Valdespino is one of the great names of Sherry, though it perhaps suffers a touch from being taken for granted in this exciting category. If ‘Inocente’ Fino is anything to go by, Valdespino is very much ‘on form’. This is a benchmark Fino, seemingly from a very fresh and well stored (375ml) bottle.
It delivers everything one could want from a good Fino – lively aromatics, a saline palate that whets the palate. While it may lack the marked intensity and full throttle pungency of wines from the Equipo Navazos stable it more than makes up with sheer drinkability. Delicious! Need one say more?!
NV VALDESPINO ‘INOCENTE’ FINO
Variety: Sherry - Fino
Vintage: Non-vintage
Region: Jerez, Spain
ABV: 15.0%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $24.00
Date tasted: 24 May 2015
Tasting Note:
Pale lemon yellow with a slight haze. Fresh nose of green apple, sea spray and sourdough. Medium bodied, lively and briny. Lovely palate of lemon zest, apple and salty bread. Clean, fresh, vibrant and well balanced. Benchmark example of Fino.
Score: 17.5/20
It delivers everything one could want from a good Fino – lively aromatics, a saline palate that whets the palate. While it may lack the marked intensity and full throttle pungency of wines from the Equipo Navazos stable it more than makes up with sheer drinkability. Delicious! Need one say more?!
NV VALDESPINO ‘INOCENTE’ FINO
Variety: Sherry - Fino
Vintage: Non-vintage
Region: Jerez, Spain
ABV: 15.0%
Closure: Natural cork
Retail Price: $24.00
Date tasted: 24 May 2015
Tasting Note:
Pale lemon yellow with a slight haze. Fresh nose of green apple, sea spray and sourdough. Medium bodied, lively and briny. Lovely palate of lemon zest, apple and salty bread. Clean, fresh, vibrant and well balanced. Benchmark example of Fino.
Score: 17.5/20
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