Oloroso Antique, Rey Fernando de Castilla

Details:
50cl bottle, 20% alc/vol, £23.75
Appearance:
Mid amber, old gold/copper highlights and vague yellowy green rim, legs.
Nose:
Big, complex, fragrant, old, touches of toasted hazelnuts, walnuts and walnut shells, old oak barrels, dried fruit notes and a trace of almost burnt sugar sweetness to balance. Evolves nicely in the glass developing into a tight and extremely elegant Oloroso.
Palate:
Full bodied, completely dry, quite tangy, intense and complex flavours of nuts, especially walnuts, finely controlled oxidation and traces of dried fruits and wood. There is lovely texture and length here, and all is balanced and controlled.
Comments:

A wonderful, clearly very old wine which lingers on the palate for ages. In fact it is from an 80 year old solera bought from Jose Bustamante by Jan Petterson. and the wine itself is over 20 years old,