Quitapenas Malaga Sweet Wine 75 clMade 100% from Pedro Ximenez grapes. Very light flavour. It just tastes like grape. The Quitapenas Malaga Dulce is a dessert wine, but it Also it does not need to be taken with food. Alcohol shipping regulations We would be delighted to send you the wine or brandy but regrettably it may be returned as a hazardous material. We can try but sometimes it doesn't go through, so in the case it's returned, we will not be able to refund shipping. WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED Picture courtesy of Lauren Aloise (spanishsabores.com) |
Gramona Ice Wine Gewurztraminer 37,5cl100% A highly concentrated, fruited wine made from Gewürztraminer grapes that is at once sweet and tart, endowing it with fluidity and character, aging capacity and fascinating possibilities for in-bottle evolution.
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1827 Osborne Pedro XimenezJerez-Sherry DO. Dark mahogany color, very dense (tearing). Deep aromas of pasificacin, very aromatic and fragrant. Very sweet, harmonic, tasty, deep. It consumes very well with soft sweet desserts.
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ARBOLEDILLA Palo Cortado Bota Unica Barbadillo 37,5 clAmazing Palo Cortado from the Arboledilla bodega at Barbadillo, Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz). 22% Although the exact age is unclear to me, as all four botas were aged "unrefreshed" during thirty years in a single 800L-2000L barrel, but the age of the original botas, as far as I know, hasn't been disclosed. This incredibly complex wine has a rather low, well-balanced acidity which makes it surprisingly round and maybe closer to what I have come to expect from very old olorosos. It’s extremely rich and savoury, with prominent notes of dried tobacco, soy sauce, roasted nuts and a vegetal, empyreumatic layer that adds to its incredible range. Additional notes include dried figs, dried apricots, dried nuts, some orange peels, salted caramel, a lovely lactic acidity and still this elegant hint of smoke accompanied by loads of umami which keeps me reaching for my glass. One of the best Palo Cortados I have ever tasted. Don’t hesitate to pair it with food as foie gras, cured meats bor old cheeses but it really shines the most when drank on its own. Serving temperature: 10/12º WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED |
LA PANESA Fino Emilio Hidalgo 75 clA wine suitable for any occasion. Great pairing with seafood and fish dishes. Serving temperature: 5/7ºC Nose: highly complex. It goes all the way from a warm, honeyed apple note to the smell of a stable. In between are dozens of tiny aromas: banana peel, yeast, polished oak, salty seawater, lime, aged cheese, toasted wood and dried mushrooms. Even hints of motor oil. Quite exquisite really. Mouth: medium-bodied and fairly glyceric. It shows a remarkable peppery heat and concentration. An olive brine bitterness, some toasted notes and salty almonds. Lemon zest. After the initial attack though, there’s a lack of acidity and an additional nuttiness which make it feel smooth and slightly thin. This also results in a rather short finish with some oaky notes. Robert Parker 95 WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED |
Alvear Pedro Ximénez 1927 75 clMontilla-Moriles DO. Sweet wine. A classic of this wine Cordoba almost three centuries of tradition. An old solera, a powerful aroma, made from grapes grown grapes in the sun and the traditional system of criaderas and sills, with bags and periodic sprays, and aged for five years in American oak casks. 96 Parker
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Piedra Luenga Bio Organic Fino 50 clMontilla-Moriles DO. Pedro Ximenez grape. Colour straw yellow, pale. Taste: Smooth light. Bouquet: Aroma dry fresh fruits. 2 years in barrel of American oak. Biofach 2009.
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San Leon Manzanilla 75 clSherry & Manzanilla DO. Palomino. Golden yellow color with pale edging, clean-looking light. Intense nose, fresh, notes of almond salt, iodine, seaweed, arsh and Cascaro mollusk with a background of woods. Nobly, clean, slightly mineral (limestone). In mouth is fresh.
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Piedra Luenga Bio Organic P.X. 50 clMontilla-Moriles DO. Pedro Ximenez grape. Colour dark mahogany. Taste: wide palate, fruity, solid. Bouquet: warm aroma, notes of sun ripened fruits and dried figs. Biofach 2009.
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Lustau Seleccion Especial Pedro XimenezJerez-Sherry DO. Its ripe grapes are left outside the plant, so that during the elaboration is reached a good level while a high amount of sugar, so they are wines which are not az or adds car, or alcohol.
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Lustau East India Solera OlorosoJerez-Sherry DO. This blend (Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez) is aged in its own Solera. After blending, the wine is further aged for three years in a solera of 33 American oak casks before bottling. A dark mahogany colour with bronze hues. Concentrated aromas of ripe fruits, mocca, cocoa and toffee. Very complex on the palate, with a clean acidity and flavour of raisins, nuts, crystallized orange and candied peel.
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Tradicion Amontillado V.O.R.S.Jerez-Sherry DO. The N.V. Amontillado is a V.O.R.S. of 41 years of agedium amber, it offers a superb, spicy, nutty, marmalade, apricot, and fig perfume followed by a dry, layered Sherry with a very long finish.
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Tradicion Palo Cortado V.O.R.S. 30 yearsJerez-Sherry DO. Dark amber color with hints of iodine. The nose is deep, nuts, toasted, with slightly sharp notes and old wood. The palate is a delight and very complex, an elegant way, with good freshness. It is a great Palo Cortado. 93 Parker
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OSTION Oloroso The Wine Bang 37,5 clA very old and rather extreme Oloroso as a result of a careful selection of ancient soleras from Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz), bottled by The Wine Bang (22%). An Oloroso to meditate on. Taste with the 5 senses.
Serving temperature: 10/12ºC Nose: furniture polish mixed with berries (raspberry / cranberry) and Mediterranean herbs. A resinous note and a touch of brandy. A salty touch as well. Maybe not the most intense Oloroso nose, but a very balanced and elegant old wine nonetheless. Mouth: potent, but not as extreme as I imagined (which is a positive thing, I guess). Sure, the acidity is higher than average and there’s a light bitterness from the wood, but it’s rather rounded and still very drinkable. There’s a light caramelly sweetness and a touch of glycerin, with roasted hazelnuts, a hint of tobacco / smoke and and echoes of dried fruits. Balanced leathery dryness in the end. WORLDWIDE SHIPPING INCLUDED |
Solera 1830 Pedro Ximenez Alvear 50 clMontilla-Moriles DO. Amber colour. Bright and very dense aspect in the glass. Primary aromas coming from the raisin grape from which it comes, with a slight "woody" touch and well integrated alcohol. Sweet flavour, "concentrated", without getting cloying. Memories of raisin grapes, honey, figs bread and dates come back. Serve it at 8ºC. Well suited for cured cheeses and desserts, whenever they are not made with chocolate.
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1905 Pérez Barquero Pedro XimenezMontilla-Moriles DO. This wine explodes from the glass, with waves of date, fig, spice box, and dried fruits. The finish lasted at least 120 seconds. A monumental wine, with a perfect mouth feel despite its motor oil-like viscosity. All the rich figs, raisins, prunes, add to that oranges and mandarine marmelade ... it's wow.
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This is the home of Sherry, produced from a small region around the town of Jérez, Andalucía. Sherry is made principally from the Palomino and Pedro Ximénez (PX) grapes, with a splash of Moscatel. The grapes are harvested and fermented in the normal way, but the wines are then left in contact with air for a prolonged period of time. Some will simply oxidise, whereas some develop a coating of flor, a thick layer of yeast, on the surface. This yeast imparts a distinctive flavour. The wines then pass through a solera system, a tier of barrels containing wine of differing ages, oldest at the bottom and youngest at the top. The wine in the lowest barrel is drawn off and bottled, and each barrel is topped up with wine from the one above. This maintains a steady stream of wine of similar character year after year, and explains why sherry is almost never vintage dated. Sherries come in a number of styles. These can broadly be divided into dry, medium or sweet. You can also find excelent wines in the province of Cordoba, Montilla-Moriles.
Types of Fortified Wine
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Generosos:
These are quality wines made during total or partial ageing under the veil of flor – the biological process undergone through the spontaneous appearance of a veil of yeasts on the surface of the wine typical to the Jerez area, which contributes a series of specific analytical and organoleptic properties to the wines. The alcohol content of these wines is no lower than 15º. Manzanilla: This wine is a pale, straw colour, with a tangy aroma, dry and light in the mouth, with an alcohol content of 15º. Its unique characteristics are the result of a very particular ageing process under the veil of yeasts in the microclimate of the cellars located in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Traditionally and according to the crianza and ageing process, these wines are known as Manzanilla Fina, Manzanilla Pasada and Manzanilla Olorosa. Fino: Straw-coloured or golden, finos have a spicy, delicate aroma reminiscent of almonds, and are dry and light in the mouth. Their special properties are the result of the exclusive ageing process under the veil of flor. They have an acquired alcohol content of 15º. Fino should also be served cold. Amontillado: The ageing process used in these wines includes an initial phase under the veil of flor – similar in procedure and duration to that undergone by finos - followed by a phase of oxidative ageing. The result is an amber-coloured wine with aromas of hazelnut, mildly tangy, soft and full in the mouth, with an alcohol content of between 16º and 22º. |
Oloroso: A dry wine, from amber to mahogany in colour, with a strong aroma reminiscent of walnuts, full-bodied, with an alcohol content of between 17º and 22º. Ageing begins under the veil of flor, then continues with a phase of oxidative ageing. Ideal as an aperitif, as well as with game and red meats.
Palo Cortado: A wine with organoleptic properties somewhere between amontillado – its aroma is similar – and oloroso – with a comparable palate, colour and ageing process. These wines have an alcohol content of between 17º and 22º.
Generosos Liqueur: These are made from Generoso wines. They must contain no less than 5 gr/l of sugars.
Medium: Amber or mahogany coloured wine, with an acquired alcohol content of no less than 15º and no more than 115 grammes per litre of sugars. In particular markets, traditional terms such as 'Golden', 'Abocado, 'Amoroso', 'Brown', 'Milk' or 'Rich' may be used.
Pale Cream: This wine is a pale yellow in colour, with a tangy, delicate aroma and alcohol content of no less than 15.5º. Its sugar content may not exceed 115 grammes per litre.
Cream: A full-bodied wine, amber to mahogany in colour, with a light, spicy aroma, an acquired alcohol content of no less than 15.5º and between 115 and 140 grammes per litre of sugars. It is a product of the blending of an oloroso with the suitable proportion of sweet wine.
Naturally Sweet: These wines are made from very ripe or sun-dried grapes that undergo partial alcoholic fermentation, which is halted through the addition of vinic alcohol.
Pedro Ximénez: Made from a variety of grape of the same name. Dark mahogany in colour with sweet aromas of raisins from the high natural sugar content, it is a rich dessert wine.
Moscatel: Sweet natural wine made from sun-dried grapes of the same name. In colour, it ranges from golden to mahogany, depending on its age.
Palo Cortado: A wine with organoleptic properties somewhere between amontillado – its aroma is similar – and oloroso – with a comparable palate, colour and ageing process. These wines have an alcohol content of between 17º and 22º.
Generosos Liqueur: These are made from Generoso wines. They must contain no less than 5 gr/l of sugars.
Medium: Amber or mahogany coloured wine, with an acquired alcohol content of no less than 15º and no more than 115 grammes per litre of sugars. In particular markets, traditional terms such as 'Golden', 'Abocado, 'Amoroso', 'Brown', 'Milk' or 'Rich' may be used.
Pale Cream: This wine is a pale yellow in colour, with a tangy, delicate aroma and alcohol content of no less than 15.5º. Its sugar content may not exceed 115 grammes per litre.
Cream: A full-bodied wine, amber to mahogany in colour, with a light, spicy aroma, an acquired alcohol content of no less than 15.5º and between 115 and 140 grammes per litre of sugars. It is a product of the blending of an oloroso with the suitable proportion of sweet wine.
Naturally Sweet: These wines are made from very ripe or sun-dried grapes that undergo partial alcoholic fermentation, which is halted through the addition of vinic alcohol.
Pedro Ximénez: Made from a variety of grape of the same name. Dark mahogany in colour with sweet aromas of raisins from the high natural sugar content, it is a rich dessert wine.
Moscatel: Sweet natural wine made from sun-dried grapes of the same name. In colour, it ranges from golden to mahogany, depending on its age.
