Tasting Notes
Expert reviews of Sherry and Manzanilla wines. Scored 0-100, with producer, vintage and buying recommendation.
Cuco VORS
Cuco VORS is Bodegas Barbadillo’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…
Oloroso Dulce VORS
Barbadillo’s Oloroso Dulce VORS is drawn from the same dry Oloroso VORS solera as its sibling but sweetened with a small addition of Pedro Ximénez during the final stages of…
Oloroso Reliquia
Reliquia Oloroso is Bodegas Barbadillo’s very old oloroso expression within its current or recently verified portfolio. The current documentation records more than 100 years, producer-declared. The profile is kept edition-specific…
Palo Cortado Obispo Gascón
Obispo Gascón is Bodegas Barbadillo’s palo cortado expression within its current or recently verified portfolio. The profile is kept edition-specific where the public documentation is incomplete. The current documentation records…
Obispo Gascón VORS
Obispo Gascón VORS is Bodegas Barbadillo’s palo cortado vors expression within its current or recently verified portfolio. The current documentation records more than 30 years. The profile is kept edition-specific…
Palo Cortado Reliquia
Reliquia Palo Cortado is Bodegas Barbadillo’s very old palo cortado expression within its current or recently verified portfolio. The current documentation records more than 100 years, producer-declared. The profile is…
Pedro Ximénez La Cilla
La Cilla is Barbadillo’s standard Pedro Ximénez, aged for approximately seven years in the solera system. Pedro Ximénez grapes are sun-dried on estera mats after harvest, concentrating the sugars to…
Pedro Ximénez Reliquia Barbadillo
The Reliquia designation signals wine drawn from the oldest, most concentrated sections of the solera — the Pedro Ximénez equivalent of the great Oloroso and Palo Cortado Reliquia wines from…
Amontillado VORS Lustau
Amontillado VORS is Bodegas Lustau’s amontillado 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…