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Lustau East India Solera Sherry Wine Review

Lustau East India Solera Sherry

Lustau East India Solera Sherry

Jerez D.O., Spain

Community Score:95/100

Community Reviews: 3

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Price: $24.95

Drink: 2016-2021

Bottle size: 500 ml

Alcohol: 20%

Sweetness: Sweet

Wine Type: Dessert Wine


Winery: Lustau

Agent: John Hanna & Sons Limited

Natalie's Score: 95/100

The dessert wine gained a smooth, deep, rich, complex character that blended raisins, toasted nuts and crème brûlée. Pair this with pudding, crème brûlée and hard cheeses.

Sherry food pairings: trifle, shortbread cookies, fresh field berries in cream, chocolate mousse.

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This Lustau East India Solera Sherry was reviewed on August 6, 2016 by Natalie MacLean

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Jane Staples - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 95/100 with the following review:

From Spain's esteemed Bodega Lustau - a blend of aged dry Oloroso and aged sweet Pedro Ximenez. Extremely smooth, unctuous and aromatic crème brulee, raisin pie, butter tart flavours, with elegant, lingering fragrant finish. Pair with nuts, blue cheeses or drizzle over vanilla ice cream. Exceptional value.
Tasted June 2017
This fortified wine is a blend of an aged dry Olorso and sweet Pedro Ximenez that are returned to cask to age in humid, warm conditions of Lustau's Sarcristia, emulating conditions of the ships that sailed in the16th Century to the Americas to deliver the goods lashed to their decks - casks of Sherry. The dessert wine aged and developed rich, dried fruit, nutty, crème brûlée character. This dessert wine has all of that full-bodied character and complexity with good acidity, sweetness and warmth. Great length. - Community Wine Reviews

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