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Hanwood Estate Oloroso Sherry
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This fine aged Oloroso is a blend of sweet and traditional flor sherry components, with an average
age of four to five years. It is made from a variety of neutral grape varieties including Palomino and
Semillon.
The fruit is sourced entirely from long-term contracted growers in the Riverina wine region in New
South Wales.
The Flor component is made using traditional Spanish methods. The wine is stored in old oak barrels
(between five and 40 years old) and inoculated with this film-forming yeast for a period of 18 months.
The by-products created by this process are what contribute to the wine’s distinctive and
characteristic nutty rancio aroma and freshness.
The sweet sherry component is made by fermenting the free-run juice and a small percentage of the
pressings. The fortification process takes place gradually during fermentation, with the addition of no
more than two per cent of the high quality neutral spirit at any one time. This allows the winemakers
to arrest fermentation at precisely the desired level of sweetness. This gradual fortification also allows
for better alcohol integration, resulting in seamless flavours and aromas.
The wine is then clarified, filtered and matured in small, old oak barrels for 18 months.
The two components are then blended in varying proportions, and the final wine cold stabilised and
filtered prior to blending.
McWilliam’s Hanwood Oloroso Sherry is rich amber in colour. Fresh raisin fruit and aged rancio
characters are obvious on the nose. The palate has rich, lingering fruit flavours, complex rancio
characters and a sweet toffee-like finish.
*Tasting notes provided by McWilliam's Wines.
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WBW Rating: 92/100
Closure: Cork
Region: Assorted Premium Regions |
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