Winery Valdespino - Contrabandista Amontillado Blend Medium Dry

Winery ValdespinoContrabandista Amontillado Blend Medium Dry

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Contrabandista Amontillado Blend Medium Dry of Winery Valdespino is a natural sweet wine from the region of Amontillado 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 Contrabandista Amontillado Blend Medium Dry from the Winery Valdespino

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Contrabandista Amontillado Blend Medium Dry of Winery Valdespino in the region of Andalousie is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel, butter

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, banana

Wine with earth taste

honey, saline

On the nose the Contrabandista Amontillado Blend Medium Dry of Winery Valdespino in the region of Andalousie often reveals types of flavors of oaky, apples or butter and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, plum or apricot.

Details and technical informations about Winery Valdespino's Contrabandista Amontillado Blend Medium Dry.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
18°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Verdanel

The Verdanel grape variety is particularly cultivated in the southwestern region of Gaillac, in the Tarn department. This very old white grape variety does not fear either the cold or the heat. Today, it is very rare and almost extinct. The Verdanel is not classified in the Appellations of Controlled Origin. The Verdanel has serrated leaves, almost whole and of a tender green colour. Its conical bunches are filled with medium-sized, slightly ellipsoid fruits. When the berries reach maturity, their greenish-white color turns to golden white. A dry white wine with a low alcohol content is produced from this variety. It also has a low acidity level. This wine goes well with spicy dishes as well as lobster or red mullet.

Last vintages of this wine

Contrabandista Amontillado Blend Medium Dry - 2014
In the top 100 of of Amontillado Sherry wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Contrabandista Amontillado Blend Medium Dry - 2008
In the top 100 of of Amontillado Sherry wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Contrabandista Amontillado Blend Medium Dry from Winery Valdespino are 2008, 2014

Informations about the Winery Valdespino

The winery offers 50 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This winery is part of the José Estévez.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Amontillado Sherry in the region of Andalousie

The Winery Valdespino is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Amontillado Sherry to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Andalousie
In the top 4500 of of Spain wines
In the top 150 of of Amontillado Sherry wines
In the top 950 of natural sweet wines
In the top 60000 wines of the world

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: Naturé

See savagnin.

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