Gutierrez Colosia Amontillado Colosia
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Dry, elegant and light-bodied, with hints of date, toasted hazelnut, singed parchment paper and Earl Grey tea. Delivers a high-toned, persistent finish.
Juan Carlos Gutierrez currently runs this fabulous old Bodega. Once an Almacenista, Juan Carlos decided to start estate bottling in 1997. Previously, the Bodega sold stocks to the major Sherry houses.
Fino Elcano owes its name to Juan Sebastian de Elcano. He was one of the captains on Magellan's trip to circumnavigate the globe and actually ended up being the only one to complete the trip (Magellan died on route) making him the first person in history to complete this journey. Their landfall was on the Jerez Coast near El Puerto de Santa Maria. Juan Carlos' Fino is characterized by its freshness and brightness owing to its sheltered crianza(ageing) within the bodega walls. The ocean is everywhere is the walls of this building and creates an especially luxuriant “flor” covering the wines well through the summer heat. All their fruit is sourced from the best vineyards in Albariza soils in the Jerez Superior vineyards. Aged 4 years on the lees of successively older soleras.
Sherry is a fortified wine that comes in many styles from dry to sweet. True Sherry can only be made in Andalucía, Spain where the soil and unique seasonal changes give a particular character to its wines. The process of production—not really the grape—determine the type, though certain types are reserved for certain grapes. Palomino is responsible for most dry styles; Pedro Ximénez and Muscat of Alexandria are used for blending or for sweet styles.
Known more formally as Jerez de la Frontera, Jerez is a city in Andalucía in southwest Spain and the center of the Jerez region and sherry production. Sherry is a mere English corruption of the term Jerez, while in French, Jerez is written, Xérès. Manzanilla is the freshest style of sherry, naturally derived from the seaside town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda.