In centuries gone by, casks of sherry were lashed to ships sailing for the Indies as ballast, and were found to develop an extraordinary smoothness and complexity. Lustau has revived this style of sherry in the East India wine. A dry Oloroso blended with Pedro Ximinez that was dried for about 10 days after harvest. The two component wines are drawn from separate Soleras, having aged for 7 to 9 years. After blending, the wine spends a further year ageing in American oak to mellow, giving it rich coffee, caramel and grilled nut aromas and flavors with faint smoky overtones. This is dessert.
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