Bodegas Yuste
Aurora Oloroso Jerez
Region: Spain - Andulucia
Bodegas Yuste
Sanlúcar native Francisco (Paco) Yuste has been a true lover of Manzanilla his entire life.
In 1991, after building a successful beverage distributorship in the provinces of Cádiz and Córdoba, he purchased the historic Bodega Santa Ana in Sanlúcar’s Barrio Bajo. The purchase included a centenarian “solera” and Paco began operation as an “almacenista.”
In 2001 he added Bodega Los Ángeles in the Barrio Alto, restoring it to Manzanilla production and using it to refresh his “criaderas” at Santa Ana. Bodega Miraflores, founded in 1956, was acquired in 2010 to serve as production base. The acquisition of the classic Aurora brand in 2015 was followed in 2016 by the purchase of Herederos de Argüeso with its famous Manzanilla, San León.
Reviews
16+ Points
Pale mahogany. Nutty, oily, and oxidative on the nose with a light caramelised hazelnut note. Silky on the palate but there is some spirity heat underneath. This tightens to quite a narrow, green-almond finish. 2020 -2025
JancisRobinson.com, April, 2021
90 Points
Offers a relatively open-knit feel, with notes of singed orange peel, date and toasted sesame mixed together, backed by a dried-walnut thread on the finish.
Wine Spectator, June, 2017
