Description Elegante Fino is a classic dry fino sherry from Jerez, pale golden and bright in the glass, with the delicate, yeast-driven character that defines the style. Fresh and floral on the nose, with pear, almond, and a subtle saline quality that speaks directly to the chalky albariza soils of the region. The palate is crisp, clean, and dry, with a lightness of touch that makes it one of the most refreshing and food-friendly wines in the world. Serve well chilled alongside nuts, tapas, shellfish, or soup, and finish the bottle on the day it is opened. Gonzalez Byass is one of the great historic houses of Jerez, and Elegante Fino is their entry point into the fino category, vinified from Palomino grapes grown on the region’s remarkable albariza soils. These white, chalk-rich soils absorb winter rainfall and release it slowly through the long, hot, dry summers, sustaining the vine without irrigation. Following fermentation and fortification to 15.5% ABV, the wine enters the Elegante solera where a layer of living yeast known as flor forms naturally on the surface of the wine in each cask. It is this flor, encouraged by the unique temperature and humidity of the Jerez cellars, that defines fino sherry, protecting the wine from oxygen and imparting its distinctive character over a minimum of three years of traditional solera ageing. 15.5% / 75cl