Country of origin: Spain
Alcohol content: 20% ABV

Palo cortado is a lesser-known style of sherry which combines the elegance of an amontillado on the nose with the body and structure of an oloroso on the palate.

Like the other wines in Fernando de Castilla's Antique range, their palo cortado is made from one single solera system rather than a blend of wines from separate soleras. 100% Palomino grapes are pressed and fermented in stainless steel, fortified, then matured in American oak using the traditional system of criaderas and soleras to an average age of over 30 years. While eligible for V.O.R.S. designation due to the age and quality of the wine, bodega Fernando de Castilla does not support the special certification offered by the Consejo Regulador and chooses to let the wine speak for itself. 

Aromatic and refined with notes of marmalade, roasted nuts, and caramel with a touch of salinity and balanced acidity.

Serve at 12–14°C. Can be used in cocktails as a premium ingredient in place of an oloroso or amontillado sherry, try in an Adonis.

About Fernando de Castilla:

Bodegas Rey Fernando de Castilla is named after the thirteenth century king, also called "El Santo", who conquered much of western Andalusia. The eponymous king is said to have discovered the exceptional qualities of the soil and climate of the Marco de Jerez and its ability produce wines of exceptional quality. Despite the historical name, the bodega is relatively young in Jerez terms, having been founded in the 1960s by Fernando Andrada-Vanderwilde as Fernando III and then renamed in 1972.

The Andrada-Vanderwilde family has been involved in winemaking in the area for two centuries, but Fernando initially focused on producing exceptional brandy before expanding to Pedro Ximénez and sherry vinegar. In 1999 Norwegian-born Jan Pettersen was able to realise his lifelong passion and, together with a group of investors, bought the bodega to produce high-end sherry.