Winery Fernando de CastillaAntique Amontillado
Natural sweet wine
In the mouth this natural sweet wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, mature and hard cheese or cured meat.
Taste structure of the Antique Amontillado from the Winery Fernando de Castilla
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Antique Amontillado of Winery Fernando de Castilla in the region of Andalousie is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Antique Amontillado of Winery Fernando de Castilla in the region of Andalousie often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Antique Amontillado
Pairings that work perfectly with Antique Amontillado
Original food and wine pairings with Antique Amontillado
The Antique Amontillado of Winery Fernando de Castilla matches generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, mature and hard cheese or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of rice with milk, pork in a salty-sweet way or macaroons foie gras / figs.
Details and technical informations about Winery Fernando de Castilla's Antique Amontillado.
Discover the grape variety: Gros Cabernet
A very old variety grown in the Bordeaux region, where it originated. It is the result of a natural intraspecific cross between iron and black txakoli, although this has yet to be confirmed, especially as the latter has the same synonym (h)ondarrabi beltza, which is also attributed to cabernet franc. According to genetic analyses carried out in Montpellier (Hérault), gros Cabernet is the mother of carmenère. Almost unknown in other French wine regions, gros Cabernet is no longer replanted and is therefore in danger of disappearing. It can sometimes be found in isolated strains in very old vines, in Germany, in the south of Australia, and can now be found in wine conservatories in the south-west of France, ... .
Last vintages of this wine
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Informations about the Winery Fernando de Castilla
The Winery Fernando de Castilla is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 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.
The word of the wine: Metis (grape variety)
A grape variety resulting from the crossing of two varieties of the same species. For example, pinotage (a South African grape variety) is the result of crossing pinot noir and cinsault.
