Dos Cortados Palo Sherry Aperitif 20 years 21.5% 500ml

Name: Dos Cortados Palo Sherry Aperitif 20 years 21.5% 500ml
Brand: Don Cortados
SKU: BODEDOS CORTADOS20YRS
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Description

Definition: In EEC terms, Quality Liquor Wine Produced in a Specific Region, (VLCPRD, CE Nº 479/2008 Del Consejo de 29 de Abril de 2008); in Spain, fortified wine with the Quality Demarcation Jerez – Xérès – Sherry and indication of age: VOS (Very Old Sherry), 20 years old. A fortified wine, this rare and peculiar Palo Cortado is halfway between an amontillado and an oloroso.

Type of grape: Palomino
Vineyards: Jerez Superior, Pago Balbaína
Alcohol content: 21,5% Alc. /Vol.
Type of grape: Palo Cortado Sherry
Sugar content: Dry, less than 6 gr./l, obtained from the concentration of residues through evaporation

Production: Bud musts from our best vineyards. Cold, still decanting and fermentation at 22º C. Early filtration, classification by quality and then the must is fortified at 15º with the best distilled wines to obtain the traditional racks. Put into the Criaderas y Soleras system in our fino sherry casks for biological ageing. Sporadically, circumstances cause the contents of some casks to behave differently than is hoped – they will not become fino sherry. These casks are “cut” (hence the term “cortado”) with one or two jugs of alcohol to form the base of the palo cortado solera system. The wine is then aged for 20 years until it reaches the solera. Tasting notes: Bright hues of very old gold and amber. Pungent, intense and complex on the nose, with a subtle note of filberts and dried fruits. Dry, with excellent acidity; a long, full-bodied and elegant palate. An incredibly expressive and unforgettable finish. Sherry with an amontillado nose and an oloroso palate. Suggestions for consumption: Excellent as an aperitif for those long evenings or in short drinks.

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Specifications

Producer

Don Cortados
Origin

France
Year

20 Years
Awards

-Gold Medal International Wine & Spirit Competition 2020

-Gold Mundus Vini 2019

-94 puntos Wine Spectator, 2018

-Top Wine Vivino “Wine Style Awards” 2018

-Grand Gold Medal-Akatavino International Wine Competition, Spanish Sommeliers 2016 (CIVAS): “The best of the best””

-Gold Medal and Sherry Trophy at the International Wine Challenge 2015

-Gold Medal at the International Wine & Spirit Competition 2015

-Gold Medal by Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA 2015)

-92 points by Wine Spectator 2015

-”Best fortified Dry Old Style” at the Wines from Spain Awards 2015

-Gold Medal, Sherry Trophy and Palo Cortado Trophy at the International Wine Challenge 2014

About The Producer

The history of Bodegas Williams & Humbert goes back nearly 130 years. They participated in the creation of the Jerezs-Brandy Quality Demarcation and are now considered to be one of the world's most prestigious wine producers. Since then they have preserved part of the original wines and brandies (soleras) in high quality oak casks. These soleras are the base of the development and ageing of every sherry and brandy produced at Bodegas Williams & Humbert. But with such aromatic casks available they are ageing carefully selected traditional rums in their Solera Sherry casks, very much in the way that great Single Malts become interesting. Impressive!!

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