(NV Emilio Lustau Almacenista Manzanilla Pasada Manuel Cuevas Jurado, Spain) Lustau offers a series of almacenista bottlings from well-respected producers who buy the wine or must from farmers and age the Sherry independently in their own bodegas. Pasadas are aged just long enough to weaken the cap of flor, providing some of the complexity of an Amontillado without losing the clean minerality and nutty finish of younger Manzanillas. This bottling, matured by Don Manuel Cuevas Jurado, is coppercolored at the center of the glass, turning silver at the rim. Dense aromas of caramelized butter, toffee, overripe cantaloupe, and prunes characterize the nose, and the full-bodied palate retains the wine’s characteristic bright acidity. Roasted walnuts, apricots, and plums follow through on the persistent finish. Hot Picks
By Jim Meehan
(NV Emilio Lustau Almacenista Manzanilla Pasada Manuel Cuevas Jurado, Spain) Lustau offers a series of almacenista bottlings from well-respected producers who buy the wine or must from farmers and age the Sherry independently in their own bodegas. Pasadas are aged just long enough to weaken the cap of flor, providing some of the complexity of an Amontillado without losing the clean minerality and nutty finish of younger Manzanillas. This bottling, matured by Don Manuel Cuevas Jurado, is coppercolored at the center of the glass, turning silver at the rim. Dense aromas of caramelized butter, toffee, overripe cantaloupe, and prunes characterize the nose, and the full-bodied palate retains the wine’s characteristic bright acidity. Roasted walnuts, apricots, and plums follow through on the persistent finish. Hot PicksOctober 2008, (See more on Sommelier Journal...)