Winery Casco de la Cruz Amontillado Sherry
Natural sweet wine
In the mouth this natural sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, mature and hard cheese or cured meat.
Taste structure of the Amontillado Sherry from the Winery Casco de la Cruz
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In the mouth the Amontillado Sherry of Winery Casco de la Cruz in the region of Andalousie is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Food and wine pairings with Amontillado Sherry
Pairings that work perfectly with Amontillado Sherry
Original food and wine pairings with Amontillado Sherry
The Amontillado Sherry of Winery Casco de la Cruz matches generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, mature and hard cheese or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of birthday cake, quiche with comté cheese and cured ham or steamed carrots with saffron.
Details and technical informations about Winery Casco de la Cruz's Amontillado Sherry.
Discover the grape variety: Ugni
Ugni blanc is a grape variety originating from Italy. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and small to medium sized grapes. Ugni blanc can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Armagnac, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Informations about the Winery Casco de la Cruz
The Winery Casco de la Cruz is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Amontillado Sherry to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Amontillado Sherry
The wine region of Amontillado Sherry is located in the region of Jerez-Xérès-Sherry of Andalousie of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bodegas Tradición or the Domaine Equipo Navazos produce mainly wines natural sweet and white. On the nose of Amontillado Sherry often reveals types of flavors of caramel, butter or green apple and sometimes also flavors of peach, red fruit or cedar. In the mouth of Amontillado Sherry is a powerful with a nice freshness.
The wine region of Andalousie
Andalusia, located in the southwest of Spain, is the southernmost administrative region of the Spanish mainland. It is home to the world-famous fortified wine, sherry. This dynamic region is the most populous in Spain and has a colourful history. Its strategic position at the gateway to the Mediterranean and its proximity to Africa have made it the target of many settlements and invasions throughout history.
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