SF | Attractive soft gold colour, a nacreous infinity pool of potential at the rim. Nose combines savoury elements, with hints of yeast , fig and menthol, less intense mid-palate than some this is nonetheless a statement of enviable elegance, its gilded appeal marked by mid-palate generosity and a fine, measured authority on the finish. 92
AJ | Full gold Fresh, lively, but a slightly less thickly populated aroma than the best of its peers. Another driving fino-amontillado style, so needs to be seen in a different light. Ok, you won't get the same aromatic intrigue that you get with the youngsters ... but the compensation is that you get these depth-charge palates that endure for a minute or more and completely recalibrate your mouth-parameters as they do so. This isn't quite so tensile as wine 28 but it is every bit as long and maybe longer. Maybe breadier and more flor-rich, too; wine 28 runs more on its lean and scouring acid streak. But wine 28 has a finer aromatic profile.Drink Dates: 2024 - 2025. 95
DW | Iodine and almonds: as so often in this tasting the descriptors for this fino sound a little jarring and unappetizing on paper. But, as so often in this tasting, this is a wine of immense character, complexity, interest and intensity, with a ravishingly silky texture and a lingering, yeasty-tangy finish that keeps you coming back for more.Drink Dates: 2024 - 2025. 94