Palo Cortado

E336450

Palo Cortado is a rare and complex style of sherry that uniquely combines the aromatic finesse of amontillado with the rich, rounded palate of oloroso.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Oloroso 1
Palo Cortado canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish wine ⓘ
fortified wine ⓘ
sherry style ⓘ
agingSystem solera system ⓘ
agingType biological and oxidative ⓘ
aromaCharacteristic hazelnut ⓘ
nutty ⓘ
toasted notes ⓘ
aromaProfile similar to amontillado ⓘ
classification Denominación de Origen Jerez-Xérès-Sherry ⓘ
color amber ⓘ
mahogany ⓘ
consumptionOccasion aperitif ⓘ
food pairing wine ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Spain ⓘ
distinguishedFrom amontillado sherry ⓘ
fino sherry ⓘ
manzanilla sherry ⓘ
oloroso sherry ⓘ
etymologyNote name refers to a chalk mark on the cask altered when wine deviates from fino style ⓘ
flavorCharacteristic complex ⓘ
dry ⓘ
full-bodied ⓘ
rounded ⓘ
grapeVariety Palomino Fino ⓘ
linked to: Palomino
nameMeaning cut stick ⓘ
oxidationLevel medium to high ⓘ
palateProfile similar to oloroso ⓘ
productionMethod continues with oxidative aging ⓘ
starts with biological aging under flor ⓘ
rarity rare style of sherry ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Jerez ⓘ
Sherry Triangle ⓘ
regulatoryBody Consejo Regulador de Jerez-Xérès-Sherry ⓘ
servingTemperature slightly chilled ⓘ
styleCharacteristic combines aromatic finesse of amontillado with body of oloroso ⓘ
sweetnessLevel dry sherry ⓘ
typicalABV 17–22% alcohol by volume ⓘ
typicalCaskMaterial American oak ⓘ
typicalPairing cured meats ⓘ
game dishes ⓘ
hard cheeses ⓘ
rich sauces ⓘ
wineType fortified ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.