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Fernando de Castilla Yema Palomino 2024

13% abv

Vol- 75cl

A variety noted for its neutrality, this could not be further from the case here, with old vine Palomino sourced from top pagos and careful, precise winemaking, creating a world class white wine. The nose has ripe lemon peel, golden apples and hints of grilled nuts and honey. The palate is dry, savoury, intense and shows an incredibly long finish. This is very much a table wine and not a Vino de Pasto – the wine shows a salty almond character and green apple, so you may think it has the influence of a touch of flor, however Jan Petersen was determined to show the pure and unadulterated expression of Palomino and explains that this is the very character of Palomino in this terroir. He says “I believe that the albariza soil and its Atlantic influence, where the Palomino grape grows, is what gives it its salty and bitter almond flavour. That is why these notes also appear in sherry. The vineyard where the grapes we use for Yema come from is one of the most inland vineyards in the Sherry region. As for ageing, it takes place in stainless steel and the wine is in contact with fine lees for around six months.”

The Palomino Fino grapes are cultivated on trellises in the Lomopardo pago, The pagos of Jerez are those areas which give specific characteristics to the resulting wines. Lomopardo is situated south-east of Jerez and, at 63 metres above sea level, has some of the highest vineyard areas with Albariza soil. This pago also has some plots which are furthest from the coast. The wine is fermented at a low temperature (17ºC) to preserve the fresh aromas and ensure a slow fermentation. The wine remains on fine lees for around 6 months before bottling.

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£18.50inclusive of Duty and VAT

Limited stock, only 10 remaining

Bodegas Rey Fernando de Castilla is located in the historic centre of Jerez. Its story began with the aristocratic Andrada-Vanderwilde family, who for two centuries provided grapes and wine for the production of sherry in the area. In 1972 Fernando Andrada-Vanderwilde took over some old sherry cellars and brandy soleras from a couple of local bodegas, and changed the name of the company from Fernando III to Fernando de Castilla.In 1999 Jan Pettersen, a Norwegian with 15 years experience at Osborne, bought the company and also acquired a neighbouring almacenista, José Bustamente. He also formed a partnership with a local grape grower – to ensure consistent supply of high quality grapes – unusual for the smaller bodegas, who usually have to rely on co-operatives. He decided to focus entirely on high-end, complex sherries - in the process upgrading the bodega to one of the most interesting and highly regarded of the small independent sherry houses in Jerez.Whilst the company also produces Sherry Vinegar, and their own range of brandies, the Sherries produced here are amongst the finest in Jerez - from the pale, dry and elegant fino to the most unique antique wines.

Reference #:
24860
Strength
13 ABV
Bottles per Case
6 bottles
Grapes
Palomino (Listan Blanco)
Organic
No
Biodynamic
No
Vegan
Yes
Vegetarian
Yes
Sparkling
No

What do I pay for delivery?

Orders under £150 are charged an initial £9.95 incl. VAT.

Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly.
Orders under £190 are charged an initial £12.00 incl.

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And can we change order.

Deliveries are normally between 09.00 and 17.00 Tuesday to Friday and a signature is required on receipt of delivery. (We do not ship on a Friday for Monday delivery unless specifically requested to do so).

A shipping confirmation email will be sent when your order has been processed and shipped. You will be sent a further email and/or text with a delivery time slot and a consignment number along with instructions on how to amend this if required.

If you are out a card is left, with an instruction to call the local depot to re-arrange delivery. Alternatively, you can inform us to “leave safe”, “leave with a neighbour”, “leave in garage” etc. and we will pass this information onto the courier. Please remember that, in accordance with our Terms & Conditions, alcohol will only be left with persons over 18 Years Old.

A shipping confirmation email will be sent when your order has been processed and shipped. You will be sent a text with a delivery time slot and a consignment number along with instructions on how to amend this if required.

We use Mailsafe packaging and double walled cardboard boxes for secure shipping of all bottles. Clear labelling marked FRAGILE is applied and all our despatches.

UK mainland deliveries are overnight from confirmation of despatch with the exception of the following postcodes where deliveries are made on a 2 to 5 day service from despatch : 

IV 3 to 11, IV14 to 28, IV 40 & IV 51 to 54, IV 63. KW 1 to 3 & KW 5 to 14. PH 33 to 41

 

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