Bodegas Tradicion, Fino Viejo Sherry (Saca de Mayo 2026), NV SO061725 Arretxea and the absence of dosage

and the absence of dosage allows every nuance to come through clearly

If you want to understand what Aligoté can be in the hands of a great producer and on the right old vines

their sandier and gravelly parcel

its varieties and even its indigenous yeasts

Bodegas Tradicion, Fino Viejo Sherry (Saca de Mayo 2026), NV SO061725 Arretxea and the absence of dosageMost Fino is bottled at four or five years, while the flor is still thick; this one is held for an average of a decade, which is about as long as a veil of yeast can be kept alive. That extra time is what "Viejo" means here the wine stays bone dry and bracing but picks up depth and a nutty, saline edge a young Fino simply doesn't have. It's 100% Palomino aged in American oak butts through the criaderas y soleras system at Bodegas Tradicion, the Jerez