Palo Cortado is a rare and marvelous wine that combines the delicate nose of Amontillado with the structured mouthfeel of Oloroso. As a meditation wine, it must be enjoyed slowly to experience the most mysterious nuances characteristic of sherry wine.
Oloroso sherry is known as a vocational wine. From the beginning, its special features have whispered to wine tasters that it was destined to become one of the most structured and complex wines from Jerez.
These monovarietal wines get their names from the grapes from which they are made, namely Moscatel and Pedro Ximénez. The traditional technique of sun-dying grapes gives them their characteristic sweetness without compromising the aromatic complexity.
Blends, or cabeceo wines, are sherries that come from the combination of an originally dry wine and a naturally sweet wine or rectified concentrated must. Different types of blends are distinguished by their sugar content and the type of wine used in their production. Learn more!
Whether due to the changeable conditions in its origin or the wide range available depending on the balance between the two types of aging, there are few wines that are as interesting and complex as Amontillado sherry. It’s a surprising and seductive wine with phenomenal pairing possibilities.