Bodegas El Maestro Sierra Oloroso 15 Anos Sherry, Andalucia, Spain NV 375ml Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant raspberry preserves and woodsmoke

raspberry preserves and woodsmoke

in which the cassis and mint of cabernet sauvignon are beautifully married to the more generous blackberry of ripe merlot and the vanilla and toasty notes from the oak are marvelously integrated

balanced tannins

The Historic Series are simply great Madeiras at reasonable prices

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Bodegas El Maestro Sierra Oloroso 15 Anos Sherry, Andalucia, Spain NV 375ml Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant raspberry preserves and woodsmokeEl Maestro Sierra was founded in 1830 by Jos Antonio Sierra, the master cooper who built barrels for Jerez's noble houses before deciding he could fill them better himself the fox hunt on the label winks at the establishment that tried to stop him. Today the bodega guards some of the oldest and most undisturbed soleras in Jerez, run by Carmen Borrego Pla with cellar master Ana Cabestrero. This Oloroso is drawn from a solera averaging 15 years: