Sourced from one of the five existing tonel casks in the Bodega La Emperatriz, the March 2017 bottling of the NV Single Cask Oloroso del Tonel is a wine that was not touched since 2004, other than being refilled every three years. It's a textbook middle-aged Oloroso, with aromas of dried apricots, noble woods, licorice and coffee and a spirity touch on the silky, lush palate. It has 17 grams of residual sugar that gives it that roundness, approachability and somehow commercial character. - Luis Gutiérrez