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NV Barbadillo - S. Roberto Palo Cortado Bota Unica HALF BOTTLE (375ml)
Barbadillo
SKU 92551

NV Barbadillo - S. Roberto Palo Cortado Bota Unica HALF BOTTLE (375ml)

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The Barbadillo S. Roberto Palo Cortado Bota Unica captures the rare intersection of biological and oxidative aging, delivering a fortified wine that balances the aromatic lift of a fino with the rounded body of an oloroso. Produced from single-cask selections in Jerez’s historic San Pedro district, this non‑vintage bottling reflects the cellarmaster’s decision to let the protective flor layer subside naturally, allowing slow oxygen exposure to shape its structure without sacrificing freshness.

Poured from a 375ml vessel, the wine presents a deep copper hue with pronounced notes of walnut, dried apricot, and roasted coffee. The palate tracks from bright sea salt and chamomile into a structured medium‑dry expression with a velvety grip, concluding through a clean finish that leaves traces of bitter orange and cardamom. Each Bota Unica lot remains separated during maturation, ensuring this bottle offers a precise snapshot of one particular barrel’s development rather than a standardized house blend.

Serve between 14°C and 16°C (57–60°F) to preserve the wine’s volatile aromatics and highlight its layered nose. This sherry integrates smoothly with marcona almonds, cured jamón serrano, 12-month aged manchego, or soy‑glazed eggplant. Store the half‑bottle upright in a cool, dark pantry; consuming it within three weeks of opening maintains its characteristic brightness and prevents oxidative decline.

19.5 Points
"Glowing amber and gold (not very different from the glass of Darjeeling First Flush tea I have on my desk right now!) – surprisingly light in colour for such an old wine. Every time I lift the glass to my nose, it changes. One moment, the aroma of an old sawmill, dust motes floating silently in the first shafts of rose-gold dawn light; the next, a drift of cut cigar, toasted coconut; then dried apricot, the ashy mould of cave-aged alpine-cheese rind, church-pew polish. It turns sylvan and silver and spear-like on the tongue. Piercing right through the gauze of time and sepia-soft aromatics, the palate is whip-sharp, so taut and tingling with life that i felt the shock of it up my spine. So fine, so pure, so fiercely rapt with intention. To call this stunning would be an understatement of all time. I want to taste this in a cathedral, on my knees. The whisper of Shelly, breathing 'Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory—'. Quite frankly, at £515 for a magnum, this wine was practically given away."
—Tamlyn Currin-Jancis Robinson
100 Points
"The NV Palo Cortado S. Roberto is a one-off wine that comes from a unique barrel. This single-barrel wine is thought to be very old, because the wine has been untouched since the 1980s, so the wine has to be 80 to 90 years old (perhaps more). But it's not a dynamic solera. Although the barrel was untouched, the oak must be covered by tartrates and the wine evolved slowly, with little evaporation and concentration. In fact, for such an old wine, it's unusual that the alcohol is a "moderate" 20.5%. So, the wine, which was always classified as Palo Cortado, has incredible finesse and elegance, combined with concentration and power. It's a textbook, balanced and clean, fine and elegant, extremely old Palo Cortado. This is as good as Palo Cortado gets. It doesn't have the concentration and depth of the Reliquia, but this is anecdotal and impossible to repeat and the Reliquia can be bottled in very small quantities every year, so it's sustainable and this is not. Splitting hairs here, so I'll be generous with the score. Unique and elegant. 1,100 half bottles produced."
—Luis Gutierrez-Wine Advocate
Appellation: Jerez
Vintage: NV
Variety: Sherry
Region: Jerez Y Manzanilla
Country: Spain
Bottle Size: 375ml
Producer: Barbadillo
Barbadillo

The Barbadillo S. Roberto Palo Cortado Bota Unica captures the rare intersection of biological and oxidative aging, delivering a fortified wine that balances the aromatic lift of a fino with the rounded body of an oloroso. Produced from single-cask selections in Jerez’s historic San Pedro district, this non‑vintage bottling reflects the cellarmaster’s decision to let the protective flor layer subside naturally, allowing slow oxygen exposure to shape its structure without sacrificing freshness.

Poured from a 375ml vessel, the wine presents a deep copper hue with pronounced notes of walnut, dried apricot, and roasted coffee. The palate tracks from bright sea salt and chamomile into a structured medium‑dry expression with a velvety grip, concluding through a clean finish that leaves traces of bitter orange and cardamom. Each Bota Unica lot remains separated during maturation, ensuring this bottle offers a precise snapshot of one particular barrel’s development rather than a standardized house blend.

Serve between 14°C and 16°C (57–60°F) to preserve the wine’s volatile aromatics and highlight its layered nose. This sherry integrates smoothly with marcona almonds, cured jamón serrano, 12-month aged manchego, or soy‑glazed eggplant. Store the half‑bottle upright in a cool, dark pantry; consuming it within three weeks of opening maintains its characteristic brightness and prevents oxidative decline.

19.5 Points
"Glowing amber and gold (not very different from the glass of Darjeeling First Flush tea I have on my desk right now!) – surprisingly light in colour for such an old wine. Every time I lift the glass to my nose, it changes. One moment, the aroma of an old sawmill, dust motes floating silently in the first shafts of rose-gold dawn light; the next, a drift of cut cigar, toasted coconut; then dried apricot, the ashy mould of cave-aged alpine-cheese rind, church-pew polish. It turns sylvan and silver and spear-like on the tongue. Piercing right through the gauze of time and sepia-soft aromatics, the palate is whip-sharp, so taut and tingling with life that i felt the shock of it up my spine. So fine, so pure, so fiercely rapt with intention. To call this stunning would be an understatement of all time. I want to taste this in a cathedral, on my knees. The whisper of Shelly, breathing 'Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory—'. Quite frankly, at £515 for a magnum, this wine was practically given away."
—Tamlyn Currin-Jancis Robinson
100 Points
"The NV Palo Cortado S. Roberto is a one-off wine that comes from a unique barrel. This single-barrel wine is thought to be very old, because the wine has been untouched since the 1980s, so the wine has to be 80 to 90 years old (perhaps more). But it's not a dynamic solera. Although the barrel was untouched, the oak must be covered by tartrates and the wine evolved slowly, with little evaporation and concentration. In fact, for such an old wine, it's unusual that the alcohol is a "moderate" 20.5%. So, the wine, which was always classified as Palo Cortado, has incredible finesse and elegance, combined with concentration and power. It's a textbook, balanced and clean, fine and elegant, extremely old Palo Cortado. This is as good as Palo Cortado gets. It doesn't have the concentration and depth of the Reliquia, but this is anecdotal and impossible to repeat and the Reliquia can be bottled in very small quantities every year, so it's sustainable and this is not. Splitting hairs here, so I'll be generous with the score. Unique and elegant. 1,100 half bottles produced."
—Luis Gutierrez-Wine Advocate
Appellation: Jerez
Vintage: NV
Variety: Sherry
Region: Jerez Y Manzanilla
Country: Spain
Bottle Size: 375ml
Producer: Barbadillo