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Regulatory Category: Jerez-Xérès-Sherry

Amontillado Fino Fossi

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A Chiclana Amontillado that begins as Fino before moving into a substantial oxidative phase, retaining saline lift beneath mature nutty depth. The current technical profile presents it as made from 100% Palomino Fino and matured through biological + oxidative. It is documented with an average age of Biological phase of approx. 5 years followed by extended oxidation; exact total varies by source and format, 18% alcohol, and a 75cl / 1.5L format. Published total ages differ between the regular bottle, importer material and the magnum. Do not collapse them into one average without producer confirmation.

Amber, with hazelnut, dried citrus, tobacco and polished wood; dry, structured and long. The biological imprint gives lift to the oxidative depth, keeping the palate savoury and defined as the nut and citrus notes lengthen.

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Bodega González Obregón

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Bodega González Obregón is a small, historic almacenista house in El Puerto de Santa María, rooted in the work of José Luis González Obregón and closely associated with the town’s traditional tavern and cellar culture. Its identity is not that of a broad commercial bodega, but of a compact cellar preserving limited old stocks in El Puerto.

The bodega is best known through the Lustau Almacenista bottlings sourced from González Obregón: Fino del Puerto 1/143, Amontillado del Puerto 1/10 and Oloroso del Puerto 1/110. These wines should be presented as Lustau Almacenista releases from González Obregón rather than as a separate full proprietary range, while the producer profile should remain concise and focused on the bodega’s role as an old-solera custodian.

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Albariza de la Torre

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Albariza de la Torre is a modern estate-led project situated between El Puerto de Santa María and Jerez de la Frontera, at Finca La Torre. The project is rooted in the Galán family’s long viticultural continuity and is led by Manuel Galán Leal, fourth generation of local growers, with the bodega project identified in current local sources as founded in 2015.

For Fine & Fortified, the core of the range is Esencia de la Torre, particularly the Fino, Amontillado and Oloroso. These wines are based on Palomino Fino and traditional Jerez ageing, while the broader activity of the estate also includes still, sparkling and sweet wines. Editorially, the fortified wines should be kept separate from the wider estate catalogue, and the historic date attached to the property should not be treated as the foundation year of the modern bodega project.

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Galería del Jerez / Colección Roberto Amillo

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Galería del Jerez / Colección Roberto Amillo is best understood as a museum-bodega and collection-led project rather than a conventional producer. Located in the historic centre of Jerez, it brings together Roberto Amillo’s major private collection of objects linked to Sherry and Brandy de Jerez with a small wine space associated with Bodegas Altanza and the Colección Roberto Amillo name.

The wine side of the project has included small-format old Jerez bottlings such as Amontillado, Oloroso, Palo Cortado and Pedro Ximénez, alongside Brandy de Jerez. Editorially, the page should make clear that this is a cultural and collection-based Sherry project, not an estate winery or traditional almacenista in the usual sense. Avoid making current visit or availability claims unless they are checked against the latest operating information.

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Amontillado VORS Cayetano del Pino

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Amontillado VORS is Cayetano del Pino’s amontillado vors expression within its current or recently verified portfolio. The current documentation records 35 years. The profile remains tied to the exact current bottling and release. The current documentation records it as made from 100% Palomino Fino, aged through biological followed by oxidative ageing, with an age statement of 35 years, at 20.5% alcohol and in 50cl. Limited to 300 numbered bottles.

Amber, with hazelnut, dried citrus, iodine and seasoned wood; dry, lifted and persistent. Biological lift and oxidative depth remain in clear balance.

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Cream Cayetano del Pino

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The Cream from Cayetano del Pino blends the house’s old Oloroso with a proportion of Pedro Ximénez to produce an accessible, moderately sweet wine of the style that once dominated British sherry consumption. The almacenista character of the producer is evident: this is a Cream made with old, quality solera wine rather than the blended, sweetened product common in commercial Cream production.

The colour is a deep amber-brown. The nose combines the nutty, oxidative character of old Oloroso with the raisined sweetness of Pedro Ximénez: dried fig, caramel, walnut and a warming spice note. The palate has a gentle sweetness and a round, glycerol-rich texture. The finish is moderately long and warming. A Cream Sherry of genuine character from a producer where quality is the point.

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Palo Cortado VORS El Maestro Sierra

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The Palo Cortado VORS from El Maestro Sierra is believed to be one of the oldest wines of its type in production — estimated at over seventy years of average age, though precise dating becomes impossible at these extremes. Like all the great VORS wines of the house, it is drawn from barrels made by the founder himself, bottled by hand in quantities of around four hundred per year, and presented with the same understated black-label aesthetic as the rest of the range.

The nose is magnificent: old waxed furniture, cigar tobacco, dried orange peel, dark chocolate, ancient resin and a bone-dry mineral depth that takes time to reveal itself. The palate is full and concentrated, with the razor-sharp acidity that characterises very old wines of this type and the uncanny duality — Amontillado elegance, Oloroso body — that defines great Palo Cortado. The finish is enormously long and complex. An irreplaceable wine, produced in quantities that make each bottle something close to a miracle of survival.

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Palo Cortado VORS Cayetano del Pino

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Palo Cortado VORS is Cayetano del Pino’s palo cortado vors expression within its current or recently verified portfolio. The current documentation records 36 years. The profile remains tied to the exact current bottling and release. The current documentation records it as made from 100% Palomino Fino, aged through biological origin followed by oxidative ageing, with an age statement of 36 years, at 22% alcohol and in 50cl. Annual edition limited to 300 numbered bottles; older publicity may cite a different age.

Amber-mahogany, combining citrus peel and hazelnut lift with polished wood, breadth and a long dry finish. Aromatic finesse and Oloroso-like breadth define the style.

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Oloroso Sibarita VORS

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Oloroso Sibarita VORS is Bodegas Osborne’s oloroso vors expression within its current or recently verified portfolio. The current documentation records more than 30 years. The profile is kept edition-specific where the public documentation is incomplete. The current documentation records it as made from 100% Palomino Fino, aged through oxidative ageing, with an age statement of More than 30 years, at 20% alcohol and in 50cl. No caveat beyond current price and stock verification.

Mahogany, with walnut, leather, spice and seasoned wood; dry, broad and persistent. Its breadth and warmth are framed by a dry, savoury finish.

junio 24, 2026 0 comments
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Alameda (Oloroso Abocado)

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Alameda is Hidalgo’s Cream-style wine: an Oloroso sweetened with a proportion of Pedro Ximénez to produce an approachable, moderately sweet fortified wine. The Alameda name refers to the tree-lined avenues — alamedas — that are a feature of Andalucían town planning, suggesting a wine for relaxed, convivial moments.

The colour is a deep amber-brown. The nose combines the nutty, oxidative character of old Oloroso with the raisined sweetness of Pedro Ximénez: dark caramel, walnut, dried figs and a warming spice note. The palate has a gentle sweetness and a rounded, glycerol-rich texture with a moderately long finish. An accessible and well-made Cream Sherry from a producer whose more serious wines are among the finest in Sanlúcar.

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