Deep strawy gold, quite deeply coloured for a Fino (It is an amazing 15 years old)
Nose:
Quite intense and seriously complex, autolysed yeast undertones, saline hints and a fullness which only age can confer. It really shows how yeast and time affect the Finos. Beautiful.
Palate:
Full with attractive hint of bitterness from the Flor, almost powerful, concentrated Fino towards Amontillado - but not quite, traces of toast, quince jelly (crema de membrillo), low acidity yet tangy and with great length.
Comments:
Quite simply a wonderful wine. It is named after a vineyard they once owned and comes from a solera laid down in 1961 to celebrate the birth of Alfonso Rodriguez Hidalgo. 15 years would have turned most wines to Amontillado, but this still has just a little flor left, and is definitely still more Fino than Amontillado. The wine is made from a selection of the best wines in the fino solera and is then fed through 7 criaderas using very small sacas and rocios. The solera itself is in the most humid part of the bodega to preserve the flor. Only about 8,000 bottles are available annually. An absolute masterpiece.
Price
Around £35 but worth it!
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