In the glass

Full-bodiedLow tanninMedium acidityDryLong And Warming finish

Aroma: dried figs, walnuts, coffee, leather, dried orange

Palate: dark chocolate, toasted oak, rancio, tobacco

Dry Oloroso with full, warm body; dried fig and walnut core over a rich rancio finish characteristic of long oxidative solera ageing.

What it pairs with

  • Rabo de toro (braised oxtail)
    The wine's full oxidative richness stands up to slow-braised collagen-rich beef.
  • Blue cheese
    Intense salty creaminess of blue cheese finds balance in the dry, nutty Oloroso.
  • Venison stew
    Gamey depth and rancio complexity align in both wine and dish.

History

Cuco is Barbadillo's dry Oloroso from Sanlúcar, aged without biological flor coverage from the outset. The Oloroso category takes its name from the Spanish for 'fragrant': the wine's oxidative development under the Sanlúcar microclimate produces the characteristically complex dried-fruit and rancio profile of aged solera wine.

  1. 1821 — Oxidative Oloroso solera established at Barbadillo
  2. 1960 — Cuco brand name registered

Facts

Producer
Bodegas Barbadillo
Grapes
Palomino Fino
Classification
DO Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Oak
Oxidative ageing in American oak butts; no biological phase; solera system
ABV
20.0%
Price
€12-18 at retail
Drinking window
3-20 from bottling
First vintage
1821

Tags

cellar worthy dry fortified sherry full body low tannin medium acid mood bold mood contemplative occasion dinner party occasion winter old world pairs with blue cheese pairs with game pairs with red meat palomino fino price everyday
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