Sanlúcar de Barrameda was the port that Christopher Columbus set off from in 1492. Just 1 year earlier, duties on wine exports from Sanlúcar had been abolished to take advantage of English merchants desperate for new supply after the loss of Bordeaux.
It began a centuries-long romance between Sherry and English wine lovers, as immortalized in Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 2, when Falstaff glorifies sturdy Spanish 'sack' over thin Bordeaux 'claret' and Rhine 'hock'.
But the honeymoon, quite literally, was not to last. Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon drove a wedge between England and Catholic Europe, and left English wine lovers in need of a new source once again. But Sherry fanatics wouldn't have to go entirely without. When Sir Francis Drake sailed into Cádiz and burned the Spanish fleet in 1587, he carried away 2,900 butts of Sherry - enough to supply London for years - as his most famous prize.
(This is adapted from notes for Le Dû’s Wines ‘History of Wine 1453AD-Present’ seminar, where this wine was poured) — 5 years ago
Выдка 20 мес в старых дубовых бочках
Falstaff 93
Насыщенный рубиновый цвет. В ароматике присутствует тон лакрицы,черных ягод,перца,сливы,табачные нотки. Вкус сочный и элегантный с гармоничными танинами и активной структурой — 8 years ago
Crisp and delicious. — 2 years ago
Really nice blaufrankisch! — 6 years ago
Not as good as the Bard but really good. Deep, fruit-forward and great finish. — 5 years ago
Выдка 11 мес в стали
Falstaff 93
AG 91
Аромат цитрусовых,цветочный,апельсин,ананас и сладкие травы. Вкус полный с нотками специй. С хорошо выраженной минеральностью. Сильно выражены сухоцветы,трава и фрукты — 8 years ago
Joe Flo
Needs a few more years. — 4 months ago