Valdespino Cardenal Palo Cortado VORS Sherry
Sugar Content
9 g/L
Dry (1–10 g/L)
Valdespino Cardenal Palo Cortado VORS Sherry has 9 g/L of residual sugar (Dry), about 1.3 g in a 5 oz glass.
Product Details
The NV Palo Cortado Cardenal VORS, like the whole VORS collection from Valdespino is outstanding. It is fed from the solera of the Palo Cortado C.P. where the Palomino grapes come from the Macharnudo Alto vineyard, fermented in American oak botas. It's 22% alcohol and has nine grams of (undetectable) residual sugar which makes it very drinkable. It's a monumental wine of dark mahogany color with a green edge, a complex, ever-changing, concentrated, clean and delineated nose of spices, dark chocolate, Cuban cigar and balsamic notes of incense, and a sharp, saline palate. It is highly concentrated, powerful and clean, with an eternal, lingering aftertaste. Deciding between Coliseo and Cardenal might be splitting hairs, and as much as I love Coliseo, I felt Cardenal was just one notch above. At the quality helm of Palo Cortado. Drink date: 2013-2025.
More Details
| Alcohol/Vol | 22% |
|---|---|
| Made In | Jerez, Spain |
| By | Valdespino |
| Sugar Content | 9 g/L |
| Sweetness Descriptor | Dry (1–10 g/L) |
| Varietal | Sherry |
| Volume | 375 mL |
| LCBO # | 571604 |
How It Compares
The closest Fortified Wine to Valdespino Cardenal Palo Cortado VORS Sherry by sugar — a step drier and a step sweeter.
| Product | Sugar | Sweetness |
|---|---|---|
| Leyenda Oloroso Sherry | 3 g/L | Dry |
| Valdespino Palo Cortado Viejo C.P. VOS | 4 g/L | Dry |
| Tabanco Dry Amontillado | 4 g/L | Dry |
| Hidalgo Faraon Oloroso Sherry | 4 g/L | Dry |
| Emilio Lustau Los Arcos Amontillado Dry Sherry | 5 g/L | Dry |
| Hidalgo Palo Cortado Vinos Viejos Wellington 30-Year-Old Sherry | 13 g/L | Off-Dry |