In the glass

Full-bodiedLow tanninMedium acidityDryLong With The Characteristic Palo Cortado Tension finish

Aroma: hazelnut, dried fig, leather, light sea salt, coffee

Palate: walnut, caramel, rancio, dried orange, savoury mineral

Palo Cortado from El Puerto's riverside bodega; the Amontillado aromatics with Oloroso palate weight, lighter and more Atlantic in character than inland Jerez equivalents.

What it pairs with

  • Roast suckling pig
    The wine's full body with aromatic finesse bridges the richness of roasted pork.
  • Aged Idiazabal smoked cheese
    Smoky Basque cheese meets the wine's oxidative depth and hazelnut aromatics.

History

Gutiérrez Colosía's Palo Cortado arises from casks in the riverside bodega where the flor yeast spontaneously dies, diverting the wine's development from biological to oxidative ageing. The El Puerto location means these Palo Cortados have a characteristic lighter Atlantic character compared to those from the warmer interior of Jerez.

  1. 1838 — Riverside El Puerto bodega established; Palo Cortado casks first identified

Facts

Producer
Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosía
Grapes
Palomino Fino
Classification
DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Oak
Spontaneous flor die-back followed by oxidative ageing; American oak butts
ABV
20.0%
Price
€18-32 at retail
Drinking window
5-25 from bottling
First vintage
1838

Tags

cellar worthy dry fortified sherry full body hidden gem low tannin medium acid mood elegant mood savoury occasion dinner party occasion special old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with game pairs with pork palomino fino price trade up
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