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El Maestro Sierra 12 Años Amontillado Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino NV (375ml)
Ratings on Delectable
Ellen Clifford 
This is all the cheese plate items minus the actual cheese, in a glass. Omigod what if cheese plates included Sherry? Would that be overkill? What if I started a wine bar and it was all just cheese and Sherry? I guess I’d desire a crust of bread at some point too, but when do I not want bread? Never. Ahem. This is salty marcona almonds and deeply caramelized to the point of being pleasingly bitter-NOT-sweet walnuts and mildly olive-esque brine-y and then there are some dried apricots in the mix plus a glass of lemon water (not that I’ve ever been served lemon water with a cheese plate but maybe it’s the equivalent of the plate accoutrements plus a glass of Gavi). Seriously though? This Sherry is a great cheese plate.
This is all the cheese plate items minus the actual cheese, in a glass. Omigod what if cheese plates included Sherry? Would that be overkill? What if I started a wine bar and it was all just cheese and Sherry? I guess I’d desire a crust of bread at some point too, but when do I not want bread? Never. Ahem. This is salty marcona almonds and deeply caramelized to the point of being pleasingly bitter-NOT-sweet walnuts and mildly olive-esque brine-y and then there are some dried apricots in the mix plus a glass of lemon water (not that I’ve ever been served lemon water with a cheese plate but maybe it’s the equivalent of the plate accoutrements plus a glass of Gavi). Seriously though? This Sherry is a great cheese plate.
9.2
Jusden Aumand
Refined complexity. Lighter yet balanced. So versatile.
Refined complexity. Lighter yet balanced. So versatile.
9.2Emily Schindler
Could pair with so many things... chopped chicken livers, white bean soup, boudin noir...
Could pair with so many things... chopped chicken livers, white bean soup, boudin noir...
9.2
Jordan Gianelli
Hell yeah. Such a wonderful, round mouthfeel with intoxicating aromas that pull you in from the very first whiff. I want to just sit and eat olives, cured meats and aged cheeses on a shaded patio in the late afternoon. Wonderfully complex layers and nuances on the mid and back end of the palate share a great nutty character as well as the longevity of oak exposure. I likened it to the flavors on the mid-palate of my favorite Bourbons, without the heat. Standing ovation.
Hell yeah. Such a wonderful, round mouthfeel with intoxicating aromas that pull you in from the very first whiff. I want to just sit and eat olives, cured meats and aged cheeses on a shaded patio in the late afternoon. Wonderfully complex layers and nuances on the mid and back end of the palate share a great nutty character as well as the longevity of oak exposure. I likened it to the flavors on the mid-palate of my favorite Bourbons, without the heat. Standing ovation.
9.6
Alex Alvärëz
Great amontillado. Still plenty of flor character, a wisp of caramel and nut tones.
Great amontillado. Still plenty of flor character, a wisp of caramel and nut tones.
8.8
Peter Marks
Master of Wine, Educator Constellation Brands
One can taste the nuanced, piquant flor character along with toasted almonds and kernels of grain. Sublime.
One can taste the nuanced, piquant flor character along with toasted almonds and kernels of grain. Sublime.
9.1Eric Danch
Importer Blue Danube Wines
Drinking from an estate 33 years older than when Thanksgiving was declared a Federal holiday.
Drinking from an estate 33 years older than when Thanksgiving was declared a Federal holiday.
Derek Lee
Complex scent, nutty, caramel like scent somewhat like whiskey. Taste is very light
Complex scent, nutty, caramel like scent somewhat like whiskey. Taste is very light
8.9
Lyle Railsback
I don't know how you were diverted You were perverted too I don't know how you were inverted No one alerted you
I don't know how you were diverted You were perverted too I don't know how you were inverted No one alerted you
10
Will Predhomme
Sommelier, Vintner The North Shore Project, Master of Wine candidate
I'm going to buy every single bottle of this that is available for personal consumption.
I'm going to buy every single bottle of this that is available for personal consumption.
9.5
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