Palo Cortado

Traditional term for wine

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 4 January 2021

• Registered name: Palo Cortado
• Register: Traditional terms for wine
• Status: Registered
• Class or category of product: Traditional Term
• Protection type: Traditional Term
• Country of origin: Spain
• Traditional term grapevine product category: Liqueur wine
• Traditional term type: Description of product characteristic
• Traditional term language: Spanish
• Date of registration (UK scheme): 10 March 2021
• Reason for protection: EU agreement

Summary

Liqueur wine (vino generoso) of “Jerez-Xérès-Sherry” and “Montilla Moriles” whose organoleptic characteristics consists of the aroma of an amontillado and palate and colour similar to those of an oloroso, and with an acquired alcoholic strength between 16 and 22 percent. Aged in two phases: the first biological, under a film of “flor”, and the second oxidative.

Legislation

Member State or Third Country law: Order of 30 November 2011; Member state or third country Official Gazette of Andalusia No 249, 22 December 2011, p. 185,144)

Published 4 January 2021