1958 | Bodegas Toro Albala | Don Px Convento Seleccion

Detailed Description

Sight: Pure black with iodized reflections. Slow movement that tints the glass with beautiful, iodized tones. Aroma: Very intense, with memories of bitter orange marmalade, in addition to roasted coffee, balsamic, raisins, plums and dried peaches. Taste: Very sweet entry, accompanied by a light acidity and a pleasant bitterness that gives a fresh pass through palate.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The oldest of the sweet wines I tried this time was the 1958 Don PX Convento Selecci√≥n, a very complex and nuanced wine with notes of charred wood, tar, coal, bitter dark chocolate, licorice, roasted coffee beans and aromatic herbs. The palate is compact with no fissures and a bitterness that compensates the sweetness (it has 350 grams of sugar, so it’s not a surprise that it doesn’t feel as sweet as others). It’s relatively dense, complex, rare and unique. They expect to produce 14,200 bottles of this elixir.

Producer Information

Bodegas Toro Albal√° is a wine producer in the Montilla-Moriles region of Andalucia, southern Spain. It was established in 1922 by Jose Mar√≠a Toro Albal√°, but its roots date back to an estate that was founded in 1844 by Albal√°’s grandfather, Antonio S√°nchez Prieto. It was the first producer to commercialize Pedro Xim√©nez as a single variety wine, and now makes a range of high-end wines from the variety. The original bodega and vineyard was situated on slopes near Castillo de Poley, a castle outside of Aguilar de la Frontera. There is rumored to be a remaining cask of the 1844 vintage from this vineyard still cellared today. In 1922, Jose Mar√≠a Toro Albal√° relocated the winery into what had been the first power plant in the Montilla-Moriles region. Jose Mar√≠a established the Bodegas Toro Albal√° name, and focused the winery on the Pedro Xim√©nez grape that the Montilla-Moriles region is now known for. The power plant continues to thematically inspire labeling with Albal√° offering a dry fino from Pedro Xim√©nez that is sometimes sold in bottles that look like lightbulbs.