Tio Valdes
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
L'Hermitage Syrah 2008
Tad e tio Lu Set21 — 3 years ago
Gonzalez Byass
Fino Una Palma Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino 2020
Very impressed by the Palmas series, a special release of “en rama” sherries from selected casks from the Tío Pepe solera. Traditionally, cellarmasters in Jerez would mark exceptional casks with a chalk drawing of a palm tree branch (palma in Spanish), potentially adding more branches if those wines continued to show finesse and delicacy as they aged. To make the selection, González Byass’ invites different guests (mostly wine critics and somms) every year, an honor that befell Ferran Centelles (El Bulli) in 2020.
The 2020 Una Palma comes from three casks from the Tio Pepe solera with 6 years of aging under flor, bottled unfined and unfiltered (en rama). Sharp nose with notes of almonds, yeast and hints of citrus. Fresh, mineral and very saline. Much more intense aromas and flavors than the regular Tio Pepe — 3 years ago
Valdespino
Tio Diego Macharnudo Vineyard Amontillado Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino
2023/9. Classic amontillado, with plenty of flor character and oxidative richness — 8 months ago
Bodegas Mas Perinet
Perinet Priorat Red Blend 2016
Nice... A little residual sugar is off putting. But the flavor profile is stellar. And Tio Alvaro says "exceptional for my palate".
91 points — 2 years ago
Gonzalez Byass
Tio Pepe Tres Palmas Jerez Palomino Fino
17.5. The real deal! Perfect aperitif but good too with fish. Smooth, deep, long. En Rama. — a year ago
Château de Pibarnon (Comte de Saint Victor)
Bandol Mourvedre Blend 2011
Tad e tio Lu Set21 — 3 years ago
Valdespino
Viejo C.P. Macharnudo Vineyard Palo Cortado Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palomino Fino
Like Valdespino’s Fino Inocente and Amontillado Tio Diego, it is sourced from the Macharnudo Alto vineyard, the highest point and probably the most famous vineyard in the Marco de Jerez and made with with specific casks from these Fino and Amontillado rerouted to oxidative aging. Aged for an average of 25 years in the solera system. Beautiful aromas of caramel, orange rind, and iodine. Sharp, precise, quite saline, with flavors of hazelnuts. Very very long finish with lingering hazelnuts — 3 years ago
romo
Empty beer can in grass nose. Some rubber hose in palate and as clean and dry as it gets for Jerez. — 7 months ago