Amontillado Rare Solera Aos
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Aged Manchego cheese, wild mushroom risotto, and slow-roasted game birds.
✨ Technical Specifications
Founded in 1903 by Tomás Osborne Guezala to commemorate the birth of his son, Antonio Osborne, the Solera 'AOS' is a legendary monument of Sherry history. Produced in the historic cellars of El Puerto de Santa María, this rare Amontillado is crafted from Palomino Fino grapes grown in the chalky albariza soils of Jerez Superior. It undergoes a dual aging process: first, biological aging under a veil of 'flor' yeast, followed by decades of oxidative concentration in a solera system. This creates an incredibly complex, dry wine with deep amber hues, boasting aromas of toasted hazelnuts, sea salt, old oak, and exotic spices.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1772 by English merchant Thomas Osborne Mann, Bodegas Osborne stands as one of the most storied and enduring dynastic houses in the Marco de Jerez. Headquartered at the historic Bodega de Mora in El Puerto de Santa María, the house benefits from a coastal microclimate shaped by the Guadalete estuary and cooling Atlantic poniente breezes, which temper humidity and foster dynamic biological and oxidative maturation. While Palomino Fino and Pedro Ximénez grapes originate primarily from the white, moisture-retentive albariza soils of top pagos such as Balbaína, Osborne's cellar mastery centers on its monumental criaderas y soleras. Under the direction of celebrated enologist and master blender Marcos Alguacil, the bodega preserves an extraordinary repository of historic casks, including rescued ancestral criaderas from Pedro Domecq. Osborne's fortified pinnacle is expressed across revered VORS and Rare Solera bottlings—exemplified by Sibarita Oloroso, Palo Cortado Capuchino, Amontillado Solera AOS, and Pedro Ximénez Solera 1827—alongside legendary Solera Gran Reserva brandies.
🍇 Grapes
100% Pedro Ximénez