The legendary wine
merchants and online retailers Vila Viniteca have teamed up with Lustau again to launch more of the superb single
cask Sherries. Vila Viniteca was established in Barcelona in 1932 and is now
run by third generation Quim Vila. Over the years it has expanded dramatically
and become one of Europe’s leading international wine merchants and
distributors, being the first in Spain with a website and the first to offer wines
en primeur, among many other initiatives. The project with Lustau goes back to
2002, and this time it was organised with the bodega’s new oenologist Sergio Martínez.
Various butts were tasted and wine from the best ones was selected and bottled
in March. They might appear expensive but the quality is exceptional and the
wines virtually unique, so they are definitely worth the money. Quantities are
very limited and the bottles are 50cl. The wines are:
Fino del Puerto 480
bottles @ 24.50€
Fino de Jerez 480
bottles @ 24.50€
Oloroso del Tonel
480 bottles @ 29.90€
Moscatel Las Cruces 504 bottles @ 59.25€
Pedro Ximénez 480
bottles @ 59.25€
Tintilla de Rota 204
bottles @ 98.70€
Why is the Tintilla de Rota, a wine rather than a sherry/generoso so expensive? Just 'cos there's comparatively little of it?
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