NV Amontillado Coliseo
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Palomino grapes from a single vineyard called Pago de Miraflores, in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. VORS with an average age over 60 years old. Less than 9 g/l residual sugar. Micro-production of 111 litres per year. The commercial activities at bodega Valdespino started in 1430, but the company would not be registered until 1875. Sacristia is the area in the bodega where the best butts of sherry are hidden and matured for a long time. Nowadays, Bodega Valdespino belongs to José Estévez Group, together with La Guita and Real Tesoro. Tasted blind. This is one of the best wines I tasted in 2017! This wine is hair-rising liquid. The nose is opulent and shows layers and more layers of aromas such as chocolate, roasted coffee, walnut, cheese rind, seaweed, and burnt caramel. Concentration and finesse in equal measures in a perfect integration between flavours and textures. A treasure. (FC)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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The NV Amontillado Coliseo VORS, is an extremely old (much older than the 30 years certified by the VORS classification) and concentrated wine. It is unique, as its origin is from Sanlucar de Barrameda, mainly from the Pago Miraflores, which produced very sharp wines. Dark mahogany colored, with a bright green border, is very aromatic, balsamic and complex, with wild herbs, candied orange rind, spices and dates. The palate is extremely concentrated, dry, and intense but it has no edges, with lively acidity and an eternal finish. It’s an extreme wine, some might find it too much, but it’s certainly unique and among the greatest wines in the world, to be sipped slowly and in tiny quantities. One of the greatest Amontillados in existence today. Drink 2013-2025. I’ve often called Valdespino “the Romanee-Conti of Jerez.” Well, there, I’ve said it. To me they represent quality and tradition at the very top of the Sherry hierarchy. The winery, soleras and brands are old, registered in 1875, but with documentation about their commercial and winegrowing activities going back to the 13th century. Their recent history starts in 1999, when Jose Estevez purchases the company from the Valdespino family. Today Valdespino is the jewel in the crown of the Grupo Estevez, which also includes Real Tesoro and La Guita, who stock and age 35,000 botas of Sherry and own 800 hectares of vineyards, 56 of which come from the Pago Macharnudo, on pure white albariza soil, one of the best vineyards in the Marco de Jerez, and 17 hectares from the heart of Macharnudo are still fermented in bota today and form the core of brands like Inocente, Tio Diego, CP or Cardenal. All the wines were carefully and slowly moved to the new facilities of the Grupo Estevez on the outskirts of Jerez, where they continue their development under the supervision of Eduardo Ojeda, technical director, winemaker, who as a wine-lover is very aware of his role preserving these old soleras, wines and traditions. Imported by Polaner Selections, Mt. Kisco, NY; tel. (914) 244-0404 and Rare Wine Company, Sonoma, CA; tel. (800)999-4342
José Estévez Shiny pale walnut and burnished gold. Smoky burnt orange notes. Very powerful but a little harsh at the end. Almost too concentrated but a real electric shock on the palate. (JH)
Exciting depth on the nose. Not the most concentrated Amontillado in this vast modern bodega full of very old wine but very attractively mellow. Fresher and more appealing than the older (and probably more admired by more experienced aficionados) Cardenal. (JR)