Cuvées

Amontillado AOS VORS

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

OsborneJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

VORS Amontillado from Osborne's deepest soleras: 30-plus year average age gives extraordinary rancio concentration and complexity in the dry El Puerto Atlantic microclimate.

Amontillado VORS

4.9

Dry · Contemplative · Elegant

Bodegas TradiciónJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

Apóstoles Palo Cortado VORS

4.9

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

González ByassJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

VORS Palo Cortado blended with a small PX component for balance. Profound complexity: orange peel, hazelnuts, beeswax and a very long bittersweet finish.

Don Gonzalo Oloroso VOS

4.8

Dry · Contemplative · Elegant

Bodegas Real Tesoro y ValdespinoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

Dos Cortados Palo Cortado VOS

4.6

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Williams & HumbertJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

VOS Palo Cortado from Williams & Humbert, minimum 20 years average age. Orange bitters and hazelnuts on the nose; full-bodied bitter orange and walnut oil on the palate.

Emperatriz Eugenia Oloroso VORS

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Emilio LustauJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

VORS Oloroso of extraordinary age and depth. Old leather, tobacco, dark coffee and dried orange peel with a very long dry and warming finish.

Faraón Oloroso

4.8

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Bodegas Hidalgo La GitanaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

VORS Oloroso of 30-plus years average age from Sanlúcar; intensely concentrated with dark dried-fruit, coffee and rancio depth alongside the characteristic saline note of the appellation.

Imperial VORS Oloroso

4.7

Dry · Elegant · Contemplative

Bodegas Díez-MéritoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

Jalifa Amontillado VORS

4.7

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Williams & HumbertJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

VORS Amontillado of exceptional age from Williams & Humbert, minimum 30 years average age. Old beeswax, dried orange rind and tobacco on the nose; walnut oil and leather on the palate.

Matusalem VORS Oloroso Dulce

4.9

Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

González ByassJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

A VORS sweet Oloroso of minimum 30 years average age. Deep mahogany with complex dried fruit, orange peel, dark chocolate and a long, bittersweet finish.

NPU Amontillado VORS

4.8

Dry · Contemplative · Elegant

Sánchez RomateJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

Noé Pedro Ximénez VORS

4.9

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Contemplative

González ByassJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

VORS PX from a solera over 30 years average age. Opaque near-black with extreme concentration: tar, treacle, dried tobacco and an extraordinary viscous finish.

Oloroso VORS

4.9

Dry · Contemplative · Bold

Bodegas TradiciónJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

Palo Cortado VORS

4.9

Dry · Elegant · Contemplative

Bodegas TradiciónJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

Pedro Ximénez 1827

4.6

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive

OsborneJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

PX from Osborne's 1827 solera: intensely concentrated and syrupy with espresso, dark chocolate and prune character from nearly two centuries of solera refinement.

Pedro Ximénez VOS

4.8

Sweet · Contemplative · Bold

Bodegas TradiciónJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

Quo Vadis? Amontillado VORS

4.9

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative

Delgado ZuletaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

VORS Amontillado from a solera maintained since the bodega's founding in 1744; exceptional saline complexity from extended Sanlúcar biological phase and decades of subsequent oxidative development.

Reliquia Amontillado

5.0

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

Bodegas BarbadilloJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

Century-old solera Amontillado of extreme concentration; the rancio and mineral depth reflect decades of slow oxidative transformation in old American oak.

Reserva de Familia Manzanilla Pasada

4.7

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Herederos de ArgüesoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

Premium Manzanilla Pasada from the Herederos de Argüeso family archive solera; the extended under-flor ageing develops deeper complexity while retaining the Atlantic salinity characteristic of Sanlúcar.

Sibarita Oloroso VORS

4.8

Dry · Contemplative · Elegant

Pedro Domecq (Beam Suntory)Jerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

Versos 1891 Amontillado

4.8

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative

Bodegas BarbadilloJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry

VORS Amontillado from a solera begun in 1891; the extended Sanlúcar biological phase gives uncommon saline freshness to the otherwise oxidative profile.