Cardenal Mendoza Non Plus Ultra Solera Gran Reserva

Notes - Sánchez Romate Hnos SA first started releasing brandy in the late 19th century. The firm now has over 100 years of brandy-making experience. Regulated under the strict auspices of the Consejo Regulador - the Brandy de Jerez regulatory body - and the even stricter controls of the bodegas of Sánchez Romate Hnos SA itself, the Cardenal Mendoza brand surpasses these regulations with ease, making it one of the greatest and most sought after brandies in its category. Cardenal Mendoza is still made according to the unique traditions specific to Jerez de la Frontera.The first stage in ageing Cardenal Mendoza is to run the new spirit into special 250 litre American oak casks for two years of static ageing. It is then introduced to the dynamic ageing that makes Brandy de Jerez so unique the system of criaderas y soleras. For Mendoza this means 500 litre casks, which have previously been used for ageing pedro ximénez (PX) and old oloroso wines. The spirit is then continuously blended though the solera process for many years, until it is drawn off for bottling. To celebrate their second centenary Sanchez Romate Hnos. set aside 40 butts of "Cardenal Mendoza", this brandy came to light in 1981. There are very limited amounts of this precious brandy and only a very small number of people are fortunate enough to gain access to it. Non Plus Ultra is presented in an exclusive handcrafted glass decanter. The NPU is a very dark mahogany colour and has aromas of old Oloroso with hints of raisins and plums. It is perfectly balanced, warm, very smooth, and has a very long, persistent aftertaste. Non Plus Ultra is presented in en exclusive handcrafted glass decanter. Aprroximately 50 years old.

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