Oloroso VORS

What it pairs with

• Morcilla ibérica (Iberian black pudding)
  The wine's dark, complex depth and full body match the intensity of blood sausage.
• Aged Torta del Casar
  Powerful, creamy Spanish sheep's milk cheese is well matched by very old Oloroso.
• Dark espresso chocolate truffles
  The coffee-and-bitter-chocolate register of old Oloroso mirrors fine dark chocolate confections.

How to serve Oloroso VORS

Allow 5 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and pour. Open and pour directly. No decanting required for this style.
2. Serve at 8-10°C. Cellar temperature (8-10°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a Sherry copita: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Morcilla ibérica (Iberian black pudding), Aged Torta del Casar, Dark espresso chocolate truffles. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Like all wines in the Bodegas Tradición range, the Oloroso VORS is built from soleras of documented great age acquired when Tradición was founded in 1998. The house produces no young or standard commercial sherry; every wine in the portfolio is VORS or VOS certified. Production volumes are deliberately small to protect solera integrity.

1. 1998 — Old Oloroso soleras acquired by Bodegas Tradición at founding
2. 2000 — VORS Oloroso certified by the Consejo Regulador

Facts

Producer

Bodegas Tradición

Grapes

Palomino Fino

Classification

DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry

Oak

American oak butts; VORS certified minimum 30 years average age; fully oxidative ageing

ABV

20.5%

Price

€60-95 at retail

Drinking window

0-20 from bottling

First vintage

1998

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