Sandeman Don Fino
£11.90
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Sandeman `Don` Fino Jerez, Andalucia, Spain is a superb White Fortified wine, crafted exclusively from Palomino grapes. This dry Fino Sherry undergoes biological ageing under a protective layer of flor yeast for a minimum of five years within the traditional solera system. It presents a bright, aromatic, and pungent nose with saline notes, bread dough, almonds, olives, and dried apples. The palate is bracingly dry, fresh, and tangy, leading to a crisp and persistently savoury finish. This versatile wine is perfect as an aperitif or paired with a variety of tapas, shellfish, and cured meats.
Sandeman Don Fino
A bracingly dry White Fortified wine with bright saline aromas, almond notes, and a crisp finish
£11.90
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Volume: 50.0cl
Alcohol: 15.0% ABV
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Tasting notes
This Fino Sherry offers a bright, aromatic, and pungent nose with saline notes, bread dough, almonds, olives, and dried apples. On the palate, it is bracingly dry, fresh, and tangy, leading to a crisp and persistently savoury finish.
Food pairings
How to serve?
Serve chilled at 7-10°C. Best enjoyed young and fresh, no decanting required.
Winemaking
Upon arrival at the winery, the Palomino grapes are very gently pressed and then fermented into a dry base wine. After fermentation the wine is fortified to 15% and fed into the solera system. Fino sherry is aged biologically, protected from oxygen by a thick layer of flor yeast which develops on the surface of the wine (the barrels are only 5/6 full). Flor is very particular, and a steady temperature and humidity in the bodega and a constant supply of nutrients are required to keep it alive. This Fino spends at least five years ageing under flor in the solera system, during which time younger wines are fractionally blended with older wines though the different criadera levels.