Saturday 13 October 2012

Fino Pavon 15%, Luis Caballero

Appearance
Fairly full bright strawy gold, light legs,
Nose
Quite big but soft and open, slight traces Marmite, yeast and Palomino fruit, more yeasty than saline, yet a trace of the sea, less "punzante" than some, but attractive.
Palate
Plenty Flor, lovely and fresh with a gentle touch of almondy bitterness and not a little body, quite generous in style, big soft and tasty with good length, very good.


Comments
A delicious glass of wine, classic Puerto de Santa Maria style, made using an unusual process which involves putting the finished wine into butts containing 100 litres of young wine with active flor before bottling. This is to ensure maximum freshness. Perfect with olives and ham, but which is difficult to restrict oneself to just one glass. (I failed). Not available in UK as far as I know, but should be.


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