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Fino del Puerto 3 en Rama, 2026 Release , Bodegas Lustau

Fino del Puerto 3 en Rama, 2026 Release , Bodegas Lustau

El Puerto de Santa María, Andalucía, Spain

Released just once a year, these Lustau sherries are bottled 'En Rama' – raw and unfiltered – directly from the cask. Cellar master Sergio Martínez uses his 14 years of expertise to select only the finest biologically aged casks, waiting until April, when the humid winter and wet spring allow the 'flor' yeast to reach its peak thickness. This uncompromising approach ensures the sherry is captured at its absolute best, offering an authentic experience akin to tasting directly from the cask in Lustau’s historic bodegas.

Lustau is the only producer operating across all three towns of the Sherry triangle: Jerez, El Puerto de Santa Maria, and Sanlúcar de Barrameda. This allows them to release a unique trio of En Rama sherries – Fino de Jerez, Fino del Puerto, and Manzanilla de Sanlúcar – highlighting the distinct microclimates of each area. While best enjoyed fresh to appreciate their salty delicacy, these wines can be kept for months as they evolve into nuttier flavours.

The Fino del Puerto 3 en Rama is deep yellow with golden highlights; it is vivid and intensely expressive from the first pour. Toasted almond and hay meet iodine, fresh sea air and a subtle yeasty note, giving it a distinctly maritime character with more breadth than its neighbouring Sanlúcar counterpart.

Bone-dry and saline, with a firm, mouth-watering structure and a long finish of bitter almond, herbs and sea spray. Its combination of coastal freshness and satisfying depth makes it exceptionally versatile at the table, while bottling directly from selected casks preserves a thrilling sense of life and immediacy.

Pairs with: Tuna tartare, salmon sashimi, jamón ibérico, grilled prawns, boquerones, fried fish or salted almonds.

El Puerto de Santa María sits on the Bay of Cádiz, where mild temperatures, high humidity and maritime air create ideal conditions for flor. Lustau’s Fino del Puerto balances the fuller flavour associated with Jerez-style Fino with the freshness and saline lift of the coast, making it a fascinating middle point within the annual 3 en Rama trio.

Whats in the bottle
100% Palomino

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Lustau began in 1896 when José Ruiz-Berdejo started making wine from his family’s vineyards and selling it to larger Sherry houses as an almacenista. His daughter, María Ruiz-Berdejo Alberti, moved the family soleras into Jerez in 1931, while her husband, Emilio Lustau Ortega, later gave the house its name and began bottling wines under its own labels.

Now part of the family-owned Luis Caballero group, Lustau remains one of Sherry’s most innovative and trusted producers. Its principal wines mature in six restored 19th-century bodegas in central Jerez, where cathedral-like ceilings and traditional albero floors help regulate temperature and humidity naturally.

Lustau is unique in maintaining and releasing wines from all three towns of the Sherry Triangle: Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa María and Sanlúcar de Barrameda. This allows the house to show how local climate shapes biologically aged Sherry with unusual clarity. Cellar master Sergio Martínez oversees the soleras and selects the individual casks for the annual 3 en Rama releases. His deep knowledge of flor ageing and the house’s extensive stocks gives customers confidence that every bottle combines authenticity with exceptional precision.

Made from 100% Palomino grown on the region’s white albariza soils, this Fino matured beneath a living veil of flor for an average of five years in American oak casks in El Puerto de Santa María.

The winter preceding the 2026 release was wetter and more variable than usual. In El Puerto, mild temperatures, increased humidity and repeated rainfall during February and March encouraged regular yeast activity and the development of a balanced, vigorous flor layer. This allowed the wine to maintain continuous biological interaction throughout the season, building freshness alongside its characteristic depth.

Cellar master Sergio Martínez selected the most expressive casks as the flor reached its spring peak. The wine was drawn from the solera and bottled without filtration or additional treatment, retaining its natural aroma, texture and savoury intensity. Spring 2026 release. Bottle size: 50cl. Alcohol: 15%. Serve chilled at 7 to 9°C and refrigerate after opening.

The winter of 2026 developed with a wetter and more variable pattern compared to the average of previous years. In El Puerto, yeast activity showed a more regular development, supported by higher ambient humidity and mild temperature conditions. The recurring rainfall in February and March encouraged the consolidation of a balanced and active flor veil, allowing for continuous biological interaction. In Jerez, the evolution of the flor was progressive and steady throughout the winter, enabling finos to retain their characteristic balance between sharp, penetrating notes and structured depth. Meanwhile, in Sanlúcar, high humidity levels and maritime influence fostered a more persistent and uniform flor, reflected in manzanilla wines with enhanced freshness and impeccable balance.