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| Rating: | 90 Pts Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate | Size: | 750ML |
| Region: | Spain | Country: | Spain |
| Varietals: | Palomino | ABV: | 12.5% |
90 Pts Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate |
The 2016 Ojo de Gallo is the revival of an existing wine from Valdespino in the shape of a Palomino from the Macharnudo vineyard, fermented in stainless steel as is done for a base wine from Jerez, with indigenous yeasts and bottled from a 70,000-liter stainless steel vat. It was bottled in April 2017 after six months on the fine lees and with a layer of flor, but the influence of the flor was very weak because the volume of the vessel was very large. Here they selected very good grapes, bottled unoaked. It does have some leesy/yeasty aromas, with character, not a fruit-driven wine. The surprise is how these wines evolve in bottle: after a couple of months they bloom and develop the true character. It's very tasty, dry, with chalky minerality, the landmark of the Pago Macharnudo. 30,000 bottles produced. |
Description:
The origins of this historic bodega date back to 1264 when Don Alfonso Valdespino, one of 24 Knights responsible for expelling the Moors from Jerez, was rewarded for his efforts by the king, granting him land in the city of Jerez. And thus began Bodegas Valdespino! The estate was purchased most recently by Grupo Estevaz in 1999.
Today, Valdespino is unique in the world of Sherry for 3 main reasons:
-- Vineyards
-- Winemaking
-- Length of aging
The heart and soul of Valdespino, of course, is its vineyards. They are the only sherry house to make a series of wines from a single vineyard, called Macharnudo Alto. This parcel is considered one of the âgrand crusâ of Jerez because it is located at the highest altitude and on pure Albariza soils (bright white chalk). The single-vineyard Macharnudo wines are also considered part of the Grandes Pagos de España, an elite group of very special vineyard sites throughout Spain, and Valdespino is the only sherry house with this status.
In addition, all Valdespino wines are barrel-fermented in used oak and also allowed to decide their destiny naturally (biological vs. oxidative aging)! Almost all the houses in Jerez do the fermentations in stainless steel and inoculate the Flor to produce wines of a particular style.
They are also one of a few estates that take the solera system to the extreme going way beyond DO minimum regulations for all the categories. As an example Fino sherry is required to have 2 criaderas (nursery levels of the solera) and the DO average tends to be 3 â Valdespinoâs Fino Inocente has 10 Criaderas! This additional aging, of course, gives the wines an additional level of complexity, texture and concentration." - Importer
