Dos Cortados 20 Year Old Palo Cortado

Dos Cortados 20 Year Old Palo Cortado

  • Jerez, 
  • spain

Latest Awards

  • 93 points Wine Advocate , October 2024
Background

For over 130 years, Bodegas Williams & Humbert have been producing the finest sherries and brandies; as well as a diverse portfolio of spirits, utilizing one of the most traditional methods of ageing, the solera method. Founded in 1877 by Sir Alexander Williams and Arthur Humbert, Bodega Williams & Humbert has been considered to be one of the worlds most prestigious wine producers in the world.Located in the heart of Jerez de la Frontera, Bodega Williams & Humbert has more than 1,200 acres of vineyards, and the largest wine cellar in Europe. The family owned and operated Bodega has produced a great variety of high quality sherries, while maintaining the traditional methods of solera aging. Solera is a method of producing wines, where small amounts of younger wines are systematically blended with the more mature wines over a period of time. Produced using on buds from only our best vineyards. Put into the Criaderas y Soleras system in our fino sherry casks for biological ageing. Sporadically, circumstances cause the contents of some casks to behave differently than is hoped they will not become fino sherry. These casks are cut (hence the term cortado) with one or two jugs of alcohol to form the base of the palo cortado solera system. The wine is then aged for 20 years until it reaches the solera.

Winemaking & Aging

Bud musts from our best vineyards. Cold, still decanting and fermentation at 22º C. Early filtration, classification by quality and then the must is fortified at 15º with the best distilled wines to obtain the traditional racks.

Tasting Notes

Bright hues of very old gold and amber. Pungent, intense and complex on the nose, with a subtle note of dried fruits. Dry, with excellent acidity; a long, full-bodied and elegant palate. An incredibly expressive and unforgettable finish. Sherry with an amontillado nose and an oloroso palate.

93
Points

The NV Dos Cortados Palo Cortado VOS mentions on the label "Solera Especial" and that it aged for 20 years, but the average age is possibly higher; and they say that in the future it will be labeled as a VORS, over 30 years of age. It has a dark amber color with some green tints, not common at that age, and a nose with clear biological reminiscences, along with saltpeter, seaweed and rusty nails with just a generous and warm touch of peach and spirit. It has 21.5% alcohol with a low pH and high acidity through concentration, but it has a gentler palate than expected. The nose is definitely closer to an Amontillado than an Oloroso. It comes in a half-liter bottle, and they filled around 1,000 of them in 2023, but there's no mention of the bottling date or saca on the labels. -L.G.

Wine Advocate - October 2024

Appellation

grape varieties

Estate grown Palomino grapes from vineyard Jerez Superior Balbaina

Sizes

500ml

technical details
  • ABV: 21.5%
  • RS: 6 g/l
  • Closure: Cork
  • Vegan
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