A new release of the delicious editions of 19 and 38 that redefined this category for us. It’s a sweet Oloroso that has aged in a nine-butt solera under the label “Viejo Cream” (never before commercially available except for a few exceptional sacas for the British market). This solera has, in turn, a “Bota NO” cask—of notably higher age and character—from which this wine has been drawn, again in super limited volumes.
The sweetness of this very old cream results from a blending process with top-quality Pedro Ximénez that was performed early on, when the solera was founded, likely over a century ago. Thanks to the patience of several generations of winemakers, today the wine has reached an otherworldly balance between the raciness of dry Oloroso and the mellowness of the finest quality, sweet PX.