FINO LAGAR DE BENAVIDES

Description

Volume
15º (Red. sugar: less than 1 g/l)

Variety
100% Pedro Ximenez produced by “Abundio” from the Finca Lagar de Benavides.

Production area
Moriles Alto – quality zone (D.O. Montilla-Moriles).

Type of wine
Full bodied fino sherry wine.

Wine making process
The grapes are picked at optimum ripeness (sugar = 255 g/l, ºBe = 13.9), ground, destemmed and horizontally pressed from where the juice is taken. Controlled static fermentation at 18º C over 24 hours using local yeast. Biologically maturing over five years under fleur using criadera and solera methods for 8 years.

Tasting Analysis
Straw yellow with greenish highlights, brilliant and clean. Intense and complex aromas, highlighting nuts, herbs and flower yeast. In the mouth: balanced with a final lightly bitter taste.

Temperature of consumption
Preferably to be kept in a fridge. Served around a 8º C.