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Toro Albala Amontillado Convento Seleccion 1952

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Toro Albala Amontillado Convento Seleccion 1952
Producer Toro Albala
Region, Country Montilla-Moriles, Spain
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 26502-750

This amontillado was born from the best finos. After losing the veil of flor which protected it, the long oxidative and static ageing started, date that marks its vintage.

This wine proceeds from the sacristy that the Palma family had in the basement of their house located in Aguilar de la Frontera. The butt stack’s temperature and humidity were preserved in perfect conditions, which allowed this amontillado to age statically with refinement and elegance. José María Toro Albalá acquired this relic and stored it in his winery, waiting for the right moment to commercialize it.

Toro Albala Amontillado Convento Seleccion 1952

Reviews

"Names of the old bottlings tend to vary (they are highly creative at Toro Albalá!) and the old Amontillado is now presented as 1952 Amontillado Convento Palma. It has the character of a very old wine, with traces of the biological aging under flor, certainly more pungent and sharper than the Palo Cortado I tasted from 1964. There is, as I have seen in other vintages, a sensation of sweetness on the finish (but no aromas of sweet wine), that kind of softens the sharpness. It could very well be the pure concentration from old age. They expect to eventually fill some 3,400 bottles with this wine."
93-95 points, Luis Gutierrez, The Wine Advocate

Reviews

"Names of the old bottlings tend to vary (they are highly creative at Toro Albalá!) and the old Amontillado is now presented as 1952 Amontillado Convento Palma. It has the character of a very old wine, with traces of the biological aging under flor, certainly more pungent and sharper than the Palo Cortado I tasted from 1964. There is, as I have seen in other vintages, a sensation of sweetness on the finish (but no aromas of sweet wine), that kind of softens the sharpness. It could very well be the pure concentration from old age. They expect to eventually fill some 3,400 bottles with this wine."
93-95 points, Luis Gutierrez, The Wine Advocate

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