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Visiting Jerez, exploring Sherry, and blending Las Palmas
Part 5, the wines
Gonzalez Byass
Tio Pepe Palomino Fino NV Sherry, Spain
Bottled in September 2014. This is bright and fresh with some apple
notes. Very pure and lively with delicacy and precision. A benchmark
expression of Fino. 89/100
Gonzalez Byass
Tio Pepe Fino En Rama NV Sherry,
Spain
April 2014 bottling. Lovely fresh, slightly salty, nutty wine
with purity and a lively character. Complex and tangy with some
richness to the texture. 92/100
Gonzalez
Byass Tio Pepe Rebollo Fino En Rama NV Sherry, Spain
This is the original and smallest of the Tio Pepe soleras in the
darkest and most humid bit of the bodega. Fresh and very salty with
a tangy personality and some notes of apples, iodine and nuts. Warm,
expressive and spicy - crazily edgy and complex. 94/100
Gonzalez
Byass Tio Pepe Gaditano Fino En Rama NV Sherry, Spain
Very aromatic: lemony and herby with some marine and cheese
notes. Rounded, textured, appley palate with some waxy notes and
some warmth. Real intensity here. 93/100
Gonzalez Byass
Viña AB Amontillado
NV Sherry, Spain
16.5% alcohol. Probably the value for money star of the range.
Complex, nutty and lively with lovely elegance and some sweet nutty
notes countering the tangy citrus and pear fruit. Very complex with
lovely balance. Approximately 10 years old. 93/100
Gonzalez
Byass Alfonso Oloroso NV Sherry, Spain
18% alcohol; 8 years old. Once the protection is taken away the
oxidised wines get their colour quickly but they take a long time to
develop complexity. Aromatic, raisiny, spicy nose with nuttiness and
some citrus bite on the finish. Dry and quite complex. 90/100
Gonzalez
Byass Leonor Palo Cortado NV Sherry, Spain
20% alcohol; 12 years old. Lovely nose of casks and old
furniture, with a hint of bitter marmalade. Fresh and tangy yet
quite broad on the palate, with lovely precision. 92/100
Gonzalez
Byass Del Duque Amontillado NV Sherry, Spain
21.5% alcohol. Nutty and broad with lovely raisiny richness
combined with notes of leather and herbs. Nice spiciness too, with
subtle tar and treacle notes. 92/100
Gonzalez
Byass Apostoles Palo Cortado NV VORS Sherry, Spain
20% alcohol. Rich with some sweetness to the bold, complex,
nutty, raisiny fruit. Concentrated, complex and sweet with old
casks, tar and treacle notes. Very rich. 93/100
Gonzalez
Byass Matusalem Oloroce Dulce NV VORS Sherry, Spain
20.5% alcohol. Sweet, complex and concentrated; raisiny and
delicious. Very smoothly textured with a lovely spicy twist to the
sweet fruit. 94/100
Gonzalez Byass
Noé
Pedro Ximenez NV VORS Sherry, Spain
Rich, unctuous and intense but not overpowering. Some tea and
herb notes alongside the rich, sweet, raisiny nose. The palate has
spicy christmas cake flavours. Very mellow and nicely balanced.
93/100
And, the 2014
Las Palmas wines:
Gonzalez
Byass Fino Una Palma NV Sherry, Spain
15.5% alcohol. Lively and intense with citrus fruit, herbs and
attractive salty, cheesy hints. Complex and broad with lovely
precision and also some richness. Really fabulous stuff with lovely
balance. Quite profound. 93/100
Gonzalez
Byass Fino Dos Palmas NV Sherry, Spain
15.5% alcohol. Complex and intense with some nutty notes and a nice
saltiness. Very fine, expressive and tangy with lovely
concentration. Flavours of pear, apple and spice with good depth.
This wine has freshness, balance and even elegance: it's not about
extreme flavours. 95/100
Gonzalez
Byass Fino Tres Palmas NV Sherry, Spain
16% alcohol. Complex tangy, nutty nose with some citrus fruit and
hints of old casks. The palate is complex, quite mellow and really
elegant with a subtle saltiness and nice texture. Quite serious.
95/100
Gonzalez
Byass Fino Cuatro Palmas NV Sherry, Spain
21.5% alcohol. Incredibly complex, edgy, tangy and precise. Powerful
notes of old casks, cedar and treacle with citrus peel freshness and
good acidity. This wine has real salty, mineral, nutty depth and
lovely freshness, as well as an eternal finish. It has edges, too.
Stunning. 97/100
VISITING SHERRY COUNTRY
 Part
1, the vineyards
Part
2, Jerez and a good lunch at Aturo's
Part
3, making sherry
Part
4, blending Las Palmas
Part
5, the wines tasted
Wines
tasted 10/14
and 12/14 (Las Palmas)
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