Harveys Amontillado Sherry, 75 cl

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The General Wine Company sources wines from all over the world, but with a particular focus on small, independent producers. Further back in 2016 it already received the award for ‘Best Wine in the World’, the first Spanish wine to receive this prize. There's an oxidative side from the long ageing, but overall it is quite a powerhouse, showing a piercing salinity and acidity. The wood elements are perfectly in balance with the flavours and bring a soft vanilla edge to the nutty flavours. We have tried many amontillado's - some much more expensive than Harveys but we keep coming back -its got the right degree of dryness but is so smooth.

While I’m not convinced she was an avid sherry drinker, Harveys is the only Spanish food brand to get a Royal Warrant from the late Queen.Harveys is a brand of Bodegas Fundador and while they’re mostly known for Harveys Bristol Cream, they also offer an interesting VORS range. Now exposed to air, the pale Fino then oxidizes into a nutty, richer, amber coloured sherry as it is further aged in cask.

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NID cookie, set by Google, is used for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to mute unwanted ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads. It is easy to draw parallels to Gonzalez Byass’ VORS range, which also contains lightly sweetened Oloroso and Palo Cortado but an Amontillado that is totally dry. A full bodied sherry with great balance this was previously known as Harveys Club Amontillado, but it has been repackaged and renamed.

The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. Very salty, which is amplified by a high acidity, with more citrus peels, hazelnuts and roasted almonds.Amontillado is a rich amber colour, medium bodied and either dry or slightly sweet, depending on the style of the producer. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.

The General Wine Company is a family-owned and operated wine merchant in Liphook, Hampshire, England. This is rather on the oxidative side of the spectrum, but we still find echoes of a coastal Fino profile underneath. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. Nose: a very nutty umami nose, with dried mushrooms and roasted hazelnuts, mixed with burnt orange peels and green walnuts. However the real reason for featuring this sherry now, is the death of Queen Elizabeth II of course. Please do not attempt to enter this web site if you are not above the legal age of drinking alcohol in your country of residence.