Medium
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Aged Manchego cheese, duck pâté, or caramelized nut tarts.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic cellars of Osborne in El Puerto de Santa María, Andalucia, this Medium Sherry represents a centuries-old tradition of Spanish fortification. Founded in 1772 by English merchant Thomas Osborne Mann, the house of Osborne is one of Spain's oldest wine producers, famously represented by the iconic black bull silhouette that dots the Spanish landscape. This Medium Sherry is crafted from a blend of dry Palomino Fino and naturally sweet Pedro Ximénez grapes. It undergoes fractional blending and aging in the traditional Solera system, utilizing American oak casks. The coastal microclimate of El Puerto de Santa María imparts a gentle, maritime influence, softening the wine as it develops its characteristic amber hue, hazelnut aromas, and balanced, off-dry profile.
🍾 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