Tasting Notes
Expert reviews of Sherry and Manzanilla wines. Scored 0-100, with producer, vintage and buying recommendation.
Amontillado Napoleón
Napoleón is Hidalgo’s flagship Amontillado, named for the French emperor whose army was supplied with the wine during the Peninsular War. The bodega simultaneously sold wine with a Wellington label…
Amontillado Napoleón VORS
The VORS version of Napoleón carries an average age of around forty years — a dramatic extension of the character established in the standard Napoleón, with four decades of additional…
Oloroso Seco Faraón
Oloroso Faraón is Bodegas Hidalgo-La Gitana’s oloroso expression within its current or recently verified portfolio. The profile is kept edition-specific where the public documentation is incomplete. The current documentation records…
Oloroso Faraón VORS
The VORS version of Faraón carries an average age of forty or more years — one of the finest old dry Olorosos produced in Sanlúcar. The additional decades have done…
Palo Cortado Wellington VOS
Wellington VOS takes its name from the Duke of Wellington, whose army was supplied with Hidalgo’s wine during the Peninsular War at the same time as Napoleon’s forces received the…
Palo Cortado Wellington VORS
The Wellington VORS takes the same lineage as the VOS and extends it to nearly fifty years of average age — one of the most distinctive Palo Cortados in production…
Pedro Ximénez Triana
Triana is named after the famous barrio of Seville — the flamenco neighbourhood across the river from the city centre — and represents Hidalgo’s standard Pedro Ximénez, made from sun-dried…
Pedro Ximénez Triana VORS
The VORS version of Triana adds approximately thirty-five years of average age to the equation, transforming the accessible sweetness of the young Pedro Ximénez into something far more profound. Sun-dried…
Alameda (Oloroso Abocado)
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…