Osborne Rare Sherry Solera PAP Medium is a magnificent fortified wine from Osborne wineries. Expressive and aromatic on the nose, it stands out for its notes of walnuts, toasted woods, and chocolates. With a spectacular and robust palate, this unique Palo Cortado tempers its intensity with a touch of Pedro Ximénez. Bottled as a tribute to the ‘Golden Triangle’ of Jerez (formed by the towns of Jerez, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, and Puerto de Santa María), its origin lies in a solera founded in 1911, destined for England, from which 6 casks were reserved in the Bodega de La Honda.
Serving temperature
Type of wine
Grape variety
92% Palomino Fino, 8% Pedro Ximénez
Type of barrel
American oak barrels
Type of bottle
Sherry
Barrel aging time
30 years on average
Capacity (cl)
50
Total acidity (g/l)
7
Sugar
90
pH
3.3
Alcohol content (% vol.)
22
Beautiful very dark mahogany color, transparent and bright.
On the nose, it is very complex and aromatic. Elegant and rounded, with notes of toasted oak and hints of walnuts, wax, and cocoa.
On the palate, it is very expressive and flavorful, broad, with a walnut taste, well-balanced and persistent, with a spectacular mouthfeel and a very long finish.
With 250 years of history, Bodegas Osborne is one of the most important wine sector business groups in Spain and is internationally recognized for producing high-quality wines. The origins of Osborne date back to the late 18th century (1772), when a young English merchant, Thomas Osborne Mann, arrived in the Cádiz region to trade the finest wines of the area.
Thomas Osborne, originally from Exeter (England), decided to settle in El Puerto de Santa María, where he acquired several wineries to trade Jerez wines. Today, the headquarters of this great business group, which enjoys great fame and international recognition, is located in this Cádiz town. In fact, the group is among the 100 oldest active family businesses in the world.
Generation after generation, the group has demonstrated that its work is synonymous with quality and prestige. It has successfully combined family tradition with technological innovation to produce outstanding and diverse wines.
In its business portfolio, Bodegas Osborne markets wines from the most prestigious regions of the Iberian Peninsula, including Jerez, Oporto, Rioja, Rueda, and Ribera del Duero.
The winery houses the largest selection of old wines from the Marco de Jerez, renowned as VORS (Very Old Rare Sherry) by the Regulatory Council of the Denomination of Origin.
Additionally, in its own wineries, it produces finos, manzanillas, amontillados, olorosos, and sweet wines, all crafted under the D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry and Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
Another highlight is the 1973 acquisition of Bodegas Montecillo, the third-oldest winery in the renowned Rioja region. Similarly, it operates in the areas of Malpica de Tajo and Cádiz under the geographical indications of Vinos de la Tierra de Castilla and Vinos de la Tierra de Cádiz.
But Osborne's empire is not limited to wine. In the 1960s, the advertising campaign for Brandy Veterano became iconic, featuring large roadside billboards across Spain with the now-famous silhouette of the great