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Williams & Humbert Amontillado Collection 12 Year Old

The 2013 Williams & Humbert Amontillado Collection 12 Year Old has earned its place in The World of Fine Wine’s handpicked collection of tasting notes, featuring insights from the world’s foremost wine authorities. Explore in-depth commentary from wine experts Andrew Jefford, Richard Mayson and Jesús Barquín on Williams & Humbert Amontillado Collection 12 Year Old - an internationally acclaimed fortified wine from Andalusia.
Williams & Humbert Amontillado Collection 12 Year Old
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Wine Name
Williams & Humbert Amontillado Collection 12 Year Old

Wine Producer
Bodegas Williams & Humbert

Score
90

Wine Style
Fortified Wine

Grape Type
Palomino Fino

Country
Spain

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Jesús Barquín: Deep gold to pale amber. Despite its paler color, it has a very intense and elegant nose, with fine aromas of caramel and carpentry. The palate shows good biological heritage. Another great Amontillado-Fino. 17.5

Andrew Jefford: Deep gold. Refined and grainy: winnowed wheat, milled rice, a hint of bread, cartwheels on stone, a box of dried apricots. Quietly expressed but high in quality. On the palate, this is very dry, light, almost Riesling-fresh, skipping through the mouth and quickening the digestive juices. The prominent acidity almost has a pinched, green quality; that is my only reservation about this otherwise excellent young, pure Amontillado. 16

Richard Mayson: Pale amber, with a golden glint; delicate, lifted, savory toasted character: almonds and hazelnuts, with the merest vestige of dried apricot. Quite austere in style after some of the fuller wines, still retaining a touch of Fino character; delicate, dry, long, and involved. A lovely wine if you like this style. 17.5

Details

Wine expert Andrew Jefford
Richard Mayson
Jesús Barquín
Tastings year 2013
Region Andalusia
% Alcohol By Volume18
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