Hi-Time's Top Sherry Wines of 2024
Bodegas Toro Albala, located in Spain’s Montilla-Moriles region, is thought by those in the know, as one of the best Sherry producers in the world, with their extensive selection of older vintages that date back at least 50 years. These complex, profound works of art would not have been possible without Antonio Sanchez, Toro Albala's master blender, winemaker, and all-around maestro. Because of his ability to see future promise in vintages and his talent and guidance in choosing the appropriate temperature for these wines, he is regarded as one of Spain's top winemakers. All of the Toro Albala dessert wines are made of the Pedro Ximenez grapes, which are laid out and sun-dried on mats to concentrate the sugars. The wines are virtually black, viscous as motor oil and packed to the gills with flavor. As years pass, a brownish tint comes forth. Note that these wines are bottled directly from the oak cask and have not been subjected to any fining additives or filtration techniques. The presence of fine lees in these natural wines doesn't compromise their enjoyment. Also, there is virtually no time limit for wine storage, as these wines only improve with age even after they have been uncorked. All wines come in a keepsake gift box with a certificate of authenticity.
WINE ADVOCATE 98 POINTS - "One more single-harvest, old sweet wine, the 1955 Don PX Convento Seleccion was bottled in September 2014 and it had been aged slowly in very old American oak barrels and getting thick and concentrated through evaporation. It's 320 grams of sugar are (partially) compensated by 6.5 grams of acidity. It has a nose and palate of chocolate-covered candied orange, spices, molasses. I'd say the dominant aromas in the nose are dark chocolate. It's very dense, developing notes of very concentrated licorice and balsamic, mint, camphor and evolving notes of petrol with time. Complex, rare and unique. 8,400 bottles. Bottled May 2017. Drink date: 2014-2028."
Bodegas Toro Albala, located in Spain’s Montilla-Moriles region, is thought by those in the know, as one of the best Sherry producers in the world, with their extensive selection of older vintages that date back at least 50 years. These complex, profound works of art would not have been possible without Antonio Sanchez, Toro Albala's master blender, winemaker, and all-around maestro. Because of his ability to see future promise in vintages and his talent and guidance in choosing the appropriate temperature for these wines, he is regarded as one of Spain's top winemakers. All of the Toro Albala dessert wines are made of the Pedro Ximenez grapes, which are laid out and sun-dried on mats to concentrate the sugars. The wines are virtually black, viscous as motor oil and packed to the gills with flavor. As years pass, a brownish tint comes forth. Note that these wines are bottled directly from the oak cask and have not been subjected to any fining additives or filtration techniques. The presence of fine lees in these natural wines doesn't compromise their enjoyment. Also, there is virtually no time limit for wine storage, as these wines only improve with age even after they have been uncorked. All wines come in a keepsake gift box with a certificate of authenticity.
WINE ADVOCATE 98 POINTS - "One more single-harvest, old sweet wine, the 1955 Don PX Convento Seleccion was bottled in September 2014 and it had been aged slowly in very old American oak barrels and getting thick and concentrated through evaporation. It's 320 grams of sugar are (partially) compensated by 6.5 grams of acidity. It has a nose and palate of chocolate-covered candied orange, spices, molasses. I'd say the dominant aromas in the nose are dark chocolate. It's very dense, developing notes of very concentrated licorice and balsamic, mint, camphor and evolving notes of petrol with time. Complex, rare and unique. 8,400 bottles. Bottled May 2017. Drink date: 2014-2028."
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