Lustau, Papirusa Manzanilla Sherry, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Andalucia, Spain

Tasting Note: Manzanilla Sherry from Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda sees more humidity than Sherry matured in DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry.

This example from Lustau presents the lighter-than-Fino style.

Pale-intensity lemon in color, this wine had a medium-plus intensity nose of flor, brioche, biscuit, lemon citrus, green apple, pear, caramel, blossom and pear.

On the palate the dry, medium-bodied Manzanilla Sherry is medium in acidity and low in alcohol with a medium-plus finish.

The wine delivers flavors suggested on the nose along with some brininess and a creamy texture.

The wine is very good in quality because of the medium-plus flavor intensity and balance between the oxidative and reductive elements.

Open a bottle of Amontillado Sherry and compare it with a Fino for yourself.

Bottle Note: This wine is produced in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, on the estuary of the Guadalquivir river. Pale straw color, with a hint of sea breeze on the nose. Service chilled with fish and seafood or accompanying “tapas,” sushi and sashimi. Each individual sherry from Lustau represents the quintessence of its category.