bodiedLow tanninMedium acidityDryMedium-Long With A Dry, Nutty Tang finish

Aroma: toasted hazelnuts, dried herbs, toffee, tangerine peel

Palate: walnut, bitter caramel, dry spice, leather

Complex Amontillado with a long dual ageing record: first biological under flor, then oxidative in American oak. Hazelnuts, toffee and dry spice.

What it pairs with

  • Serrano ham croquetas
    The nutty, mildly caramelised notes of Amontillado pair with crispy ham croquettes.
  • Grilled mushrooms with garlic
    Earthy, savoury mushrooms resonate with the leather and dried-herb register of the wine.
  • Roasted chicken with almonds
    The wine's almond notes echo a classic Andalusian poultry preparation.

History

Named in honour of Capataz Andrés, the cellar master credited with maintaining Lustau's Solera Reserva system through key decades of the 20th century. The Amontillado begins as a Fino under biological ageing and naturally transitions to oxidative ageing once the flor diminishes, producing a wine of greater complexity than either style alone.

  1. 1978 — Capataz Andrés Amontillado introduced in the Lustau Solera Reserva range

Facts

Producer
Emilio Lustau
Grapes
Palomino Fino
Classification
DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Oak
American oak butts; dual biological then oxidative ageing; Lustau Solera Reserva range; average 12 years
ABV
18.5%
Price
€16-24 at retail
Drinking window
0-8 from bottling
First vintage
1978

Tags

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