Delegado Zuleta 'Montagudo' Amontillado 375ml
$53.10 in mix 6+
$59.00 per bottle
SherryThe Wine
This comes from the solera of manzanilla Zuleta. This wine begins as Manzanilla and therefore has a biological aging in a first phase, but after losing the characteristic layer of flor yeast it undergoes an oxidative stage. 100% Palomino variety, with about 8 or 9 years of aging in American oak casks, using the traditional Criaderas & Solera system.
It is clean and bright with an intense golden color. With very intense nose and nuances of biological aging such as nuts and grains, this wine also shows the typical aromas of wood and oxidative aging. On the nose it is dry, light, salty and very complex, with a soft mid-palate and persistence that make it an excellent Amontillado to drink with friends.
The Details
Variety - Palomino
Country - Spain
Region - Jerez
Extra - Cork
Year - NV - Solera
Volume - 375ml
About the Wine Maker
Established in 1719, Delgado Zuleta is the oldest family-owned Sherry house and has its cellars and vineyards situated around the town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Delgado Zuleta has become specialist in producing Manzanilla and their market leading wine is a Manzanilla labelled as 'La Goya' which is named after the famed flamenco dancer from the region. This brand first appeared in 1918. Over the past 25 years, they have moved bodegas from down in the town to the breeze-swept hilltop above Sanlúcar, into a new purpose-built bodega. They took 20 years to ensure this humid, clay-soiled bodega has exactly the right conditions for flor before finally moving in the La Goya solera. Butts in the solera average more than 100 years' age and require repair every 30 years or so.
