Conde Osborne Solera Gran Reserva
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Dark chocolate desserts, mature blue cheeses, and roasted nuts or dried fruits.
✨ Technical Specifications
Conde Osborne Solera Gran Reserva is a masterpiece of Spanish distillation heritage, crafted by the historic House of Osborne, which was founded in 1772 in El Puerto de Santa María, Andalucia. This exceptional brandy is deeply intertwined with Spanish culture; its iconic white porcelain bottle was designed in 1964 by the legendary surrealist artist Salvador Dalí. Produced from spirits distilled from Airén grapes, it undergoes a patient aging process through the traditional Solera y Criaderas system. The brandy is aged for an average of over ten years in American oak casks that previously contained sweet Pedro Ximénez sherry. This unique maturation imparts a dark mahogany color and an extraordinarily rich profile characterized by notes of dried figs, raisins, roasted cocoa, toasted oak, and vanilla, representing the pinnacle of Andalucian brandy craftsmanship.
🍾 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