Quo Vadis? Amontillado VORS

In the glass

Aroma: deep walnut, dried herbs, sea salt, aged oak, rancio

Palate: hazelnut oil, concentrated mineral, dried orange, tobacco, leather

VORS Amontillado from a solera maintained since the bodega's founding in 1744; exceptional saline complexity from extended Sanlúcar biological phase and decades of subsequent oxidative development.

What it pairs with

• Sip alone or with a small selection of aged cheeses
  At VORS age and complexity, the wine merits contemplative service with minimal distraction.
• Roasted almonds and ibérico ham
  Traditional tapas context for fine aged Amontillado in Cádiz.

History

The name Quo Vadis? (Where are you going?) reflects the profound age and rarity of this VORS Amontillado. The wine draws from solera butts maintained at the Delgado Zuleta bodega since the 18th century. Average age exceeds 30 years, with some butts containing wine considerably older. The saline Atlantic influence of Sanlúcar persists through the extraordinary oxidative development.

1. 1744 — Foundation solera established at Delgado Zuleta's Sanlúcar bodega
2. 2008 — Quo Vadis? VORS Amontillado released as a named premium tier

Facts

Producer

Delgado Zuleta

Grapes

Palomino Fino

Classification

DO Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda

Oak

Extended biological ageing then full oxidative transition; VORS solera (average over 30 years)

ABV

21.0%

Price

€60-120 at retail

Drinking window

15-40 from bottling

First vintage

1744

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