Bodegas Perez Barquero 'Gran Barquero' Fino, Montilla-Moriles, Spain NV 375ml Château Prieuré-Lichine black plum reduction and fig

black plum reduction and fig cake

and I'd expect it to drink well for the better part of two decades thereafter

Unctuous on the palate

structured and persistent

Stunning purity of sour cherry fruit

Bodegas Perez Barquero 'Gran Barquero' Fino, Montilla-Moriles, Spain NV 375ml Château Prieuré-Lichine black plum reduction and figThe NV Fino Gran Barquero is aged 8 10 years under flor, pushing the limits of biological aging, which gives it a different profile: It is a big step up in quality, but it would probably be better with less filtration. It has a fresh, flowery nose hinting at some citric and even tropical fruits intermixed with the dry hay, straw, yeasty and chalky notes. It has the profile of a serious, first class Fino that shows in a clean, pungent, balanced palate,