Winery Lustau - Superior Rare Cream Sherry (Reserva Solera)

Winery LustauSuperior Rare Cream Sherry (Reserva Solera)

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Superior Rare Cream Sherry (Reserva Solera) of Winery Lustau is a natural sweet wine from the region of Cream Sherry of Andalousie.
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 Superior Rare Cream Sherry (Reserva Solera) from the Winery Lustau

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Superior Rare Cream Sherry (Reserva Solera) of Winery Lustau in the region of Andalousie is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Superior Rare Cream Sherry (Reserva Solera) of Winery Lustau in the region of Andalousie often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lustau's Superior Rare Cream Sherry (Reserva Solera).

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
20°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Calitor

Calitor is a black grape variety of Provençal origin that is not widely grown in France. It is only cultivated on a little more than a hundred hectares in total. The main characteristic of this variety is its bent stalk. Its adult leaves have 5 lobes and angular teeth. The leaf blade is both pubescent and downy. The young leaves have a pinkish tinge, especially in autumn. They are also downy. The tip of the calitor branch is cottony. Calitor is a recommended grape variety in the departments of Vaucluse and Var and is authorized in others such as Gard, Drôme and Ardèche. It has two variants, namely the grey calitor and the white calitor. The calitor is matured only 35 days after the chasselas but it is very productive. It appreciates hot and dry soils. This variety is resistant to oidium, but it remains sensitive to grey rot and mildew. Calitor produces a light, low-alcohol wine with little colour.

Last vintages of this wine

Superior Rare Cream Sherry (Reserva Solera) - 2008
In the top 100 of of Cream Sherry wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Superior Rare Cream Sherry (Reserva Solera) from Winery Lustau are 2008

Informations about the Winery Lustau

The winery offers 91 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Cream Sherry in the region of Andalousie

The Winery Lustau is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 68 wines for sale in the of Cream Sherry to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Andalousie
In the top 6000 of of Spain wines
In the top 150 of of Cream Sherry wines
In the top 1500 of natural sweet wines
In the top 80000 wines of the world

The wine region of Cream Sherry

The wine region of Cream 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 Hidalgo (La Gitana) produce mainly wines natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cream Sherry are Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cream Sherry often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, cheese or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, vegetal or black fruit.


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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The word of the wine: Empyreumatic

Families of smells and aromas related to smoke, burnt, and more generally to roasting.

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