Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

I also got a last-minute bottle of the Saca Mayo 2019 of the NV Fino Tradición, which had just been bottled, and it really felt like I was drinking it straight from the bota. In fact, the palate had some tenderness that I didn't notice in the other bottlings, and the word that came to my head when drinking it was spherical, a round wine with no edges, especially after it had been in the glass for a couple of hours. The way to compare these bottlings is to pour a glass of each and follow its evolution for a couple of hours, because otherwise it's difficult to see the differences straight away. This looks like another epic bottling of the old Fino from Tradición. (LG)

(06/2019)

Wine & Spirits

Tradición is famed for its collection of very old wines, shepherded in a tight, dry style. In this Fino Tradición, the wines average 10 to 12 years old, double the usual age. It is firm, strong in acidity and minerality; rather than fruit, what you will smell here are stones and salt sea. Although it’s not labeled as a Fino en rama, they treat it like one, with only a slight filtration before bottling, sustaining the wine’s enveloping, unctuous body. For gambas al ajillo.

(10/2015)

Wine Spectator

Shows some oomph for a fino, with singed almond, dried lemon peel and quinine notes that streak through, backed by citrus oil and walnut hints on the finish. (JM, Web Only-2017)