Bodegas César Florido Cruz del Mar Oloroso Sherry, Jerez [375ML]

Founded in 1887, Bodegas César Florido is one of the oldest bodegars located in the town of Chiopiona, one of the western-most Sherry-producing towns in the Sherry triangle. César Florido’s name is synonymous with moscatel.  His village of Chipiona,  is well adapted to the grape variety and has the best moscatel vineyards in the region. These concentrated wines, made from shriveled grapes, can acquire enormous complexity with a long period of cask aging.

• Grapes: 100% Palomino
• Farming: Sustainable
• Terroir / Soil: Sandy-clay soils
• Vinfication: Cruz del Mar Oloroso is produced exclusively with palomino grapes grown by César’s family in the Balbaína and Miraflores pagos (vineyards). After harvesting, the grapes are crushed and undergo alcoholic fermentation in traditional cement vats, which naturally regulate the temperature. Fuller-bodied musts are chosen for Oloroso, and after being fortified to 18% ABV., the wine is aged oxidatively in old barrels in a bodega in the heart of Chipiona. Cruz del Mar Oloroso spends an average of 12 years in the solera process before being bottled en rama, without fining or filtration.
• Tasting Notes: This dry sherry shows complex notes of toasted macadamia, salted apples.