Don PX Convento Selección 1931
320.89₣ (Exc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Switzerland
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
If someone told you they kept a wine for 84 years in barrel before bottling, you'd think they are nuts, right? Well, that's what the folks at Toro Albalá in Aguilar de la Frontera - in the province of Cordoba, part of the Montilla Moriles appellation - did with their 1931 Don PX Convento Selección. This is part of what they call 'vinos olvidados,' which means 'forgotten wines.' The border is amber, with green tints that denote very old age. Such old age provides an array of unusual aromas and flavors, including iodine and salt that compensate the sweetness (403 grams) and even the alcohol (18%). It's terribly balsamic, with notes of dry herbs and spices, cigar ash, carob beans (algarrobas), incense and noble woods. The palate is very, very sweet and concentrated, unctuous, dense, with a chewy texture. This goes beyond a glass of wine, a drop of it is like having a piece of cake. I don't think this reaches the complexity and depth of the 1946, which remains the benchmark for these old sweet PX, but it's truly terrific! 9,650 bottles were filled in June 2015.
Features
Type of wine
Pairings
Style
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Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
17.0%
Grapes
Serving
Between 8ºC and 10ºC
Winemaking
Aged in American oak casks.
Shipping to Switzerland
50% discount on orders over 376.18₣*Estimated transit time: 6-7 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Over 376.18₣* |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | 22.71₣ | 11.36₣ (-11.36₣) |
| 7-12 | 28.12₣ | 14.06₣ (-14.06₣) |
| 13-18 | 34.70₣ | 17.35₣ (-17.35₣) |
| 19-24 | 43.64₣ | 21.82₣ (-21.82₣) |
| 25-30 | 48.90₣ | 24.45₣ (-24.45₣) |
| 31-36 | 54.55₣ | 27.27₣ (-27.27₣) |
| 37-42 | 58.31₣ | 29.15₣ (-29.15₣) |
| 43-48 | 60.19₣ | 30.09₣ (-30.09₣) |
| 49-54 | 65.83₣ | 32.92₣ (-32.92₣) |
| 55-60 | 71.47₣ | 35.74₣ (-35.74₣) |
| VAT not included | ||
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