Lustau Amontillado Los Arcos Sherry (75cl, 18.5%)

A dry Amontillado sherry from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, bottled at 18.5% ABV in a 750ml bottle. Made entirely from Palomino Fino grapes, it is aged for four years under flor yeast followed by four years of oxidative aging in American oak butts through the solera system. The name comes from the two arches at the entrance to the winery at Plaza del Cubo, where the wine was aged. Bodegas Lustau is formally known as Bodega Emperatriz Eugenia. The nose opens with hazelnut, walnut, butterscotch, leather and saline minerality, with prune, crushed oyster shell and subtle smokiness. The palate is lean and clean with bright acidity, dried fruit, cinnamon warmth and savory depth. The finish is long with walnut, singed wood, salinity and smoky raisin.