Lustau Brandy Gran Reserva Decanter

Solera Gran Reserva Brandy from Jerez

This exclusive and limited Solera Gran Reserva Brandy from Jerez was reserved for the private consumption of the Lustau Jerez wineries. A solera consisting only of 5 butts that previously contained Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez. The bags of this brandy are replenished with our Brandy de Jerez.

Color and Aromas:

Of very dark mahogany color, with greenish flashes. Intense and powerful on the nose. Notes of licorice, dark chocolate, nuts and fine woods. The caramelized flavors of vanilla, nuts and almonds are very evolved. With a deep, enveloping palate and a long aftertaste.

Importance of the Aging Vessels:

The aging vessels are one of the key elements for the quality of Brandy de Jerez. And not only because they are American oak casks – whose porosity and capacity to transfer elements to the distillate is the most appropriate – but, above all, because these vessels have previously contained, for at least three years, some of the extraordinary Jerez wines: finos, manzanillas, olorosos, amontillados, Pedro Ximénez, etc.

Influence of the Type of Wine:

Precisely the type of wine chosen by the winemaker will serve to mark differences between the different brands of Jerez Brandy. Thus, Fino vessels allow the production of paler brandies than those from vessels that have contained Amontillados or Olorosos. The Brandy de Jerez resulting from aging in casks that had contained Pedro Ximénez will be the most sweet and dark.

Criaderas and Soleras System:

The system used, of Criaderas and Soleras, is a genuine element of Jerez winemaking since the 18th century, originally associated with the need to constantly satisfy market demand and whose uninterrupted practice in the area would later determine the birth of wines, vinegars and brandies with specific characteristics, derived precisely from the realization of the mixtures (sacas y rocios) inside the aging vessels themselves.