What it pairs with
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Venison casserole
The wine's full-bodied oxidative richness matches the depth of slow-cooked game. -
Manchego curado or Torta del Casar
Very old dry Oloroso stands up to the pungency of aged Spanish sheep's milk cheese. -
Dark chocolate and bitter orange
Coffee and chocolate notes in the wine echo quality bitter chocolate.
History
Don Gonzalo Oloroso is Valdespino's VOS-certified premium Oloroso, named after a key figure in the house's early 20th-century history. VOS (Vinum Optimum Signatum) certification by the Consejo Regulador confirms analytical verification of minimum 20 years average age by isotopic analysis. Fully oxidative ageing in American oak butts.
- 1920 — Don Gonzalo Oloroso solera established at Valdespino
- 2000 — VOS certification conferred by the Consejo Regulador
Facts
- Producer
- Bodegas Real Tesoro y Valdespino
- Grapes
- Palomino Fino
- Classification
- DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
- Oak
- American oak butts; VOS certified (Vinum Optimum Signatum) minimum 20 years average age; fully oxidative ageing
- ABV
- 20.0%
- Price
- €35-55 at retail
- Drinking window
- 0-15 from bottling
- First vintage
- 1920