El Tresillo Amontillado Fino
Description
Le « Tresillo amontillado Fino » fait référence à un ancien jeu de cartes très populaire à l'époque, à travers lequel le domaine Emilio Hidalgo a souhaité rendre hommage à ces moments où les générations passées s'amusaient en dégustant un verre de ce xérès. Il est le fruit d’un élevage initial en solera en tant que vin Fino pendant plus de dix ans, suivi d’un élevage au repos sous l’action lente de l’oxygène pendant le reste de la période, pour atteindre un âge moyen compris entre 15 et 20 ans. Selon la maison de Xérès elle-même, ce vin est le reflet de l’action conjointe du vigneron, du microclimat et de l’évolution du vin au sein même du domaine. Un vin qui se distingue par sa finesse et son élégance, capable de conserver son caractère viné et sa longueur en bouche grâce à sa phase oxydative finale.
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L'avis des experts
El Tresillo, named after a card game once popular in Jerez, has two versions: one adolescent,
aged ten years under flor and five without, labelled as Amontillado Fino in the past (though
that is no longer an option), and a very limited selection from the foundational 1874 solera,
labelled with precisely that date as "Amontillado Viejo,", which is reviewed just below.
I have provocatively given a higher score to the former, because it is such a drinkable,
complex, life-enhancing wine, as opposed to its older sibling which many people will find
difficult to actually drink. In any case even the younger El Tresillo is a sherry of staggering
intensity and complexity, with massive wood oxidation and pronounced almondy rancio
dominating the profile. Seriously taut and lemony-zesty, this shows a towering personality.
The NV El Tresillo Amontillado Fino is from the El Tresillo solera (hence the same name as the 1874 Amontillado). It is basically a Fino that has completed its biological aging, alcohol level adjusted to 17%, the flor has disappeared and has only started its oxidative aging towards an Amontillado. This would be a Fino Amontillado, a category that does not officially exist anymore. It’s something between an old Fino and a young Amontillado. It has a combination of both the saline and marine notes of the biological aging and incipient notes of hazelnuts and a touch of varnish from the oxidative cycle. The palate shows the addition of alcohol that would need a little bit more time to get integrated. It’s an unusual wine. Drink 2013-2016. E
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