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The average age of the wine is 15 years, shorter aging allows for more grace and accessibility, perfect for those ready to dip their toe into the Oloroso style.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik [MSK]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32899262021689,"sku":"NYC-5-MSK-ES-LUS-41-NVF-100620500ml-2","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/products\/Lustau-Emperatriz-Eugenia-Rare-Oloroso-Gran-Reserva-Sherry-NV-500ml-Fortified-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1772289657"},{"product_id":"lustau-amontillado-los-arcos-solera-reserva-sherry-nv-750ml","title":"Lustau, Amontillado Los Arcos Solera Reserva Sherry, NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eA staple in the Lustau lineup and a textbook expression of the style, Los Arcos Amontillado begins life under flor like a Fino, before aging oxidatively to develop richness and complexity. This double life creates a Sherry that’s layered and balanced—bone dry, but full of flavor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the nose, expect roasted almonds, dried orange peel, and a whisper of flor-derived salinity. The palate is smooth yet brisk, with flavors of walnut, caramelized citrus, and subtle spice. The finish is long, savory, and slightly nutty—perfect for slow sipping or pairing with food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVersatile at the table, it shines alongside aged cheeses, jamón ibérico, grilled mushrooms, or even miso-glazed dishes. Lustau’s Los Arcos is a go-to for anyone exploring dry Sherry—accessible, authentic, and deeply satisfying.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik [MSK]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40718563835961,"sku":"NYC-4-MSK-`ES-LUS-04-NVF`-090622-4","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Lustau-Amontillado-Los-Arcos-Solera-Reserva-Sherry-NV-Fortified-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York_1f83833b.jpg?v=1777473484"},{"product_id":"bodegas-barbadillo-manzanilla-en-rama-pastora-pasada-sanlucar-de-barrameda-nv-750ml","title":"Bodegas Barbadillo, Manzanilla en Rama Pastora Pasada Sanlucar de Barrameda, NV (375ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBarbadillo’s Manzanilla en Rama “Pastora Pasada” comes from select soleras in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, where flor aging creates saline intensity. Bottled en rama (unfiltered), this NV release shows extra depth from extended time under flor, bridging the freshness of young Manzanilla with the complexity of an older Pasada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTypical notes of sea salt and bitter almonds along with a deeper, earthier minerality and a black and red spicier finish. 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Oceanic austerity. 94 pts\u003c\/em\u003e\" -- Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Pre-Sale, Wine Arrives 2\/19)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jose Pastor Selections [JPS]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45455862104121,"sku":"NYC-5-JPS-`JP7082`-021026-2","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/M_-Ant_-De-La-Riva-Sherry-Manzanilla-Fina-Miraflores-Baja-NV-Fortified-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.webp?v=1772291157"},{"product_id":"m-ant-de-la-riva-el-alamo-vino-de-pasto-pre-sale-wine-arrives-mid-march-2023-750ml","title":"M. Ant. De La Riva, El Alamo Vino de Pasto, 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe 2023 Vino de Pasto El Álamo-Añina comes from a historical vineyard, tosca de Barajuela in Añina, that was used in the past for the Pedro Romero Aurora wines. This same vineyard has also delivered two wines from De La Riva, a Cuatro Cortados and a Vino de Color. This wine has a lot of flor, unlike other unfortified white wines, to compensate for the heat of the year and give it finesse. This could be one of the top 10 vineyards in the whole of Jerez, with great influence from the Atlantic, with the extract from a zone of concentration and the freshness of the sea and the pungent and curry\/spicy notes, which are more evident in warmer years. It makes you salivate. The palate shows the identity of the place, managing to overcome the footprint of the year. This has amazing finesse and power, with natural 14% alcohol, showing the concentration of the year and vineyard, that goes unnoticed. There are only 500 bottles of this, because they only selected one butt from the 5,000 bottles planned, because this barrel was so unique they decided to bottle it separately. The rest will be released as a different wine (maybe a Fino..) in the future. They tell me this is what in the past would have been called Amontillado Directo, one barrel in 100... When the new appellation for unfortified white wines is finally created, this wine will change its name, and it won't be Vino de Pasto. It was bottled in June 2025. 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This is the first bottling from 2025, and they plan to do a bottling every year. 1,300 bottles produced. \u003cstrong\u003e94+pts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\" — Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Pre-Sale, Wine Arrives Mid-March)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jose Pastor Selections [JPS]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45455862366265,"sku":"NYC-5-JPS-`MADLROELBBAPSWAMMNV`-021026-9","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/M_-Ant_-De-La-Riva-Oloroso-Sherry-Extra-La-Blanquita-Balbaina-Alta-NV-Fortified-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York_6937c751.jpg?v=1778856250"},{"product_id":"m-ant-de-la-riva-amontillado-viejo-veracruz-trebujuena-pre-sale-wine-arrives-mid-march-nv-375ml-375ml","title":"M. Ant. De La Riva, Amontillado Sherry Viejo Veracruz-Trebujena, NV (375ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe NV A. Veracuz, a wine without DO Jerez, which therefore cannot be called Amontillado, so they had to resort to putting \"A.\" on the label. This is from the same winery from the Pago Veracruz in Trebujena, but each wine was in the hands of a different member of the family (in the past, they released old Olorosos and a PX). This is a one-off, a very old Amontillado, with the textbook character of very old wine, a green edge and a concentrated nose with notes of low tide and rusty nail, iodine and tar. It has a super intense palate, sharp as a knife, saline and the Trebujena character with some rusticity, with concentration from the warmer climate, with less influence from the ocean. It's a wine that falls back on the throat with a rugged texture, and it has a very long finish. They estimate this might be 60 years old. Some 600 half bottles were filled in June 2025. This should be indestructible...\u003cstrong\u003e97pts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\" — Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eContinuing with the Trebujena saga from the Veracruz vineyard, we have been able to complete another piece of the family puzzle, acquiring the last remaining wines from one of the branches of the original owning family.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Amontillado Veracruz is a very old Amontillado, approximately 40 years old, which has not been re-ripened for the last 12 years. 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From a single cask in a bodega in El Puerto de Santa María, it showed such exceptional qualities, of vibrant grace that master blender himself, Eduardo Ojeda (Equipo Navazos\/Valdespino) and partner Nicolas Palazzi (PM Spirits) decided it deserved a bottle all on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrink on its own on a sunny day, or open a tin of anchovies, squeeze some lemon, sprinkle with cilantro, take a bit, wash it down with a swig of PM Fino and pretend its 90 degrees out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Pre-Sale, Wine Arrives 2\/19)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PM Spirits Distributing [PMS]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45455862497337,"sku":"NYC-5-PMS-`PZ8701`-021026-13","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/PM-Spirits-Project-Cask-Selection-Fino-Sherry-NV-Fortified-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York.jpg?v=1772291192"},{"product_id":"luis-perez-fino-caberrubia-jerez-saca-viii-nv-750ml","title":"Luis Perez, Fino Caberrubia Jerez [Saca VIII], NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eLuis Perez produces some of the the finest modern sherries, full of soil and terroir, texture and complexity, thanks to pre-industrial craftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo be called a sherry, the wine legally must be fortified with alcohol right after fermentation, to increase its body and concentration, allowing it to undergo years of aging in barrel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead, in the Caberrubia the \u003cem\u003easoleo\u003c\/em\u003e method is employed. Grapes are sun-dried before fermentation to naturally increase body and concentration. This seemingly simple, ancient technique caused an uproar in the heavily regulated region, with Willy Perez helping to rewrite the rules just to allow it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a truly fantastic single vineyard, organically farmed, 4 year aged wine. It is incredibly textural, fuller bodied than your average fino. Effusive notes of chalky soil, salty air, cheese, almond, and pepper bounce out of the glass with a finish that just won't quit. 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