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El Maestro Sierra Amontillado 12 Year Old Sherry Wine Review

El Maestro Sierra Amontillado 12 Year Old Sherry

El Maestro Sierra Amontillado 12 Year Old Sherry

Spain

Community Score:87/100

Community Reviews: 2

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Price: $22.95

Drink: 2013-2020

Bottle size: 375 ml

Alcohol: 17.5%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Dessert Wine


Winery: El Maestro Sierra

Agent: Terra Firma Brands

Natalie's Score: 87/100

This fortified Spanish wine is dry, smoky and nutty: it's an acquired taste, but one well worth acquiring. This Sherry underwent oxidative aging under a layer of flor aestro (layer on top) that creates a bitter almond finish. The wine was aged in American oak casks.

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This El Maestro Sierra Amontillado 12 Year Old Sherry was reviewed on January 10, 2015 by Natalie MacLean

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Heather Wall - CS; WSET Advanced reviewed this wine as follows:

Definitely an acquired taste and quite honestly not one I personally have embraced. I can report what I saw and tasted and like all wines I'll let you decide from there. I'd love to hear from those that enjoy this fortified style.
Deep tawny colour with thick slow legs. Nose: nutty, almond oil, apricot, mushroom, toast. Bone dry palate with raw almond, orange zest, smoke. Oily texture. Long bitter almond finish. Definitely needs food. Perhaps something cloyingly sweet or salty. A box of salted caramels?
Tasted: January 2015
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Many people pair it with soup at the beginning of the meal, or even put it in the soup. You can enjoy it with many cheeses, nuts and biscotti. - Community Wine Reviews

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