NV Valdespino Palomino Fino Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Amontillado Coliseo VORS

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 94.2 points

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  3/6/2023 - Rodenbach99 wrote: 85 Points

  Nos n'avons pas été convaincu par ce vin hors de prix. Un nez balsamique de noix, vanille, umami, sauce soja et de bois moisi. Une bouche où l'alcool est trop présent en rétro-olfaction, C'est intense puissant mordant. Manque de raffinement et de finesse.

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  3/12/2022 - acyso wrote: 93 Points

  Spanish wine (Chicago, IL): From half-bottle. Very high-toned with an almond/aldehyde thing, coupled with some sweet orange peel notes on the nose. Not very saline; this has more of a tart citrus peel note that's pretty intense. Overall this bottle feels like the acidity is slightly out of balance; it's too intense and prominent, and there's a slight bit of heat on the finish as well. A good wine, but not quite at the heights of the other Valdespino VORS, at least today.

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  7/18/2020 - acyso wrote: 95 Points

  Saturday hangout (socially distanced) (Chicago, IL): From half-bottle. Intense rancio, with more of a citrus and nutty thing on the nose. The nose is expressive and brighter than the Cardenal next to it (as a side note, I liked this one more, though I think as a group, preferences were split). The palate shows a distinct salinity that I really like, and while you get the flavours of candied citrus too, you obviously don't get the sweetness. I love the oily texture here, as it works so well with the intense flavours, salinity, and acidity. And while I can't really find myself in the situation of wanting to drink a glass of this, I have to admit this is an incredibly impressive wine.

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  4/11/2018 - Tony Ling Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Served in Spiegelau tasting glass: Deep amber to the eyes. Penetrating nose of supercharged preserved apricots, honey, assortment of nuts, savoury notes. The intensity of the nose is simply stunning.
  
  The density on the palate is equally impressive with a very saline, mineral entry with matching level (if not even more) of acidity to support. Minute-long finish.
  
  Very impressive indeed though some may find it almost ‘too much’? Solid 94 points.
  
  Served in Zalto Burgundy glass (“Leaf” day) after being uncorked for more than 1 full month: all the glorious preserved apricots, caramel and sea salts simplu jumps out at you. Consistent with the above. 94-95 points?

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  10/3/2017 - Tony Molester Likes this wine:

  Tremendous everything. Length, aroma, colour is almost like a red ale.
  I can say it's a slight bit better than other amontillados I've tasted, but not significantly more so. The base is a manzanilla.
  Drink or hold.
  19% abv

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