Toro Albala Oloroso 500ml

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TAOSNVNV10 UCAU
  • The palate is mellow and super-complex.
  • Hints of caramel, orange rind and toasted almonds.
  • Pairs well with almonds, charcuterie and very mature cheese.
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    $39.99
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  • Robert Parker's
    90 points

Editors notes

From a solera approaching a century in production, this rich yet almost fully dry Oloroso averages 15 years of age.

Fleshy, with a round and velvety texture and a long, vibrant finish. Unfortified again, the nose throws hints of caramel, orange rind and toasted almonds. The palate is mellow and super-complex, with lively freshness and complex flavours of quince, bitter orange and loads of brown spice and tobacco notes. The finish is long and iodine-rich.

Perfect to drink on its own or sensational with almonds, charcuterie and very mature cheese.

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Tasting Profile

  • Light (Light)
    Full (Full)
  • Low Tannin (Low Tannin)
    Tannic (Tannic)
  • Sweet (Sweet)
    Dry (Dry)
  • Low Acidity (Low Acidity)
    High Acidity (High Acidity)
  • Aroma
    • Almond
    • Green Apple
    • Salty
  • Palate
    • Almond
    • Salty
    • Waxy

Food Pairings

  • Cheese
  • Game
  • Shellfish

Critic Scores & reviews

  • Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

    90
    "The color is a bright orange, and the youthful nose is redolent of dry apricots, toffee and walnuts. Medium- to full-bodied, velvety, it has the telltale toffee and caramel flavors of an Oloroso. The strong bitter note makes an appearance again in the finish."

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Locations

Spain

Spain is definitely one of the new-world players to keep an eye on. It is the land of old-vines, american oak and sherry! The main varieties grown in Spain are Tempranillo and Garnacha (Grenache) in the reds, and Airén, Viura/Macabeo, Verdejo and Albarino for the whites. Lesser grown whites include Palomino. Other reds successfully cultivated include Carignan, Mourvedre and Mencia.

Although Spain can be quite a warm country, the vast majority of vineyards are 600m or so above sea level, so the cooler nights allow the grapes to develop full colour and acidity.

Rioja is undoubtedly the long-standing king of all the Spanish wine regions, where Tempranillo and Garnacha are commonly blended. However more recently many more regions have come to the forefront of interest. Ribera Del Duero is producing excellent Tempranillo blends rivalling those coming out of Rioja. Jerez in the South is the home of the fortified wine Sherry.

Spanish wine laws created the Denominación de Origen (DO) system in 1932 and were later revised in 1970. These include:

  • Denominación de Origen Calificada (formerly called DOCa) Priorat calls itself DOQ for Denominació d'Origen Qualificada in Catalan and has a track record of consistent quality and is meant to be a step above DO level.
  • Denominación de Origen (DO)- Used for mainstream-quality wine regions. Nearly two thirds of the total vineyard area in Spain is within the boundaries of a DO region.
  • Vino de Calidad Producido en Región Determinada (VCPRD) - This is somewhat of a stepping stone to DO status.
  • Vinos de la Tierra (VdIT) - A level similar to France's vin de pays system, where the regions are much larger.
  • Vino de Mesa (VdM)- The equivalent of 'table wines' from France or Italy

Andalusia

The southernmost wine region in Spain, Andalusia is most famously home to Sherry, the world-renowned fortified wine. Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha border Andalusia to the north, with Murcia to its east, Portugal to its west, and the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea to its south. Andalusia benefits from a Mediterranean climate, mild average temperatures, and unique geology, making the region ideal for grapegrowing and winemaking. Here, five Denominaciónes de Origen (DOs) cover more than 70% of the region’s vineyards. Sherry is produced in an area of Andalusia’s Cádiz province comprising three cities known as the ‘Sherry Triangle’: Jerez de la Frontera (from which Sherry takes its name), Sanlúcar de Barrameda, and El Puerto de Santa María. Similar to how true Champagne can come only from the Champagne region of France, authentic Sherry can come only from Andalusia.

Montilla-Moriles

The viticulture of the wine region of Montilla-Moriles was first started by the Romans approximately 45 BC, making it one of the oldest wine making history in Andalusia. Unjustly overshadowed by its competitors to the south and west, Montilla-Moriles has come a long way in building and defining its individual flavours of the Mediterranean region. Situated approximately 45 km south of Cordoba, Andalusia, Montilla-Moriles is home to over 11,000 hectares of vineyards and is surrounded by the river Genil to the east and the Guadajoz river to the west. The landscape of the region is dry and flat with fields of olives, wheat and vineyards. The climate of this area is typically very hot during the summers with 600mm of annual rainfall, and the soil base is made up of Albariza soil which is valuable because of its high amounts of albedo (the amount of sunlight it reflects back up to the vines). This is extremely useful due to its moisture retention which is essential because the region is hotter than almost anywhere else in the Iberian peninsula.

The wines from this region were granted DO (Denominacion d’Origen) status in 1932. There are typically seven types of wines produced in Montilla-Moriles which are: Vino Joven, Fino, Amontillado, Oloroso, Palo Cortado, Moscatel and the famous Pedro Ximenez.

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About the brand Toro Albala

Bodegas Toro Albalá is arguably the best producer of Pedro Ximenez in the world today. Founded in 1844, though the modern incarnation is better dated at 1922, it's a remarkable operation. Their wine library located in their tasting room comprises more than 100,000 reference books!

They have a barrel room that's the envy of many, with consecutive vintages dating back to the time of WW2 and even earlier that, patiently ageing in predominantly old American oak barrels until their release, years decade or even half a century later. The winery has in recent years by having made the only dessert wine to have achieved a 100/100 score by Parker in Wine Advocate for their 1946 Don PX Convento and has seen a spark in interest for their very limited produce.

During the slow barrel maturation which allows controlled exposure to oxygen, the wines undertake a delicious, savoury, rancio transformation which brings on a nutty, iodine character that takes complexity to the next level, whilst maintaining a certain freshness. With more and more time in barrel the wines concentrate in both flavour and texture and the colour develops in to a viscous, dark almost motor-oil thickness - a wonderful mouthfeel indeed.

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