Medium 10RF
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich pates or foie gras, mature cheeses such as Manchego or Gouda, and nut-based desserts like almond tarts.
✨ Technical Specifications
Osborne's Medium 10RF is a classic expression of a sweetened Oloroso Sherry, crafted in the historic coastal town of El Puerto de Santa Maria within Spain's famed Sherry Triangle. Founded in 1772 by English immigrant Thomas Osborne Mann, Bodegas Osborne is one of Spain's oldest and most iconic wine houses, instantly recognizable by its legendary silhouette of the black bull dotting the Spanish countryside. The '10RF' designation traces back to historical family soleras and cask markings. This wine is a masterfully blended Sherry, primarily composed of Palomino Fino grapes with a rich addition of sweet Pedro Ximenez. It undergoes oxidative aging in the traditional Solera system using seasoned American oak casks, where the coastal humidity and gentle Atlantic breezes of El Puerto impart a distinct roundness and soft, nutty complexity. The result is a mahogany-hued wine that beautifully balances the dry, savory depth of Oloroso with the luscious, velvety sweetness of PX.
🍾 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