Appearance
Bright, very pale strawy gold, legs.
Nose
Attractive and quite complex, very fresh with plenty of flor, hints of bread dough and a faint background trace of autolysis, there's a hint of something like new wood or dry scrub from the flor presumably, and the faintest note of cinnamon.
Palate
Very rounded and clean, its extra year or two of ageing gives some real depth and character with an appealing yeasty bitterness and a trace of olive brine at the end. Smooth and dangerously drinkable yet very precise and complex.
Comments
A very good Fino, a little over seven years old. The Fino bodega adjoins that of the oxidatively aged wines and, up a few steps, is noticeably cooler and more humid, perfect conditions for flor. The Álvaro Domecq wines are quite simply those of the bodega's previous proprietor, the famous almacenista Pilar Aranda, who had a well-earned reputation for quality. The new owner, who bought the bodega in 1999, has certainly maintained the quality, and the bodega is kept immaculately. The name La Janda is derived from a large area of land of that name in the province of Cádiz in which Don Álvaro's horse and bull ranch lies.
Price
Around 6.50 euros
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