Useful for distinguishing chronological age of a component from the age distribution of a continuously managed blend. Fractional blending yields an age distribution; physical stacking is not necessary. Historical minimum-age detail differs from the current official source checked in LIT-250.
This is a fortified-wine comparison, not an American-whiskey age-statement rule.
Sherry solera maturation moves fractions among criaderas and the solera, combining differently aged material over repeated cycles; the age profile therefore belongs to the continuing blend system rather than to one unmixed batch.
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Chapter 13, §13.2, Emerging Trends in Fortified Wines
Fresh whole-volume review September 28–29, 2026. Printed 422–429; PDF 447–454. Fractional blending yields an age distribution; physical stacking is not necessary. Historical minimum-age detail differs from the current official source checked in LIT-250.
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