Barbadillo "Obispo Gascon" VORS Palo Cortado

Half-Bottle of Barbadillo "Obispo Gascon" VORS Palo Cortado

Item # 38649 375mL

A rare, limited older bottling of Palo Cortado from historic sherry producer Barbadillo. This bottling is a darker amber color with layers of nuttiness, citrus, saline and black tea flavors. These dry and lean flavors are amazing with almonds, cheeses and cured meats. This old and very rare sherry that combines the fine characteristics of an Amontillado with the silkiness of an Oloroso. Originates from old American oak barrels nestled in traditional criaderas that date back over 100 years.

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Color
White
Country
Spain
Region
Jerez
Producer
Barbadillo
Grape Variety
Palomino
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Spain

Central to the Spanish winemaking philosophy is the belief that wine should be released only when it is ready to be consumed, and not a moment before. Spanish wine law focuses squarely on this issue: the terms Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are highly regulated indicators of the amount of time a wine has aged prior to its release. In Rioja, Navarra, and the Ribera del Duero (which have the most stringent requirements) red Crianzas must be aged a minimum of two years; Reservas, at least three...

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Jerez

Sherry actually gets its name from our anglo-inability to pronounce the word “Jerez,” the town at the southern end of Spain in which the wine is produced. Like Champagne, Sherry can only be called Sherry if it comes from this specific region. That said, there are other “Sherry-styled” wines worthy of note produced outside of the Sherry D.O. (known as vinos generosos). Montilla, lying to the north-east of Jerez, produces some of the finest Pedro Ximénez in the world.

Palomino

Accounting for over 90% of the vine plantings in Jerez, this relatively neutral grape provides the ideal “blank canvas” for the creation of fabulously complex Sherries (much like the Ugni Blanc grape does in Cognac).

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