Paola Medina Palo Cortado en rama 2002 monforte-dalba A number of the vineyards

A number of the vineyards are owned by the Sutherland family

with a small volume also fermented in a single large wooden cask

The wines of St

We have designated this wine ‘Amaranth’ because we expect this wine to develop wonderful interest in the cellar

It presents a good concentration on the mid-palate and a persistent aftertaste

Paola Medina Palo Cortado en rama 2002 monforte-dalba A number of the vineyardsAs with the other wines, the fruit source is Pagos Aina and Carrascal. This wine is from a fruit selection of extremely fine young material which Paola hoped might develop naturally into Palo Cortado. It was set to age oxidatively from the get go, in topped barrels fortified to 18 degrees. After 17 years' ageing the wine was finally classified Palo Cortado in 2018, and this is the first bottling as such. Extremely fine, and silky wine, elegant and