Amontillado Crujía 2011 en Rama

Amontillado from the July 2022 extraction – D.O. Jerez – Xérès – Sherry Number of bottles produced: Limited.

Type of grape: Palomino
Vineyards: Pago Añina and Carrascal
Old age: Sherry with static aging for 10 years in 600L American oak barrels.
Alcohol content: 18% Vol

Tasting note

To the senses: Amber color, very complex aromas, pungent. On the palate, it is dry, mineral, saline, with a reminiscence of dried fruits and a very long and persistent finish.

Serving Suggestions

Ideal as an aperitif accompanied by good cheese, ham or nuts, it pairs perfectly with baked fish, seafood, smoked foods, fresh tuna, as well as with mushrooms, game meats, spicy dishes, artichokes, asparagus and salads.

Serve between 12º and 14º temperature

Supplementary information

Elaboration of Amontillado Vintage 2011: In the 2011 harvest, a selection of free-run musts is made. After controlled fermentation and subsequent lees settling, this must is fortified to 15.5º, spontaneously beginning biological aging. For this Amontillado, a second fortification to 18º has not been carried out, with this wine acquiring its graduation through the depletion of biological aging and concentration, thus ‘amontillando’ naturally.

For this Amontillado Vintage 2011, a special extraction has been made from a selection of barrels No. 1 and No. 2.

Vintage characteristics:

Climate: Year with normal rainfall (600L/m2)
Characteristics: Extremely fine wine, pure expression of biological aging taken to its maximum expression, combined with the complexity of oxidative aging.

Vintage System Production: Unlike traditional Sherry wines, aged through the “Solera and Criaderas” system, these vintage wines age statically. For their production, musts from old vines in the Pagos de Añina and/or Carrascal are selected and fortified to 15º for biological aging, or to 18º for oxidative aging. These wines are monitored during their aging, during which no intervention is made until the time of selection for bottling. In contrast to the homogeneity provided by the Criaderas and Soleras System, in which wines of different ages are methodically blended, each of these wines is unique and special. These wines reflect the harvest of the year and its particular climatic conditions, as well as the peculiar evolution of each during its static aging.