Amontillado Tradición V.O.R.S
90.64₣ (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Spain
Bodegas Tradición
Jerez Xérès Sherry
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The NV Tradicion Amontillado VORS, certainly has the more complex and subtle nose of all these VORS and is on average 45 years old. It has a very clean nose, with elegance and complexity, powerful but subtle notes of hazelnuts, honey and even some dates. The medium-bodied palate shows a sharp wine with strong salinity, it has the power and the lightness, in a very difficult combination. Drink 2013-2020.
Features
Type of wine
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
19.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 12ºC and 14ºC
Winemaking
Biological ageing under a film of yeasts (velo de flor). Subsequently, oxidative ageing for 30 years with the traditional Soleras system in American casks.
Description
A saline breeze and venerable age breathe in every drop of Amontillado Tradición V.O.R.S. : a wine born of the audacity to perpetuate the two sides of Jerez's historic ageing. Born thanks to the renovating impulse of Bodegas Tradición, this wine embodies the absolute respect for time and authenticity. Its origin is marked by a courageous decision: to allow the Palomino grape, on albariza soils and under the Andalusian sun, to spend almost ten years under a veil of flor before entering the slow and patient oxidative ageing process for more than two decades. A total of 36 years of average ageing, without concessions. The bodega only bottles 4,000 units a year, each one numbered by hand, as a testimony to its rarity.
Winemaking
From the moment it enters the cellar, the wine begins biological ageing under flor in American oak casks, developing saline and sharp notes. After this stage, the flor dies and the wine begins a slow natural oxidation in the criaderas and soleras system for more than 20 years. This mixed method -biological and oxidative- is the very essence of the Amontillado style, taken here to its maximum expression. Minimal intervention throughout the process ensures the purity of the original character.
Taste
On the nose, Amontillado Tradición V.O.R.S. is deep, dry and vibrant: dry hay, nutshell, citrus peel and a marine background reminiscent of the westerly wind. Notes of toasted almond and hazelnut mingle with a subtle volatility that adds tension. The palate is sharp, bone dry, with surprising acidity for its age. There are echoes of bitter orange, old wood, salt and hints of dark caramel. The texture is dense but nervous, with a very long finish reminiscent of dried fruits, spices and lingering salinity. Amontillado Tradición V.O.R.S. is not a gentle wine: it is an experience that demands attention, rewarding the daring drinker with imposing complexity. A piece of Andalusian clockwork, impassive to time.
Shipping to Peninsular Spain
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