Bodegas Valdespino (500 ml) 'Cardenal' Palo Cortado VORS Sherry, Estate Macharnudo Alto, Jerez-Xeres-Sherry DO

Bodegas Valdespino (500 ml) 'Cardenal' Palo Cortado VORS Sherry, Estate Macharnudo Alto, Jerez-Xeres-Sherry DO

Item Number: 19941

UPC: None

Country: Spain
Region: Andalucia
Sub Region: Cadiz
Appellation/AVA: Jerez-Xeres-Sherry DO
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vineyard Designation: Macharnudo
Grape(s): 100% Palomino Fino
Type: Wine - Sherry, Madeira & Port
Bottle Size: 500 ml
Pack: 6
Closure: T Top
Alc by Vol(%): 22
Soil Type: Albariza, white color, clay texture and high in calcium carbonate

Vine Age: 50 years old
Type of Aging: Biological (under flor) + Oxidative
Number of Casks: 7
Number of Levels: 4 Criaderas and 1 Solera
Average Age: Although this wine is categorized as V.O.R.S. (over 30 years old) it is over 50 years old.

Production Notes: The youngest criaderas are topped up with carefully selected 25-year-old wine from the Calle Ponce solera, a selection from the best casks of the solera of Viejo C.P. Palo Cortado.

Tasting Notes: Light mahogany with greenish tones. Rare, very complex aromas with nutty character and great mineral, balsamic hints. Great depth, minerality and a smoky, long aftertaste.

Reviews

  • The Wine Advocate
    Rating: 99 (8/28/2013)
    The NV Palo Cortado Cardenal VORS, like the whole VORS collection from Valdespino is outstanding. It is fed from the solera of the Palo Cortado C.P. where the Palomino grapes come from the Macharnudo Alto vineyard, fermented in American oak botas. It’s a monumental wine of dark mahogany color with a green edge, a complex, ever-changing, concentrated, clean and delineated nose of spices, dark chocolate, Cuban cigar and balsamic notes of incense, and a sharp, saline palate. It is highly concentrated, powerful and clean, with an eternal, lingering aftertaste.