NV Bodegas Faustino González Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Cruz Vieja Palo Cortado en Rama

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 90 points

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  11/8/2020 - WetRock wrote:

  Slightly cloudy rich brown color. The nose is something like a Madeira from lighter grapes. A touch of rancio with candied citrus, roasted nuts, fig with a note of wood. That all blends nicely into a sort of subtle cocktail like aroma. The palate is sharp with the citrus coming full bore, front to back. I also notice the wood a good amount here. The alcohol warms a bit. Something like a rich tea with citrus added. It's substantial but somehow doesn't really feel weighty. Tasty. I think the Amontillado is a bit better due to the captivating nose. This is one is a bit better on the palate. Both are good wines.

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  1/4/2020 - Heynetty wrote:

  A: cloudy pale brown
  N: fig, dried hazelnuts, walnuts, dates (dried), dried lemon peel, oxidized yellow apple.
  P: Dry, medium (-) acid, 18% alcohol, med body, pronounced intensity and long date laden finish. The citrus hangs around

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  4/2/2019 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot wrote: 90 Points

  Color looks like an Oloroso. Halfway between Amontillado and Oloroso taste wise. Full bodied with, salt, preserved fruit - yet also mineral driven.

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  2/15/2018 - PacoHigon Likes this wine:

  Ámbar pálido. Nariz con suaves toques ahumados, matices de especias exóticas, algo de fruta confitada, un toque anisado y algo de frutos secos tostados. En boca tiene buen ataque, seco, con buena acidez, cierta salinidad, toques de umami y bastante persistencia. Amargos ligeros.

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  1/22/2018 - Harley1199 Does not like this wine:

  Enofusión 2018; 1/22/2018-1/24/2018 (IFEMA - Madrid): Leaving aside the philosophical discussion of what a "Palo Cortado en rama" is, this bottle does not have a single element of that segment: no lactic notes, no sour butter or nothing at all. If this wine came at some point to be a Palo Cortado, my nose tells me that it would come from an Amontillado. It has a final sweet touch that definitively kills this sherry. Regrettable.
  
  Dejando aparte la discusión de un "Palo Cortado en rama", esta botella no tiene ni un sólo elemento de ese segmento: ni notas lácticas, ni de mantequilla agria ni nada de nada. Si este vino llegara en algún momento a ser un Palo Cortado mi nariz me dice que procedería de un Amontillado. Tiene un toque dulce final que remata a este jerez. Lamentable.

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