Beltran Domecq was in London last week and gave an interview
to Drinks Business while tasting some good Sherries. He felt it was a shame
that so many good Sherries are over filtered for long term stability and thus
lack colour and flavour – what the bodegas have spent years creating. The “en
rama” wines, however, with little or no “stabilisation” may have a shorter
shelf life, but demonstrate just how good Sherry is. It is like tasting the
wine direct from the butt.
He said that Sherry is moving from the mass market to its
rightful place among fine wines. Newly available styles might complicate things
in a little-understood market, but the producers are demonstrating
individuality and making an effort to attract new “aficionados”. And it is not
just with the finos that things are moving forward, but also with other styles
and older wines.
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