Harveys Fine Dry
Amontillado VOS
Very fresh, salty, nutty nose is complex and bright. The
palate is fresh and salty with a rounded, nutty character,
high acidity and a citrussy finish. 91/100 (£19)
Lustau Dry Amontillado VOS
Brown colour. Soft, broad and rich with complex notes of old
furniture, tar and casks. Hint of raisiny richness. 90/100 (£30)
Sandeman Royal Esmerelda 20 Year Old Fine Dry
Amontillado VOS
Cloudy light brown colour. Soft yet tangy with notes of
fudge, nuts and tar. Dense with some spiciness. A broad, soft
style that has faded a little. 89/100 (£14)
Domecq Amontillado 51-1a 30 Year Old VORS
Orange brown colour. Lively nose with fresh citrus fruit
as well as nuts and herbs. Savoury, salty tang. The palate is
lively and bright with some citrus freshness and good acidity,
finishing very long. 92/100 (£30)
Gonzalez Byass Del Duque Amontillado VORS
Fresh, complex and nutty with a nice citrussy brightness
and good acidity. Very stylish. 92/100 (£14 Sainsburys,
Fortnum & Mason, Harrods)
Hidalgo Amontillado Viejo VORS
Orange/brown colour. Profound, complex nose with herbs,
citrus and old floors. Powerful, tangy palate is herby with
fresh citrus pith notes and salty nuttiness. Long finish: a
really complex wine. 94/100 (£60 BB&R, Tanners)
Bodegas Tradicion Amontillado 30 Year Old VORS
Orange colour. Lovely complex nose of marmalade, spice,
dried fruits and lemons. The palate is lively and complex with
brilliant citrus freshness under the nutty old furniture and
herb notes. Brilliantly vibrant. 94/100 (£55 Fortnum &
Mason)
Williams & Humbert Jaffa Amontillado 30 Year
Old VORS
Intensely aromatic nose of crystalline fruits, grapes,
herbs and raisins. The palate is rich with herby, tarry fruit
and good acid. Expressive and complex. 91/100 (£11 Cambridge
Wine Merchants, Lindley Fine Wines, Bristol Wine Merchants,
Stanton Wines, Whitebridge Wines, Rodney Densem Wines,
Goodrich Wines)
Harveys Palo Cortado VOS
Orange brown colour. Lively with lovely tangy citrussy
freshness on the palate, together with richer, more raisiny
sweetness. It has an off-dry character because of the richness
of the fruit. 91/100 (£19)
Hidalgo Jerez Cortado Wellington VOS
Lighter style. Dry, with herby, appley, tangy fruit. Quite
bright and fresh with good acidity. 89/100 (£23 Majestic,
Tanners)
Lustau Palo Cortado VOS
Warming, nutty and spicy on the nose with tar, herbs and
old furniture. The palate has some fruit sweetness with good
acidity. Complex and broad. 91/100 (£30)
Williams & Humbert Dos Cortados Palo Cortado
20 Year Old VOS
Yellow orange colour. Warm vanilla and spice nose. The
palate is soft, spicy and nutty with herby, lemony fruit and
attractive nutty complexity. 90/100 (£11 (£11 Cambridge Wine
Merchants, Lindley Fine Wines, Bristol Wine Merchants, Stanton
Wines, Whitebridge Wines, Rodney Densem Wines, Goodrich Wines)
Domecq Palo Cortado Capuchino 30 Year Old VORS
Orange brown colour. Aromatic, spicy, nutty nose with
tangy citrussy freshness. The palate is broad and rich with
lovely fresh, citrussy, spicy notes as well as some complex
earthiness. 92/100 (£30)
Gonzalez Byass Aposteles
Palo Cortado VORS
Orange brown colour. Rich, spicy, slightly tarry, intense nose. The
palate is sweetly fruited with rich, grapey, raisiny
character. Intense stuff. 92/100 (£14 Sainsburys, Fortnum
& Mason, Harrods)
Hidalgo Palo Cortado Viejo
VORS
Orange brown colour. Complex, fresh, tangy nose with tar, spice, old
casks and some lemony freshness. The palate is fresh with a
herby tang to the dry, nutty, citrussy fruit. Complex,
persistent and lively with a long finish. 93/100 (£75 BBR,
The Sampler, Waitrose)
Osborne Solera PΔP Palo Cortado Abocado VORS
Orange brown colour. Weird nose but lovely palate. Funky, smoky and
minerally on the nose – quite reductive. The palate is
sweet, complex and raisiny with tarry notes. Very long finish.
Odd but lovely. 94/100 (£85 Longford Wines)
Bodegas Tradicion Palo Cortado 30 Year Old VORS
Yellow orange colour. Light, fresh and lemony. Fresh,
complex salty citrus flavours on the palate. Long and complex,
in a lighter style. 91/100 (£60)
Fernando de Castilla Antique
Oloroso VOS
Orange coloured. Fresh, light and a bit funky with good acid and
herby, citrus, orange peel character. Dry, with a lovely
savouriness. 92/100 (£20 Waitrose)
Lustau Dry Oloroso VOS
Brown colour. Warm, rich, casky, nutty and raisiny on the nose.
The palate is long and complex with broad, spicy flavours.
93/100 (£30)
Valdespino Don Gonzalo
Oloroso Viejo VOS
Brown colour. Lovely rich, warm, spicy, casky nose. The palate is
fresh and bold with lovely complex spicy notes and rich,
grapey, raisiny, citrus characters. 92/100 (£29 Moreno)
Domecq Oloroso Sibarita 30 Year Old VORS
Savoury, herby, tangy nose with citrus freshness and some
richer, casky notes. The palate is rich and intense with
lovely spiciness. Complex, broad and with a long finish.
93/100 (£30)
Hidalgo Oloroso Añada 1986
Orange colour. Tangy, citrussy nose. The palate is light and
expressive with herby, citrussy complexity and a persistent,
high-acid freshness. Fantastic complexity here. 94/100 (£85
Harvey Nichols)
Hidalgo Oloroso Viejo VORS
Wonderfully complex citrus peel, floor polish and spice
nose. The palate is funky and complex with profound, fresh,
nutty, lemony complexity. Very expressive. 94/100 (£70
BB&R)
Osborne Solera India Oloroso VORS
Deep brown colour. Old furniture nose with hints of orange
peel and raisins. The palate is massively complex with tarry,
spicy, raisiny fruit and fresh citrus notes. There’s some
sweetness here. Awesome. 95/100 (£85 Longford Wines)
Bodegas Tradicion Oloroso 30 Year Old VORS
Orange gold colour. Complex, tangy nose is rich and fresh
at the same time. The palate is dry with fresh, complex nutty
notes and some citrus freshness, as well as some salty hints.
A lighter style, but massively complex. 94/100 (£55 Fornum
& Mason)
Valdespino Oloroso Solera
Dei Su Majestad VORS
Deep brown colour. Complex, tarry, spicy, casky nose. The palate is
intense and quite rich with smooth, tangy herb, citrus, cask
and raisin notes. Very refined. 93/100 (£230 Moreno)
Gonzalez Byass Matusalem Sweet Oloroso VORS
Fantastic. Very sweet but complex and intense with fresh
acidity and lemony brightness. Profound. 94/100 (£14
Waitrose, Sainsburys, Fortnum & Mason, Harrods)
Harveys Rich Old Oloroso VORS
Deep brown colour. Rich, casky, old furniture nose with
spice and tar notes. The palate is rich and intense with fresh
citrus notes under the raisiny richness. 92/100 (£20)
Lustau Rich Oloroso Añada 1989
Orange brown colour. Savoury, spicy, minerally edge to the
raisiny nose. The palate is sweet and vivid with warm raisiny
notes and casky complexity. 92/100 (£21 Green & Blue,
Fortnum & Mason)
Lustau Rich Oloroso Añada 1990
Sweet and complex with tar, citrus and fudge notes. Fresh
and intense with nice presence. 91/100 (£21)
Garvey Oloroso VOS
Complex, spicy and slightly earthy with sweet, rich,
subtly raisined fruit. Bold and complex. Lovely. 92/100
Garvey PX VOS
Deep brown. Very intense, sweet nose with raisins and tea.
Viscous palate is supersweet with nice complexity. 90/100
Fernando de Castilla Antique
PX VOS
Dark brown. Very aromatic raisiny nose. Viscous, smooth, sweet
and raisiny palate which is soft and sweet. 92/100 (£20
Waitrose)
Bodega Tradicion PX 20 Year Old VOS
Very dark brown. Warm, sweet raisiny nose. Super sweet
Christmas cake palate offset by nice spiciness and some
acidity. Great balance. 94/100 (£60 Fortnum & Mason)
Williams & Humbert Don Guido Pedro Ximénez
20 Year Old VOS
Dark brown colour. Very sweet nose is raisiny and rich.
Treacly, rich, raisined palate with a subtle bitterness.
Lovely stuff. 93/100 (£11 Cambridge Wine Merchants, Lindley
Fine Wines, Bristol Wine Merchants, Stanton Wines, Whitebridge
Wines, Rodney Densem Wines, Goodrich Wines)
Domecq PX Veneable 30 Year Old VORS
Viscous, almost black colour. Intense, tarry, raisiny
nose. Rich, viscous palate with nice spiciness on the finish.
Brilliant. (£30)
Gonzalez Byass Noe PX VORS
Very deep colour. Viscous, spicy and intense with lovely
richness and supersweet raisiy fruit. 92/100 (£14 Sainsburys,
Fortnum & Mason, Harrods)
Harvey Pedro Ximénez VORS
Very deep brown colour. Sweet raisiny nose. Open, soft and
sweet. 90/100 (£20)
Osborne Solera Viejo PX VORS
Very deep brown colour. Complex, spicy, raisiny nose. The
palate is intense and viscous with treacly, raisiny fruit.
Nicely complex. 93/100 (£85 Waitrose) |