Bodegas Toro Albala Don PX Seleccion 1980 750ml (No Barcode)

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The 1980 Don PX Seleccin is said to come from a warm and dry year that favored the raisining of the Pedro Ximnez grapes. This has lots of candied fruit and spice and combines the 17% alcohol with a whopping 340 grams of residual sugar. This aged in American oak butts until its bottling in September 2018. It surprised me with a complex and somewhat savory nose, reminiscent of bitter chocolate, licorice and roasted coffee, carob beans and black pepper. It’s super concentrated, dense and pungent, with a savory component, meaning the sugar is not as noticeable as you might think. It came through as complex and layered, very complete and intense.