Bright polished mahogany with copper highlights and the faintest tinge of green at the amber rim.
Nose
Fragrant and full showing lots of the subtle nuances of maturity: hints of oak, cigar box, pipe tobacco, walnut, salted caramel, toasted nuts and a trace of Seville orange marmalade. It is stylish, elegant and homogeneous, a great example of what the word Oloroso means.
Palate
Full, almost rich and very well rounded. There are gentle hints of tannin, a very slight salinity and a certain glyceric sweetness which give an attractive texture and all is nicely balanced. The faintest hint of spice like cinnamon joins flavours of tobacco and nuts with traces of oak. it is quite a big wine yet quite subtle at the same time and has terrific length.
Comments
The almacenista in this case is José Luis González Obregón in El Puerto de Santa Maria, a highly respectable firm founded in 1935 which also has a superb bodega/wine bar in the town´s Calle Zarza and the Taberna La Draga in Plaza Bizcocheros. They are almacenistas but also sell good wine and Sherry under their own brand. This solera contains 110 butts and the wine was bottled by Lustau. It must be all of 20 years old.
Price16 euros per 50cl, ex bodega
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