Osborne VORS Capuchino Palo Cortado
Gran Bacchus de Oro 2019
Concurso Internacional de Vinos Bacchus
Osborne VORS Capuchino Palo Cortado was biologically aged under a layer of flor for a period ranging from 8 to 14 years, becoming an amontillado, and later, due to its peculiar characteristics, it was classified as palo cortado. With the body of an oloroso and the delicate, sharp aromas of an amontillado, this complex and concentrated fortified wine comes from a solera founded in 1790 that commemorates the arrival of the Capuchin friars to Jerez. More than 200 years later, this wine is a jewel that embodies the enological heritage of Jerez.
Consumption features
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General features
Type of wine
Grape variety
100% Palomino Fino
Type of barrel
American oak boots
Type of bottle
Sherry
Barrel aging time
30 years on average
Capacity (cl)
50
Alcohol content (% vol.)
20
Tasting notes
In appearance, it shows a bright mahogany color.
On the nose, it unfolds hazelnut aromas, with notes of oak. Hints of dried apricots, wax, aged flowers, and minerality appear. It has the vinosity and body of an oloroso and the fine, sharp nose characteristic of an amontillado.
On the palate, it is dry, unctuous, balanced, elegant, and very persistent. Bitter and long aftertaste, liqueur-like.
The winery
Winery
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