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Amontillado Sherry

Amontillado Sherry wine guide: the appellation in Spain, its Palomino, the dry wine and fortified wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Spain
Climate
Mediterranean
Signature grape
Palomino
Styles
dry · fortified
1
Signature grapes
1
Producers listed
8
Bottles to find

Wine from Amontillado Sherry comes out of Spain, where it sits as an appellation.

The vineyards are given over to Palomino.

Vines root into albariza and chalk.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as plains.

Dry wine and fortified wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows amontillado is characterized by dry, nutty flavors and a deep, complex finish and rich and intense.

Producers worth knowing include Bodegas Lustau.

Pour them alongside aged cheeses, nuts, cured meats and seafood dishes.

Serve at 10 to 12°C.

Soil
AlbarizaChalk
Climate
Mediterranean
Terrain
Plains
Styles
dryfortified

In the glass.

Dry: Amontillado is characterized by dry, Nutty flavors and a deep, Complex finish.

Fortified: Rich and intense.

Grapes planted here.

Producers worth knowing.

01 Bodegas Lustau

Bottles to look for.

  • A.R. Valdespino Amontillado Tio Diego Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
  • A.R. Valdespino Coliseo Amontillado VORS Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
  • Barbadillo 'Principe de Barbadillo' 12 Year Old Amontillado Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
  • Barbadillo 'Principe de Barbadillo' VORS 30 Anos Amontillado Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
  • Bodegas Argueso Amontillado Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
  • Bodegas Tradicion VORS 30 Years Old Amontillado Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
  • Bodegas Viuda de Manjon Leona Amontillado Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
  • Emilio Hidalgo El Tresillo 1874 Amontillado Sherry, Andalucia, Spain

At the table.

  • Aged cheeses
  • Nuts
  • Cured meats
  • Seafood dishes

Serving and cellaring.

  • Serve at 10 to 12°C.

Nearby regions.

Amontillado Sherry: common questions

01.
What grapes is Amontillado Sherry known for?
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Palomino is the signature grape of Amontillado Sherry.
02.
What kind of wine does Amontillado Sherry make?
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Amontillado Sherry produces dry wine and fortified wine.
03.
Where is Amontillado Sherry?
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Amontillado Sherry is an appellation in Spain.
04.
What food goes with Amontillado Sherry wine?
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Try aged cheeses, nuts, cured meats and seafood dishes.

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