Richard Portes

9.6

18.5. Best sherry I’ve ever had. Dry but very rich, long. It’s Bota 121, in fact - Delectable doesn’t have that. — 9 months ago

Ian Hamel

9.1

2020 fall. Really nice, balanced, moreish palo cortado, and outstanding for the price — 4 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.3

2020/4 as an aperitif with mussels, and with feijoada, Basque-style roast pork, etc.
This bottle was particularly woody and dry, but still with that caramel depth. A little rancid but not too much. — 5 years ago

JUAN LOPEZ

10

Besos de los dioses — 5 years ago

with Adriana

Peter Sultan

9.3

Other bottlings tasted more layered, I’d like to think, but for the peni-ultimate wine equivalent of salted caramel, this is it. Caramel not sweet at all,& the more fluid body from Palamino. Perhaps a tad too salty- but who doesn’t like salted caramel? 375ml bottle. Kinda cool how many deals are to be had in the Barbadillo line up. — 10 months ago

with Owen

Sylvain Rhainds

8.9

Nez super mais en bouche. Extreme. — 4 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.2

This was even better than the other bottle I had, which was just a bit too rancio on the finish for my tastes. All kinds of woody goodness — 5 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.3

Da bomb, for sherry lovers: Palo Cortado versión. A shape shifter on the palate & ringing on the higher registers, this Hidalgo checks all the boxes for me, which includes a lightness & freshness heaven made for most food. Burnt pine cone & toffee bits, a subtle mushroom thing (oyster?), & a rather trim beef bouillon broth lurking on the back end. That may all be bs but it’s a wine that inspires….. — 3 years ago

Marcus Pollack

9.3

Dark amber, very dry, high acidity, light-medium bodied. Toasted almonds, bitter green olives, a little oily, saline finish. You could probably drink this with just about any food and be in a good place. — 4 years ago

Nick

10

As good as it gets — 5 years ago