Item Number: 7298 UPC: 8423360040035

Country: Spain
Region: Andalusia Sub Region: Andalusia
Appellation/AVA: Jerez DO
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vineyard Designation: Pago Balbaino
Grape(s): 100% Palomino
Type: Wine - Fortified
Bottle Size: 500ml Pack: 6
Closure: T Top
Alc by Vol(%): 20
Soil Type: Albariza
Grapes are from older vines on the estate vineyard Pago Balbaino. The 'Antique' Palo Cortado averages over thirty years in age, which qualifies it as a VORS (Vinum Optimum Rare Signatum or Very Old Rare Sherry).

The only simple definition of Palo Cortado is the name itself - 'cut stick' – referring to to the mark made on the cask when this style of wine is recognized. These are rare wines that are initially aged under flor to become a Fino or Amontillado, but (sometimes inexplicably) loses the flor and begins aging oxidatively like an Oloroso. Since the wine was originally destined to be a Fino or Amontillado, it will initially have had a single stroke marked on the cask. When the overseer realizes that the wine is becoming a Palo Cortado, he draws a cross (or cut) through the initial stroke (or stick), resulting in a crossed stroke or 'cut stick'