Amontillado AOS VORS

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In the glass

Aroma: deep hazelnut, aged oak, dried figs, rancio, light iodine

Palate: walnut oil, coffee, mineral, leather, dried orange

VORS Amontillado from Osborne's deepest soleras: 30-plus year average age gives extraordinary rancio concentration and complexity in the dry El Puerto Atlantic microclimate.

What it pairs with

• Contemplative sipping alone VORS complexity warrants full attention without food distraction.
• Aged raw-milk cheeses Intense farmhouse cheese flavours match the wine's concentrated depth.More wines for cheese →

With cheese

Queso de cabra payoya Our pick Payoyo describes its semicured goat cheese as very creamy, nutty, slightly acid and savoury. A dry Amontillado, aged first under flor and then in contact with air, has the depth to meet it, and sherry.wine names semi-cured cheeses for Amontillado. Queso de Grazalema Our pick Payoyo describes its semicured goat and sheep blend as very melting and slightly acid, with a hint of hazelnut. A dry Amontillado, aged under flor and then in contact with air, meets it with oxidative depth, and sherry.wine names semi-cured cheeses for Amontillado.

How to serve Amontillado AOS 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. Contemplative sipping alone, Aged raw-milk cheeses. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

The AOS (named for the Amontillado Osborne Solera designation) represents the apex of Osborne's Amontillado range. A VORS designation requires the wine to have an average age of over 30 years across the full solera scale, certified by the Consejo Regulador. Released in very limited quantities from the El Puerto de Santa María bodega.

1. 1772Foundation Amontillado solera established at Osborne
2. 2000AOS VORS released commercially under modern packaging

Facts

Producer

Osborne · visiting guide

Grapes

Palomino Fino

Classification

DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry

Oak

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

ABV

20.0%

Price

€60-120 at retail

Drinking window

15-40 from bottling

First vintage

1772

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