Bodegas Dios Baco 20 Year Old Amontillado Sherry
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750ML
ABV
19.5%
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Winemaker Notes
Medium-bodied with a light mahogany color, this Sherry shows the
subtle nuances of nuts and caramel with a smooth elegant mouth feel and a long beautiful finish. This is a wonderful end to a meal enjoyed on its own at room temperature. Also try serving with nuts or hard cheeses.
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The Spanish businessman José Páez Morilla bought Dios Baco in 1992. Founded 200 years earlier, the winery had passed through several hands, and wasn’t in prime condition. Since then, he has renovated the facilities and preserved the historic cellar in the center of the city. In terms of style, Dios Baco tends to play with sweetness to make their wines more approachable and gentler. Yet, in the case of this Amontillado, with an average of 25 years in the solera, time seems to have taken all the sweetness from the wine. Tense, austere, pretty in fruit flavors and very generous in its mineral notes, this is a great wine for braised oxtail. It’s the best and most complex wine from Dios Baco we have tasted at Wine & Spirits.
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Caramel, toffee, roasted nut and citrus aromas are prominent. A buttery mouthfeel gets a boost from vital acidity, while semisour, direct flavors of apricot and persimmon are offset by warm nuttiness. Toasted nut and sauteed mushroom flavors control the finish, which is a mile long.
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Wine Spectator
Rather fresh and bright for an Amontillado, with juicy date, green tea, gingerbread, toasted pecan and salted caramel notes that flow nicely through a slightly flattering yet dry finish. A slight hint of sweetness imparts lift. Drink now. 300 cases made.
The origin of our winery dates back to 1765. However, in the early twentieth century, the legendary Palomino & Vergara winery was founded by Don Juan Vergara and Don Juan Palomino. Years later, these wineries would become part of Rumasa, running successfully for more than 20 years, and then passed into the hands of the first multinational of Jerez, John Harvey & Sons Ltd.
Finally, the company was purchased in 1992 by its current owner Don Jose Paez Morilla, founder of Bodegas Dios Baco, with the intention to return to the origins of its foundation. That is, to offer limited production, high quality, unbeatable products to the consumers.
Our Dios Baco cellar was built in 1848, more than 150 years ago, It was part of a complex of cellars called "The Twelve Disciples" after the disciples of Christ.
At present there are only three cellars: Bodega Baco, Bodega de la Cruz and Bodega Pio XII. The first being the most emblematic and the name given to our winery.
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