Lustau Oloroso Viejo Emperatriz Eugenia - 50 cl.
£16.67 (Inc. VAT bot. 50 cl.) / Spain
Emilio Lustau
Jerez Xérès Sherry
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The NV Emperatriz Eugenia Very Rare Oloroso is produced from Palomino from a solera created in 1921 to celebrate the visit of French Empress Eugenia de Montijo. It reveals an old wine, brown-colored, with a nose of noble woods, hazelnuts and varnish, a medium- to full-bodied palate, round, glycerin-rich and ample, ending dry and a bit warm. Drink 2013-2016.
Features
Type of wine
Pairings
Cured Cheese, Iberian cured meats, Game food, Stew and hotpots
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
20.0%
Grapes
Serving
Between 12ºC and 14ºC
Winemaking
Aged with the traditional Soleras system.
Description
A breath of history and dedication beats at the origin of Lustau Oloroso Viejo Emperatriz Eugenia. The solera was founded in 1921 by Emilio Lustau as a tribute to Eugenia de Montijo, the last Empress of France and a native of Granada, a figure who embodied the aristocratic elegance that the wine seeks to reflect. The idea for this wine arose as an act of memory and audacity: to perpetuate a historical figure through a robust, complex and timeless wine. In a region dominated by the velo de flor, to make such a pure and concentrated Oloroso, with no concessions to sweetness or modern marketing, was a brave, almost anachronistic decision. The wine is composed entirely of Palomino Fino, an austere and noble variety that, in the right hands, can convey the extreme minerality of the albariza soils of the Jerez Xérès-Sherry DO. The Atlantic climate, with constant sea breezes and scorching summers, deeply marks the dry and oxidative character of the wine.
Winemaking
The grapes ferment completely before being topped up to 20% vol. to prevent the development of flor. From there, a static oxidative ageing of more than 15 years begins in American oak casks under the traditional criaderas and solera system. The longevity and aromatic depth of Lustau Oloroso Viejo Emperatriz Eugenia is only possible thanks to the slow exchange with oxygen, which concentrates aromas, texture and complexity. Each saca represents a unique moment in the life of the solera, a kind of snapshot of a history that has been written over more than a century. It is bottled unfiltered in containers that preserve its character, keeping alive the energy accumulated during its long ageing.
Taste
Dark, with iodised mahogany highlights and a dense tear that announces its weight. The nose of Lustau Oloroso Viejo Emperatriz Eugenia is expansive, with toasted nuts, antique furniture, beeswax, tanned leather and blond tobacco. Notes of candied orange peel, praline, bitter chocolate and fine varnish also appear, all wrapped up in a dry, deep and elegant profile. On the palate, Lustau Oloroso Viejo Emperatriz Eugenia is a symphony of strength and precision: savoury, long, with a restrained acidity that sustains the alcoholic volume and lends freshness to its notes of toasted hazelnut, salted caramel, clove and dry molasses. The finish is very long, with echoes of cold coffee, liquorice and sea saltiness. A wine for meditation, but also perfect with game stews, old cheeses or even a bitter 90% chocolate dessert. A classic Oloroso, uncompromising, of ancient nobility.
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