Lustau Almacenista "José Luis Gonzalez Obregon 1/143" Fino del Puerto Jerez (500ml)

A bright, piercing style, with heather, chamomile and green almond notes up front, followed by fleur de sel, talc and blanched almond slivers and a long, very racy finish. Gorgeous. (JM)

Over the weekend we had a lovely Spanish themed dinner party, and served this great fino with Tapas in our backyard. We paired it with peppers that I had stuffed with a paprika aioli- tuna filling, smoked almonds, olives and oloroso mushrooms. This bone dry, full bodied fino went fantastically well with the food and showed off a salt air brininess as well as a haunting apple hint of fruit. When we sat down for the main course- paella heavy on the chorizo, the Obregon surprised me with its flexibility. Although its unyielding dryness might come as a shock to the uninitiated, fans of the best of the world of wine owe it to themselves to taste this example of affordable greatness.