Palo Cortado VORS

What it pairs with

• Partridge in escabeche
  The wine's full body and bitter-orange complexity pair with marinated game bird.
• Manchego añejo with quince paste
  The wine's orange-bitters note interacts beautifully with quince membrillo alongside mature sheep's cheese.
• Grilled aged Iberian pork loin
  The wine's full, dry structure supports the rich fat of top-quality pork.

How to serve Palo Cortado 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. Partridge in escabeche, Manchego añejo with quince paste, Grilled aged Iberian pork loin. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Palo Cortado is among the most elusive of sherry styles, arising spontaneously when Fino barrels unexpectedly lose their flor. Tradición acquires old Palo Cortado soleras and maintains them at VORS level. The wine's dual-nature heritage , biological start, oxidative finish , produces an aromatics-palate contrast that no other wine style achieves.

1. 1998 — Old Palo Cortado soleras acquired and bottled by Bodegas Tradición
2. 2000 — VORS Palo Cortado 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; arose from Fino barrels whose flor died naturally before continuing oxidative ageing

ABV

20.0%

Price

€70-110 at retail

Drinking window

0-20 from bottling

First vintage

1998

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