Solera: blending and ageing process
traditionally used for Sherry (Spain). The vintages are stored in a series of
vats whose content is decanted and mixed from the youngest to the oldest,
according to the withdrawals for bottling. This method of élevage is called
dynamic, compared to the static élevage in barrels. It is a system of
continuous blending, which contains a fraction of each vintage, from the wines
of the last harvest to the wine of the year of implementation of the solera. The producer can choose to age his reserve
wines inspiring from the solera principle, to provide complexity to the
obtained champagne.
