Ranging from amber to dark chestnut in colour, medium sherry has a liquorous amontillado-like bouquet with the smoothly sweet notes of pastries, quince jelly or baked apple.
It starts slightly dry in the mouth, gradually becoming sweeter to finish with a smooth vaporous aftertaste.

Medium sherry is a vino generoso de licor obtained by blending vino generoso wine and naturally sweet wine or concentrated rectified must.
The base wines used in the blending process are usually either amontillados or wines which, though primarily aged by means of oxidative process, have also undergone a period of biological ageing. In any case, what fundamentally defines the character of Medium sherry is its degree of sweetness, which must be of between 45 to 115 grams of reductive material per litre.

Alcoholic content of : between 15 and 22% vol.
Sugar: 45 - 115 gr. / litre
Total acidity (tartaric): 3 - 5 gr. / litre
Volatile acidity (acetic): < 0,8 gr. / litre

The ideal temperature to serve a Medium Sherry is at between 12 and 14ºC, though this will depend upon the form and moment of service.

Besides being a pleasant aperitif, served chilled it is the most suitable wine to accompany pâté, quiche and any especially spicy dish (curried rice, etc...).