Until I received an email from my local wine shop, The Wine Thief, I didn’t know October 8-14, 2018 was International Sherry Week.[Read more]
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Gonzalez Byass Matusalem VORS 30 Años Sherry – An Enjoyable Palomino and Pedro-Ximenez Mix
Gonzalez Byass, Matusalem VORS 30 Años Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
Tasting Note: An enjoyable, 30-year-old sherry that is a palomino and Pedro-Ximenez mix.[Read more]
Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe Cuatro Palmas Amontillado Sherry – Like an Oloroso Sherry’s Older, Better-Looking Brother with Neatly-Manscaped Hair on its Chest
Gonzalez Byass, Tio Pepe, Cuatro Palmas Amontillado Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
Tasting Note: If you like concentrated, deep, rich oloroso sherry, this rare, four-decades old amontillado sherry is like an oloroso sherry’s older, better-looking brother with neatly-manscaped hair on its chest.[Read more]
Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe Tres Palmas Fino Sherry – Fresh Fino Flavors in a Amontillado Sherry’s Clothing
Gonzalez Byass, Tio Pepe, Tres Palmas Fino Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
Tasting Note: You will likely never get the opportunity to taste a sherry like this in your life, but if you get the chance – don’t pass it up.[Read more]
Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe Dos Palmas Fino Sherry – The Angela Basset of Fino Sherries that Captures the Struggle Between Experience and Youth
Gonzalez Byass, Tio Pepe, Dos Palmas Fino Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
Tasting Note: An 8-year-old en rama (bottled directly from the barrel with no filtration) fino sherry that is the Angela Basset of fino sherries; it may be 8-years old but plays in a 5-year-old fino’s sandbox capturing the ever-present struggle between experience and youth in your glass.[Read more]
Gonzalez Byass Leonor 12 Años Palo Cortado Seco Sherry – If You’re an Oloroso or Amontillado Fan, Try This
Gonzalez Byass, Leonor 12 Años Palo Cortado Seco Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
Tasting Note: If you like dry sherry and you don’t know palo cortado, try this 12-year-old sherry especially if you are an amontillado or oloroso fan.[Read more]
Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe Una Palma Fino Sherry – A Grown-Up, Mellowed-Out Flavor Profile
Gonzalez Byass, Tio Pepe, Una Palma Fino Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
Tasting Note: A 6-year-old en rama (bottled directly from the barrel with no filtration) fino sherry with a round mouthfeel that has benefited from aging giving it a grown-up, mellowed-out flavor profile.[Read more]
Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe En Rama Fino Sherry 2018 – One of the Most Flavorful Finos on the Fino Sherry Scale
Gonzalez Byass, Tio Pepe, En Rama Fino Sherry 2018, Andalucia, Spain
Tasting Note: A 5-years-old en rama (bottled directly from the barrel with no filtration) fino sherry that is one of the most flavorful on the fino-sherry scale.[Read more]
Gonzalez Byass Finest Dry Añada Palo Cortado Vintage Sherry 1987 – A Stunning Example of an Oloroso-Spirited Sherry
Gonzalez Byass, Finest Dry Añada Palo Cortado Vintage Sherry 1987, Andalucia, Spain
Tasting Note: A stunning example of an oloroso-spirited sherry. Anywhere.[Read more]
