# Lustau Solera Familiar, Amontillado Los Arcos (NV)

- **Producer:** Bodegas Lustau
- **Colour:** orange
- **Type:** fortified
- **Grapes:** Palomino Fino
- **Region:** Andalucía, Spain
- **Style:** Classic
- **Alcohol:** 18.5%
- **Average price:** €16
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now
- **Serving temperature:** 12–14 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** hazelnut, walnut, tobacco

## About this wine

Bodegas Lustau, founded in 1896 by José Ruiz-Berdejo, is one of Jerez's most celebrated Sherry houses. Located in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, the winery is renowned for its commitment to traditional solera aging and high-quality aging cellars.

## Interesting facts

- Bodegas Lustau was founded in 1896 by José Ruiz-Berdejo as an almacenista.
- Amontillado wines experience both biological aging under flor and oxidative aging.

## Food pairing

The dry, complex character pairs exceptionally well with rich, savory, and nutty appetizers as well as cured meats and hard cheeses.

## Wine making process

Produced from Palomino Fino grapes, this fortified wine undergoes biological aging under a veil of flor before undergoing oxidative aging in American oak casks within the solera system.