Appearance
Pale strawy gold, slight legs.
Nose
Quite full, broad and yeasty, some waxy bitterness, very slightly stalky, a decent nose if not very complex.
Palate
Fairly big,very slightly clumsy, hints of fruit, acidity and even a trace of tannin, yet that bitterness and a hint of yeastiness are there too. Young and made to a price, but pretty sound.
Comments
M Gil Luque, a small but good Jerez bodega was taken over by Herederos de R Perez Marin, makers of La Guita Manzanilla, and the latter were subsequently taken over by Grupo Estevez, who now produce this wine. The commercial brand Tio Toto is associated with Valdespino, which also belongs to Grupo Etevez, but it seems as if it has been divested to the no longer extant M Gil Luque, which is now more of an inexpensive but decent supermarket brand. On the label it states that the wine is produced and bottled by JESA (Jose Estevez SA), and gives the same postcode as the Real Tesoro/Valdespino complex. Anyway Tio Toto consists of a Fino, Manzanilla, Amontillado, Oloroso and PX. There are still some really good M Gil Luque wines floating about, though.
Price
I bought this from my chums at Lupe Pinto Deli in Edinburgh for £ 10. 50. Moreno Wines may be the importers of this, but Liberty wines also import Valdespino.
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