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Palomino
white grape · also Listán Blanco Jerez (Fino, Manzanilla, Amontillado, Oloroso, Palo Cortado); Tenerife (Listán Blanco) serve 6–8 °C ages 1–20 years
Palomino is a white grape: light-bodied, gentle acidity, usually dry. 42 Palomino wines from £11.70. Typical aromas: neutral; green apple, almond, bread dough under flor. unfortified Canary Islands versions are light and saline; Sherry styles range Fino to Oloroso.
Typical structure · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
Body
lightfull
Acidity
lowhigh
Oak
noneheavy
Alcohol
lowhigh
Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.
Is Palomino sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
tapas, olives, almonds, jamón, seafood (Fino); consommé, mushrooms (Amontillado); game, aged cheese (Oloroso). Fino's salinity with salty food; oxidative styles with savoury
Where it grows
Jerez (Fino, Manzanilla, Amontillado, Oloroso, Palo Cortado), Spain — blank canvas shaped by flor and solera
Tenerife (Listán Blanco), Spain — volcanic, saline table wine
If you like Palomino
42 Palomino wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 30
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred