Alvear Carlos VII Amontillado, Montilla-Moriles, Spain NV 375ml Château Thivin peach pits and crushed stones

peach pits and crushed stones

spice and a touch of earth

sleek and racy

This emerges from the own-rooted section of this site

with a great interplay of supple fruit and intense stoniness

Alvear Carlos VII Amontillado, Montilla-Moriles, Spain NV 375ml Château Thivin peach pits and crushed stonesThe NV Alvear Amontillado Carlos VII is a beauty, with more elegance and purity than the Criadera A release. Caramelized citrus, honey, salted peanuts, hints of blue cheese, and tons of spice notes all flow to a powerful yet elegant sherry that has bright acidity and a beautiful finish. This release can be thought of as a very old Fino where the flor has died and sunk to the bottom of the barrel, exposing the wine to oxygen and oxidation, which