Valdespino Contrabandista Amontillado France-Gironde Smoky background

Smoky background

All botanicals macerated separately for 2 weeks before blending

yields are low

including spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in open vats

Easier on the sweetness than Canton

Valdespino Contrabandista Amontillado France-Gironde Smoky backgroundA lightly sweet digestif from a historic sherry house. Even amongst old wineries, Valdespino stands out. The Macharnudo Alto plot, the bodega's most fameous, was awarded to one Don Alfonso Valdespino in 1264! It was his reward for being one of the 24 knights who expelled the Moors from Jerez. Espite that history however, by the time of the 20th century the bodega was dilapidated and near bankruptcy. After being bought by Grupo Estevez and under the