Canasta Cream Williams & Humbert A blend of Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez, matured together in a solera.
Canasta is part of Williams & Humbert’s base range (positioned below the Don Zoilo / Collection range). It is a Cream sherry a wine made by blending dry Oloroso with Pedro Ximénez to get a rich and sweet version which contains around 130 grams of sugar per litre. Canasta Cream is the best-selling sweetened Oloroso in Spain.
Of course Williams & Humbert is better known for its Dry Sack Medium, another sweet wine but significantly drier than Canasta.
What sets Williams & Humbert apart, is the fact that they blend this wine at a very early stage and let it age further in a solera system – for at least six years in this case. This produces more integrated, more natural feeling wines than the traditional option of maturing separately and blending right before bottling.
