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El Maestro Sierra Amontillado 12 Años

With a touch of magic provided by the yeast cap
75 cl.
92 Parker
92 Wine spectator
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Details
Alcohol 17.50%
Production area Andalusia
Designation of Origin D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Winery Maestro Sierra
Contains sulphites
Varieties 100% Palomino
Service 13.0
Volume 75 cl.
Tasting notes El Maestro Sierra Amontillado 12 Años

Amontillado (75 cl.). 12 años en barrica.

Maestro Sierra Amontillado 12 Años is a very dry fortified wine from Jerez. The nose offers exquisite complexity with notes of yeast, floral nuances and dried almonds. The palate has a sharp, dry entrance, but is silky and balanced. A fortified wine of elegant intensity, with a delicious smoky and saline touch.
Style El Maestro Sierra Amontillado 12 Años
Light
Body
Dry
Sweet
Less complex
Very complex
Pairing
Aperitif, White meats, Charcuterie, Cured cheeses, Spicied dishes

About El Maestro Sierra Amontillado 12 Años

An Amontillado is one of the most peculiar fortified wines in oenology. It is made through the fusion of two types of aging: biological and oxidative.
 
Biological aging is one of the characteristics that sets apart the fortified wines of Jerez. It occurs under a yeast cap known as the veil of flor, which grows spontaneously in each barrel and protects the wine from oxidation, giving it very particular organoleptic characteristics.
 
Maestro Sierra Amontillado 12 Años spends the first six years of its life under this type of aging, which accentuates its dry palate and gives it sharp notes. After these first six years, the wines with the best qualities are selected and fortified until they reach 17% alcohol, which weakens the yeast cap and the second part of the aging process, the oxidative one, begins.
 
Without the yeast cap, the wine is no longer protected and contact with oxygen (oxidative aging) is inevitable. It begins to lose its pale colour, becoming darker, more concentrated and acquiring nuances that, together with those of its aging under a cap, result in an extraordinarily complex and interesting wine.
 
Directed by Pilar Pla Pechovierto, from when she was widowed in 1976 until her death in 2020 at the age of 99, El Maestro Sierra is an institution in the production of traditional wines in the Marco de Jerez and preserves the philosophy that “La Dama del Sherry”, as Pilar Pla was known, bequeathed through her daughter María del Carmen Borrego. Tradition and elegance that we can enjoy through their fortified wines, a cultural and gastronomic heritage for eternity.
 
Maestro Sierra Amontillado 12 Años is a very dry fortified wine from Jerez. The nose offers exquisite complexity with notes of yeast, floral nuances and dried almonds. The palate has a sharp, dry entrance, but is silky and balanced. A fortified wine of elegant intensity, with a delicious smoky and saline touch.
92 Parker
92 Winespectator

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