Sherry from Jerez

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Tonight's after dinner sherry
15 yo PX amazing

Once harvested the Pedro Ximenez (PX) grapes are left out in the Andalusian sunshine for about 10 days until they become almost raisin. Ageing is by oxidation process in W&H Collection Criaderas and Soleras for a minimum of 15 years. Dark mahogany colour, high density. Deep aroma of raisins and figs. Mouth-wateringly luscious, smooth and velvety, very rich and sweet (380g/ltr sugar content) with a delightfully long aftertaste.

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Little drop of Inocente Fino tonight with a King Prawn and Pea Risotto

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This afternoon sherry finished of a bottle of the Fino inocent now on to this big boy amazing flavour small production bottled by Lustau this is a Palo Cortado high recommended this style
Full flavoured great with a cigar.

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Tonight's Sherry

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Spot of snacks and tapas for.lunch with the wife grabbed a couple of 1/2 s from the cellar Manzanilla from Valdespino super dry lovely saltiness following up with a bottle I opened last night a very rich Palo Cortado from Cayetano Del Pino y Co

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On to some old.oloroso from lustau

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[smokey joe]

I’ve had some lovely Sherry wine, stand out one this year was this Moscatel from Chipiona
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Went to order some more & the price has doubled, ordered a couple of others instead.

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A different Fino this afternoon from W&H

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Roast loin if pork with a wonderful amontillado sherry

Ruben
Contrabandista (Valdespino)
Adding a tiny amount of PX takes away the rough edges… as well as some of the complexity

Contrabandista is a Medium Dry Amontilllado Blend, which means it has a wide base of Amontillado, mixed with 5% of younger Pedro Ximénez. It was originally made for the American market (with more sweetness) but apparently they’ve toned down the sweetness in recent years.

All grapes come from the pago Macharnudo Alto and are fermented in butt, which was common in the past but now unique to Valdespino. It is basically the Amontillado Tio Diego (which in turns is the older brother of the Fino Inocente), aged for around 8 years under flor and an additional 8 years in the Amontillado solera.

The Medium Dry category goes all the way from 5 to 115 grams of sugar. While most Medium sherry is in the upper region of sugar content, this one contains around 30 grams of residual sugar, which means it should be off-dry rather than thoroughly sweet.



Contrabandista ‘Medium Dry Amontillado’ (18%, Bodegas Valdespino)
Nose: quite a lot of caramel and milk chocolate, with prune jam or prune tartlets. Also hazelnut cream, honey and (slightly burnt) brown sugar. Just a little orange peel and a faint maritime note refer to its Amontillado / Fino origins. Hints of old wood as well.

Mouth: much less sweet than expected. It’s just off-sweet and fairly timid at first. Then there’s a firm dry, oaky side to it, with chestnuts, walnut skins and a briney touch. Light bitterness of dark chocolate (with salt flakes) and coffee. It’s a bit peculiar, it lacks the complexity and intensity of a true Amontillado and at the same time it lacks the richer texture of PX.

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walnut skins?

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Doing a tasting tonight in the garden with friends and family

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Really enjoyed this Palo Cortado with the spring sun & a good cigar.


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Trying this Fino today with Hake for.dinner

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[TheMonk]

Huge fan of Sherry... both fortified or non-fortified! Has anyone here been to Taberna der Guerrita? It's the epicenter of the Jerez revolution for the past few years.

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Didn't get to sanlucar de Barrameda bit will.hopefully be there this year at some stage

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