NV Bodegas Tradición Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Oloroso 30 Years Old VORS

Community Tasting Notes (23) Avg Score: 93.9 points

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  2/18/2024 - cugel_saga Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Liquid copper.
  
  Polish. Orange peel. Nut. Beautiful, burnt caramel. I
  want to sip this slowly but I want more after every drop passes my lips. This coats my palate and asks questions.
  
  Put in a barrel half a lifetime ago. If I think what I was doing then and what I have done since, well, the mind boggles. As I loved and learnt and tried and won and lost this wine has sat and aged and grown.
  All these things I think as I sip this fine, aged Oloroso and it leaves a ringing in my ears.
  
  Drank over a few weeks in February, kept in the fridge between glasses with no ill effects. Contemplative, superb wine.

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  2/11/2024 - David Meddings wrote: 92 Points

  Light tawny. Acetic notes mingling with fig and Christmas pudding notes on the bouquet. Palate is striking for the saline undertow and has a prominent acidic character that may be too much for some (like myself - not at all an experienced sherry drinker). While not my personal cup of tea it was understandable why this wine has impressed so many here - there is a wide breadth of flavours on offer and while one has to be a lover of the acetaldehydic profile, it is clear that these come together in a complex whole. Long final.
  
  I bought 3 sherries after deciding I needed to at least explore this area of winemaking. This was my second and so far my preferred bottling. We only finished half a bottle or so, and looking forward to seeing how I feel about it when I get to the remainder. But unless something changes I don't feel I will become an avowed sherry drinker.

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  10/17/2023 - Tudz Drkl Likes this wine:

  Light amber with gold highlights showing clear and clean. The nose is smooth, nutty, rich sweet citrus juices and maple syrup. The palate is meaty and sweet with a very juicy entry and a long dark acidic finish.

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  3/10/2023 - gornals wrote: 94 Points

  Fira Dismavi 2023 #2 (Sherry); 3/1/2023-3/14/2023: The wine looks light brown colored. The legs are medium. It smells like fig, mineral, stoniness, light toast, almond, walnut, alcohol/hot and sherry. The body is medium/full. The wine has linear texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has high acidity.

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  7/1/2022 - djarcara wrote: 90 Points

  A slightly cloudy amber color. A nose of maple sugar and walnuts. The wine has a bracing acidity combined with very pronounced tannins. Flavors of dates, walnuts, olive brine, and maple burst forth. The wine is bone dry, however. But, for a 30 year old wine I was expecting more balance to the tannic structure. A bit rough going.

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