Paola Medina Palo Cortado en rama 2002 monforte-dalba chocolate and subtle wood spice

chocolate and subtle wood spice

with a small volume also fermented in a single large wooden cask

It presents a good concentration on the mid-palate and a persistent aftertaste

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the wines are wild yeast fermented

Paola Medina Palo Cortado en rama 2002 monforte-dalba chocolate and subtle wood spiceAs with the other wines, the fruit source is Pagos Aina and Carrascal. This wine is from a fruit selection of extremely fine young material which Paola hoped might develop naturally into Palo Cortado. It was set to age oxidatively from the get go, in topped barrels fortified to 18 degrees. After 17 years' ageing the wine was finally classified Palo Cortado in 2018, and this is the first bottling as such. Extremely fine, and silky wine, elegant and