GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Lustau
Region: Jerez, Andalusia, Spain
Appellation: D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Type: Sweet fortified red
Vintage: Non Vintage
Date of Tasting: December 2022
Type of viticulture: Conventional
Grapes used: 100% Pedro Ximénez
Blend: Solera system
Winemaking details: not communicated
Aging: 12 years (oxydative)
Sugar level: 417 g / Liter
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Brown
- Intensity = Medium
NOSE
- Intensity = Pronounced
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = Cherry, Black Plum, Chocolate, Coffe, Toffee, Olive, dates, Prun, Fig
PALATE
- Sweetness = Sweet
- Acidity = Medium
- Tannins = Low
- Alcohol = Medium
- Body = Full
- Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = Cherry, Black Plum, Chocolate, Coffe, Toffee, Olive, dates, Prun, Fig
- Other = very sugary finish
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Very Good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 10-12°C for up to 5-7 years
- Will not gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 20 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = at the right price
- Comparison with same price competition = in line with the competition
- Suitability for Diabetics = not suitable
- Service Temperature = around 10-12°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = rich desserts, cakes and pastries, strong blue cheeses (roquefort)
- Comments = its very sugary taste and finish prevents it to access to a higher grade
- Final Grade = B
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
