Appearance
Paleish strawy gold, clean, light legs.
Nose
Rather bitter flor edged aroma with the teeniest trace of oxidation and some bitter almond. It is fino all right, but not particularly attractive, and thankfully not terribly forthcoming.
Palate
Similar to nose, but a shade more oomph, a trace of olive brine. Not particularly "fine" and has none of the subtleties of the hoped-for delicate flor flavour. It does the job, just. It brings back memories of the finos imported in the 1960s and 70s which were usually 18% vol. At least it is inexpensive.
Comments
I can't find out much about this bodega, except that the address given is Crta. N-IV, Km 640, Jerez, which is the same as Grupo Estevez., so one must presume that Bodegas del Principe is a sous-marque of Estevez for bulk blends. It is bottled in Jerez, but is not doing the image of Sherry much good.
Price
£5.99
Cannot find a photo of this bottle. Maybe that's another reason it's cheap.
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