Dark berries
Cherry
Oak

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Elegante Fino Sherry

Name: Elegante Fino Sherry
SKU: 104236
Price: 29.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Wine · Spain · 13%

$29.99each

What it tastes like

A dry Spanish sherry with crisp nutty freshness, almond flavours and a saline finish.

Dark berries
Cherry
Oak

Additional information

Wine
Style: Spain
Origin: 13% ABV
Alcohol: 0.8 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Elegante Fino Sherry

Elegante Fino is made by González Byass in Jerez de la Frontera, where the company was founded in 1835 by Manuel María González Ángel. His English partner Robert Blake Byass joined shortly afterwards, and the González family still owns and runs the business.

This is a dry fino made from Palomino grapes grown on albariza, the chalky white soil of the Jerez district. The base wine is fermented to around 11 per cent, then fortified to 15.5 per cent. At that strength a layer of yeast called flor forms on the surface and protects the wine from air while it ages in American oak in a solera. The average time under flor is about three years, and the finished wine is 15% alcohol.

In the glass it is pale gold, crisp and bone dry, with floral pear and almond notes and a clean, saline finish.

Chill it to 6 to 8 degrees and pour it into a small white wine glass. It suits olives, salted almonds, prawns, jamón and soft cheeses. Drink it soon after opening, because a fino loses its freshness quickly once the cork is out.