Variety: 100% Palomino
Region: Jerez
Country: Spain
Year: N/A
Price: $15.95
Winery Review: The soleras at Alvaro Domecq date back to 1800, when Antonio Maria de Aranda started a bodega in Jerez. His son, Fermin Aranda, a famous medical doctor, inherited the business which subsequently became "Fermin Aranda". Fermin, in turn, passed the bodega on to his daughter, Pilar Aranda, who inherited the business in 1946. She was a very successful Almacenista, holding her own in a man's world and producing outstanding wines and vinegars. Almacenistas (from "almancenar", which means to store) are very rare now, but in former times were a major part of the sherry trade. They aged wines in their cellars and then sold them on to the shipping bodegas. In those days, Fermin Aranda tended to sell their wines to Gonzalez Byass.
My Review:This fortified wine had a very strong butterscotch and honey aroma. After tasting, there were strong flavors of butterscotch and some flavors of wood varnisha and nuts. While smooth, it was a very strong flavor that I did not like.
I did not have this wine with food.
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