Williams & Humbert Jalifa Solera Especial Aged 30 Years Amontillado Sherry Andalucia

Founded in 1877, Williams & Humbert is one of the oldest and largest Sherry producers in Spain. Based in Jerez, the winery is known for its vast storage capacity, with over 50,000 casks housed in a 400,000 square-foot facility. In 1994, the Medina family acquired the winery, and since 2010, Paola Medina has overseen winemaking.

This wine is made in Jerez, located in the Andalusia region of southern Spain. The region’s unique microclimate and soils, influenced by both the Mediterranean and Atlantic climates, provide ideal conditions for growing grapes for Sherry production.

The solera system is a traditional Spanish aging method used primarily for sherry and some fortified wines. It works like a pyramid of stacked barrels, with the oldest wine at the bottom and younger wines above. When it's time to bottle, only a portion of the oldest wine is removed, then those barrels are topped up with wine from the next level, which are refilled from the level above, and so on, with fresh wine entering at the top. This creates a continuous blend where old wine "teaches" younger wine, ensuring remarkable consistency across years.

The beauty of the system is that some soleras have run for over a century, meaning every bottle contains traces of wine from when the system first began—a living piece of history in your glass.

Aging: Minimum average of 30 years
20,5% ABV