In the glass

Medium-bodiedLow tanninHigh acidityDryVery Long, Saline-Nutty And Persistent finish

Aroma: deep hazelnut, sea salt, dried herbs, toffee, aged oak

Palate: walnut oil, saline mineral, dried apricot, light rancio

Old Amontillado from the Hidalgo Sanlúcar solera: extended ageing on the scale between standard Amontillado and VORS, the saline coastal terroir persisting through deep oxidative complexity.

What it pairs with

  • Sautéed wild mushrooms on toast
    The wine's umami oxidative depth and sea-salt edge elevate earthy wild fungi.
  • Aged Manchego Gran Reserva with quince
    Old cheese and old sherry create a flavour exchange of salt, nut and mineral.

History

Hidalgo's Amontillado Viejo (Old Amontillado) is drawn from the deeper tiers of the Sanlúcar solera, representing wine that has completed a full biological phase as Manzanilla before transitioning to extended oxidative development. The wine sits at the upper end of the Amontillado spectrum without reaching the formal VORS designation.

  1. 1792 — Foundation solera established at Bodegas Hidalgo
  2. 2005 — Amontillado Viejo released as a named premium tier

Facts

Producer
Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana
Grapes
Palomino Fino
Classification
DO Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Oak
Extended biological then long oxidative ageing; old solera with VOS classification potential
ABV
20.0%
Price
€35-70 at retail
Drinking window
10-30 from bottling
First vintage
1792

Tags

cellar worthy dry fortified sherry hidden gem high acid low tannin medium body mood contemplative occasion dinner party occasion special old vines old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with charcuterie pairs with mushroom palomino fino price premium
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