Lustau Almacenista Lot# Question

[jonathanseeds]

Anyone know Lustua's lot coding system? I just pick up a bottle of 'Lustau Almacenista' Fino del Puerto Jose Luis Gonzalez Obregon with #L0071. Unsure of storage...Is this 11 years old?

 

[Tom Glasgow]

originally posted by jonathanseeds:
Lustau Almacenista Lot# QuestionAnyone know Lustua's lot coding system? I just pick up a bottle of 'Lustau Almacenista' Fino del Puerto Jose Luis Gonzalez Obregon with #L0071. Unsure of storage...Is this 11 years old?

Some sources:

Wine Lover's Page.
Wiki on Fino.
Use google for a few others. I misread the date code, see Jeff's post below.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

Per the wiki, "L0071" = Year 2010 or 2000 or 1990 or..., Day 071 (which, depending on whether the year is a leap year, is March 11 or 12).

 

[Oliver McCrum]

Email the winery and ask them.