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![[March Lot 175A-F] Valdespino Cardenal Palo Cortado V.O.R.S. Sherry [1 bottle]](https://resize.bidforwine.co.uk//resized/images/w590/lots/1/81351.jpg)
![[March Lot 175A-F] Valdespino Cardenal Palo Cortado V.O.R.S. Sherry [1 bottle]](https://resize.bidforwine.co.uk//resized/images/h50/lots/1/81351.jpg)
30 years old.
Offered in original individual wooden case.
sherrynotes.com: 5 stars
Palo Cortado Cardenal from Bodegas Valdespino can be seen as the best of the best. The best casks from the Fino Inocente and Amontillado Tio Diego soleras (from their best vineyards, a lot of 17 ha at the heart of Macharnudo Alto) are set aside and used to refresh the solera of the Palo Cortado Viejo CP, which is named after the old bodega in the Calle Ponce and has an average age of 20 years.
The best barrels from Viejo VP in turn feed the solera of Cardenal, a late 19th century system of 4 criaderas and a final row of casks that only contains 6 barrels. The wine has a VORS label, which means it’s at least 30 years old. The actual age is estimated at around 60 years.
Palo Cortado Cardenal is one of the most highly regarded wines of the region
This is an oldskool Palo Cortado in the sense that it originally constitutes of barrels from the Inocente solera that had diverged from the common path. The final wine contains 9 grams of residual sugar, but this is hardly noticeable, it is simply meant to round off the harsh edges that come with a wine of this age.
Parker gave this wine 99 points, the same as its sibling Amontillado Coliseo VORS.
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