A.R. Valdespino Inocente Single Vineyard Fino Sherry

Typical of the style, yeasty, fresh taste with hints of yellow apples, almonds, dried herbs and citrus. Serve at around 10°C as an aperitif or with tapas. Jerez is located in Andalusia in southwestern Spain. It is one of the hottest areas in Europe, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees for long periods in the summer, but the heat is somewhat mitigated by the cool Poniente wind from the Atlantic. Many of the vineyards are located between the cities of Jerez, Sanlucar de Barrameida and Puerto Santa Maria. The grapes for this sherry come from the Inocente vineyard located in the Macharnudo sub-area. Varietals: Palomino FinoVineyard: The grapes come from Macharnudo Alto and vines in excess of 25 years oldVinification: The wine is fermented naturally in very old oak barrels. They remain in this sobretabla" for 1 year fermenting to about 12% alcohol and forming the flor. The wine is then removed from the lees and fortified to 15% and introduced to the first "criadera" or level of the Inoce