In the glass

Full-bodiedLow tanninMedium acidityDryLong, Tangy And Warming finish

Aroma: orange peel, roasted almonds, mahogany wood, dried herbs

Palate: dark toffee, walnut oil, spice, dry orange bitters

Deep amber Palo Cortado combining the delicacy of an Amontillado nose with the full body and richness of an Oloroso. Orange peel, walnut oil and warming dry finish.

What it pairs with

  • Blue cheese (Cabrales or Gorgonzola)
    The wine's oxidative richness and tangy dry finish cuts through the fat of blue-veined cheese.
  • Roasted walnuts and almonds
    Nut aromatics in the wine mirror the roasted character of the nuts.
  • Duck foie gras
    Full-bodied richness and orange-peel bitterness provide structure against the liver fat.

History

Named after González Byass founder Manuel María González's wife Doña Leonor, this Palo Cortado solera was established as one of the house's prestige bottlings. Palo Cortado is one of the rarest sherry styles, arising when a Fino's flor collapses unpredictably, steering the barrel into oxidative ageing but retaining aromatic elegance.

  1. 1979 — Leonor Palo Cortado solera created at González Byass

Facts

Producer
González Byass
Grapes
Palomino Fino
Classification
DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Oak
American oak butts; 12 years average oxidative ageing in the Palo Cortado solera
ABV
20.0%
Price
€18-28 at retail
Drinking window
0-10 from bottling
First vintage
1979

Tags

dry fortified sherry full body low tannin medium acid medium term mood contemplative mood elegant occasion dinner party occasion special old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with blue cheese pairs with digestif pairs with foie gras palomino fino price trade up
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