The House of Tío Pepe has conquered the USA, one of the main markets globally for this wine-making family. The Wine Advocate, published by Robert Parker, and Wine Spectator, two of the north American country’s most influential magazines, have awarded excellent scores to 11 of the sherries produced by this winery, which was founded in 1835. The most outstanding of the scores was for Palo Cortado Añada 1991, given 97 points by The Wine Advocate.
Created by Robert Parker in 1978, The Wine Advocate has rewarded the uniqueness of Palo Cortado Añada 1991, a sublime, exclusive wine made in limited quantities, from grapes from selected harvests and bottled ‘en rama’ (with minimal filtering). A mere one point less was awarded to Tío Pepe Cuatro Palmas, a Very Old Amontillado from just one of the six butts that have been ageing at González Byass for the last 53 years.
Other wines that achieved excellent scores in The Wine Advocate are Tío Pepe Tres Palmas, Tío Pepe Dos Palmas and Tío Pepe Una Palma, all awarded 92 points, and Tío Pepe en Rama, which scored 91.
There was also good news from the Wine Spectator, another of the great U.S. specialist titles. The Solera Exclusiva Noé Pedro Ximénez Muy Viejo V.O.R.S (V.O.R.S. Very Old Noé Pedro Ximénez Exclusive Solera) sored the highest points: 94. Next in line were Néctar Pedro Ximénez and Viña AB Amontillado, with 93 and 91 points respectively. Tío Pepe en Rama and Leonor Palo Cortado rounded out these superb results with 90 points each.
