"Nils Gustaf Lindgren" > wrote in
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>
> ... would it come as a surprise to anyone to know that Mårten, the guy
> who thinks 20 year wines are infants (ot exactly) had a whole tasting
> concerning old bottles of fino sherries? No? Just asking, then ...


Nils,

I am really not an expert in Fino but I can say that most Finos are bottled
with the short-term in mind, and one of the problems for Sherry-Lovers is
that the Bodegas are bottling younger and younger wines, heavily filtered
because they are easy to drink, more appealing to the masses and better
suited to be mixed with 7UP at Feria de Sevilla and other Ferias.

But when you face an old bottle of a good Fino Sherry made with no
compromises, that has an average age of 12 years... it may perfectly be
wonderful 20 years after bottling. It may also be vinegar. Or it could be a
Fino slightly amontillado which could be interesting.

s.