This rich amber colour sherry starts off its life under flor and then the wine maker selects certain barrels increases the fortification to kill the yeast and moves them to a separate solera to oxidatively mature the wine.  There are no fixed rules for the production of Palo Cortado but they generally combine subtle yeast derriven notes with nutty notes.  

This wine has bruised ripe apple a touch of melon, bread dough, dried apricots, raisins, orange peel then hazel nuts and almonds. The finish of the wine is long with orange peel and raisin flavours lingering beyond the alcohol. Delicious!

WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting style:

Palate:

• Dry
• Medium acidity
• High  alcohol (20%)
• Medium (+) body
• Pronounced flavour intensity.
• Flavour characteristics: Bruised ripe apple, sour bread dough, acetaldehyde, apricot, raisins, orange peel, hazel nuts, almonds. Complex.
• Long finish.

Quality: Balance  – 1, Length – 1  Intensity – 1 , Complexity – 1  = 4.0 The wine is outstanding.