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Toro Albalá Don PX Selección 1984

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Toro Albalá Don PX Selección 1984
Producer Toro Albala
Region, Country Montilla-Moriles, Spain
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 25021-750

The museum releases of vintage-dated Pedro Ximénez wines represent the most profound and concentrated expressions of PX from the Toro Albalá stable. Produced by the first two generations of Toro Albalá, the Convento Selección bottlings represent the finest, oldest, rarest selections from their inventory, while the Selección wines were vinified by the second generation and Antonio Sanchez Romero—third-generation head of the estate. The Ginés Liébana label is reserved for older lots purchased and raised by Toro Albalá. Its ‘current’ release (1937) has been maturing in the family’s Aguilar de la Frontera cellars since 1960.

For those who have not experienced PX of this age, these wines are incredibly intense and infinitely complex. These are very different from the younger blended examples—not only in their complexity but also in their heightened savoury nature. Luckily, only small serves are required of these elixirs, and they will keep for months—even years—once opened, provided they are stored carefully (at cellar temperature for added longevity). They are a rare treat on a degustation menu or at the end of a meal. The Amontillado and Palo Cortado present as very intense aperitifs, while the PX wines are pretty much the ultimate pairing for chocolate, coffee or any dish loaded with these ingredients.

Toro Albalá Don PX Selección 1984

Reviews

“The 1984 Don PX Selección has tons of cinnamon and vanilla. It was supposed to be a 20-year-old wine, but it shows unusual finesse and complexity, and they kept it apart and gave it a longer élevage. There is a perfumed and floral note here too, reminiscent of violets, but with time, the dark chocolate dominates the nose. The wine is produced with raisins that have been sun dried, pressed and fortified and kept for two years in concrete, during which time it was fortified to reach the desired alcohol, because they feel it gets better integrated that way. Later, the wine matured in ancient American oak casks, where it aged for decades. It has 16% alcohol and 385 grams of sugar, dense and sweet with a bitter note of dark chocolate in the finish. It was bottled in December 2023.”
97 points, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate

Reviews

“The 1984 Don PX Selección has tons of cinnamon and vanilla. It was supposed to be a 20-year-old wine, but it shows unusual finesse and complexity, and they kept it apart and gave it a longer élevage. There is a perfumed and floral note here too, reminiscent of violets, but with time, the dark chocolate dominates the nose. The wine is produced with raisins that have been sun dried, pressed and fortified and kept for two years in concrete, during which time it was fortified to reach the desired alcohol, because they feel it gets better integrated that way. Later, the wine matured in ancient American oak casks, where it aged for decades. It has 16% alcohol and 385 grams of sugar, dense and sweet with a bitter note of dark chocolate in the finish. It was bottled in December 2023.”
97 points, Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate

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