Pedro Ximenez

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  Alvear Pedro Ximenez Solera 1927 (375ml)

  Montilla Moriles, SPAIN

  $47. 99

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  ABV: 16%

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  Deep viscous sienna brown black in colour with a distinctive olive green tinged hue. Decadently scented and incredibly potent, the nose is overwhelmed with dried raisin, Christmas cake and honeyed fig aromas with some toffee apple, walnut and spice notes also chiming in. Incredibly thick and dense, draped across the palate with an engine oil like consistency is an ultra concentrate of honeyed raisins, Christmas cake, toffee and marmalade flavours with some molasses and spicy walnut characters lingering underneath. Warm syrupy mouthfeel with an exceptionally long palate staining finish that stays in the mouth for minutes after the wine has been swallowed. In a word stunning.
  Alc. 16%

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  Alvear was founded in 1729 and remains under the control of the same family. They own 307 acres of vineyards in the Montilla-Moriles appellation. Anyone who visits the area recognizes the incredible white soils, which are dominated by chalk/limestone and the key to the great acids these products possess.
  The NV Pedro Ximenez Solera 1927 is non-vintage, but does have some 1927 material in it. This is totally dark brown/amber with notes of figs, toffee, caramel syrup, molasses and coffee. It is dense, super sweet, intense, rich and an amazingly, unctuously textured, thick beverage to consume slowly and introspectively after a meal. Drink now through 2050, or even longer. Drink 2016-2050.
  98 points
  Robert Parker – The Wine Advocate

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  Gonzalez Byass Noe VORS Aged 30 Years Pedro Ximenez Sherry (375ml)

  Jerez, SPAIN

  $92. 99

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  ABV: 15.5%

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  An 'extreme' expression of PX, having spent an average of 30 years in American oak barrels following the Criaderas and Solera system.

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  Concentrated raisins, dried black dates, licorice, prunes, chocolate and Christmas spices. Extremely sweet, but effortlessly balanced, with real intensity and concentration. Some complex cocoa beans, coffee, licorice and walnuts in the finish. Pour yourself a small glass and savor.
  96 points
  James Suckling

  Singed black sesame, rye, buckwheat honey, Black Forest cake and blackberry reduction notes form a large-scaled core, with a viscous texture and a long, palate-coating finish. A light echo of peanut toffee adds just enough cut on the finish. Drink now.
  94 points
  James Molesworth - Wine Spectator

  A wonderfully balanced and giving wine with sweet raisin and prune aromas and an overall richness akin to crude oil. Flavors of baked black plum, brown sugar and molasses are both juicy and rich, and then toffee and mocha take over on the finish. Sweet and thick for sure, but with discernible fruit and vitality. (6/1/2010) 15.5% Alc./Vol.
  93 points
  Wine Enthusiast

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  Emilio Lustau San Emilio Pedro Ximenez (375ml)

  Jerez, SPAIN

  $29. 99

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  We’ve given exceptionally good reviews to the Hidalgo and Valdespino Pedro Ximenez, but the Lustau is on another level when it comes to flavour concentration. The only way to describe the viscosity of this wine is to dip a warm tea spoon into a tub of wild honey (not the dilute supermarket sort) and add it to an equal part of warm water. In short the palate weight is about double that of the Hidalgo and Valdespino Pedro Ximenez.

  Very deep, dark sienna brown colour with a deep olive green hue. Aroma of molasses, spice, burnt toffee, and treacle. The palate is filled with the flavours of raisin concentrate, with the texture of warm honey. Velvet smooth, layers of molasses and toffee emerge over wild honey and embraced by a warm and mellow spirit back ground. Very long concentrated honey aftertaste.
  A superb drink. (2002)
  Alc/Vol 17%

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  Equipo Navazos PX Gran Solera 25YO Pedro Ximenez Sherry (375ml)

  Jerez, SPAIN

  $54. 99

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  ABV: 16.5%

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  I tasted the 2018 release of the PX produced for Australia, the NV PX Navazos Gran Solera, a wine that is 25 years old, sweet and intense, aged in sherry casks in an oxidative way. It has some notes of carob beans, roasted coffee and dark chocolate. The palate is thick and dense, with sweetness but without being heavy or cloying. Wines like this are to be consumed in very small doses, and a bottle can go a long way, as the wine is very stable and does not suffer—it even improves—when the bottle is opened. Drink 2019 - 2022.
  92 Points
  Luis Gutiérrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

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  Gonzalez Byass Nectar Pedro Ximenez

  Jerez, SPAIN

  $34. 99

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  ABV: 15%

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  This luscious sweet Sherry makes a decadent after-dinner treat: pour it over good quality vanilla ice cream or pair it with salty blue cheese. Rich notes of figs, molasses, christmas pudding and candied peel are layered on the velvety palate, with a fresh uplift of acidity and lingering notes of treacle toffee and dried fruit on the finish. Delicious! Vegetarian. Drink 2023 - 2026.
  92 points
  Julie Sheppard - Decanter

  Thick and oily in feel, with buckwheat honey, toasted sesame, prune and date flavors forming the core. A Christmas pudding note pervades the exotic finish.
  93 points
  James Molesworth - Wine Spectator

  A smooth nose deals typical P.X. aromas of chocolate, fig and raisin. On the palate, this is thick and a touch chewy but that's not abnormal for this type of wine. Rich flavors of café mocha and chocolate finish long, sweet and satisfying.
  93 points
  Michael Schachner - Wine Enthusiast

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• Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry

  Jerez, SPAIN

  $34. 99

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  ABV: 17.5%

  People with little knowledge of Sherry could be forgiven for thinking that Harvey’s Bristol Cream was actually an English dairy product. Neither the name or the bottle evoke strong images of Spain and her glorious vineyards. There are of course, good reasons for the idiosyncrasies of Harvey’s, the world’s biggest selling sherry brand of all.

  Around the turn of 19th century, the port of Bristol in Southwest England was a significant shipping town importing amongst other things, large quantities of sherry. One day, a French lady customer of John Harvey & Sons attended a sherry tasting at their Denmark Street premises in Bristol. There she tasted various samples of what was generically termed “Bristol Milk” – a sweet, rich style of sherry that had become extremely popular in England. She then inquired about another barrel of still richer, more luscious sherry. Upon tasting it, she was overwhelmed. She exclaimed “If that was the milk, then this must be the cream!” So Harvey’s Bristol Cream was born, John Harvey capitalising on her comment by registering it as the company's trademark.

  So much for the name. The distinctive blue bottle is a more recent marketing quirk circa 1990. Bristol merchants used to have the exclusive import rights for Saxon Smalt which is used for glassmaking. Containing cobalt, this smalt when combined with British lead glass results in Bristol Blue, the colour we now see in the Harvey’s bottle. It is a symbolic connection with the brands origins, and from a marketing point of view serves as a point of difference on store shelves.

  Made from Palomino and Pedro Ximenez grapes, Harvey’s Bristol Cream is fortified with young Jerez brandy. It is then aged and blended like a fino, i.e.- in a solera. This is unique for the area, as most other producers simply use vats. Harvey’s is a particularly full and rich style of sherry with an intense dried fruit/raisin character, a sweet palate and rich lingering finish. Enjoyable straight over ice.

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  Romate Cardenal Cisneros Pedro Ximenez Sherry

  Jerez, SPAIN

  $89. 99

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  ABV: 18%

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  A stunning wine made by drying Pedro Ximenez grapes on grass mats for up to 3 weeks, thus increasing the sugar concentration. The wine is aged for over 15 years before release. Opaque very deep dark sienna brown colour with a deep olive green hue. Intense aromas of raisin followed by honey, caramel and toffee with some spice and a hint of walnut as an end note with perfectly integrated spirit. Rich and luscious with a viscous oil like texture, this raisin concentrate displays flavours of raisins, molasses and honey followed by some toffee and spice. Outstanding length with exceptionally long aftertaste of raisins, honey, toffee & spice. Think of it as liquid Christmas pudding. Drink now. Alc18%

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  Valdespino El Candado Pedro Ximenez Sherry

  Jerez, SPAIN

  $42. 99

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  ABV: 18%

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  One that proclaims to be the crème de la crème of PX’s and with six centuries of sherry production under their belts, Valdespino can lay claim to being one of the oldest sherry houses in the region. In a process called Soleo, after harvesting, the grapes are sun dried for two weeks to concentrate the sugar and turn the grapes into raisins. After partial fermentation of the must the wine is fortified and then enters the soleras where it’s aged for between 10-12 years in American oak casks.

  A Magnificent Black Sherry
  

  Deep sienna brown colour with deep olive green hue. Wonderful nose filled with the aroma of toffee, molasses, spice and brandied ripe raisins. The palate is a viscous treasure with its rich luscious texture and oil like consistency. Totally mouthfilling flavours of spice, honey, toffee and crushed dried raisins fill the mouth. Incredible length – perfect harmony with clean finish and exceptionally long aftertaste of treacle, caramel, honey and raisins. Perfect with chocolate cake and a must with the Christmas pudding.
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  Alc/Vol: 18.0%

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  Valdespino Pedro Ximenez Yellow Label Sherry

  Jerez, SPAIN

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  With six centuries of sherry production under their belts, Valdespino lay claim to being one of the oldest sherry bodegas in the region.
  Pedro Ximenez is often referred to as “Black Sherry” due to its dense, dark colour. This is a superb example of the style made entirely from the Pedro Ximenez grape and is a wonderful pairing for chocolate dishes of any sort (or that ‘special’ mid year Christmas celebration being the perfect wine with Christmas pudding). The wine has the viscosity of oil. Very dark sienna brown colour with olive green hue. Superb nose of mollasses, treacle, crushed dried honeyed raisins. Rich and luscious, totally mouthfilling with a silky, oily texture which disolves into honeyed toffee. Layers of treacle and caramel add further depth and complexity to the wine. Sweet, yet clean finish with exceptionally long aftertaste.

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• 1969 Bodegas Toro Albala Don PX Seleccion Pedro Ximenez

  Jerez, SPAIN

  $430. 00

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  ABV: 16.5%

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  Antonio Sanchez Prieto founded Bodegas Toro Albalá in 1844, in the village of Aguilar de la Frontera. By 1922, José Ma Toro Albalá restored the former electric power station of Aguilar where he moved the winery, and still is today. The Montilla-Moriles region is famous for Sherry, to create this fantastic concoction, the grapes are sun-dried into raisins before being pressed and fermented. Due to the incredible concentration of the juice, the wines are notably sweet but also wonderfully fresh. Don P.X. is their renowned Sherry, full of rich and deep flavors of raisins, figs and dates - the perfect pairing could be anything from blue cheese, to vanilla ice-cream, undoubtedly a must try. 

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  Alvear Pedro Ximenez Solera 1910 (375ml)

  Montilla Moriles, SPAIN

  $140. 00

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  ABV: 15%

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  Super dense black sienna brown in colour with a very deep sienna brown olive green tinged hue. The viscosity of this wine is such that it clings to the walls of the glass with an engine oil like consistency. Completely intoxicating the olfactory senses is a kaleidoscope of honeyed raisins, Christmas cake, walnuts, burnt toffee, fig and spice aromas that are totally mesmerising. Amazingly rich, concentrated and viscous, the texture of this palate staining elixir is so thick and heavy you could almost eat it with a spoon. Mouth coating flavours of honeyed raisins, molasses, figs, Christmas cake, melted toffee, subtle dried nuts and spice engulf the palate. Warm and mellow spirit background with a stunningly long finish that’s sweet, luscious and oil like in its consistency. The aftertaste lingering for minutes after it’s been swallowed. A magical, mind blowing PX.
  Alc. 15%

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  The amazing, pedal to the metal/full throttle/balls to the wall, sweet 1910 Pedro Ximenez Solera is a dark amber-colored, full-bodied, unctuously-textured beauty that should be sipped and savored slowly and carefully at the end of a meal with a plate of cashews. It is remarkable stuff. The price is not high for what it represents.
  98 points
  Robert Parker – The Wine Advocate

  The NV Piedro Ximénez Solera 1910 comes from a separate Solera blend going back to 1910. It's on another level compared to the 1926 and has another level of viscosity and opulence that needs to be tasted to be believed. Massive coffee, toffee, burnt caramel, and spice all emerge from this motor oil-like wine that has off-the-charts richness and depth, while staying reasonably light on the palate. As with the Solera 1927, it’s best enjoyed in small sips at the end of a meal.
  95 points
  JebDunnuck.com

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  Cuesta Pedro Ximenez Sherry (750ml)

  Jerez, SPAIN

  $29. 99

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  ABV: 17%

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  'Cuesta' is a brand owned by the prestigious Sherry house, 'Lustau', produced and bottled from a selection of butts in the Lustau Bodega. The concept is to offer high quality sherries under a separate brand in markets where Lustau is already represented. Yet given the exceptional standard set by the Cuesta PX, one has to wonder whether they've shot themselves in the foot. Aged for a minimum of ten years, this superb solera is produced from sun dried Pedro Ximenez grapes.

  A seriously good example of PX and an absolute steal at this direct import price.

  Pours a viscous sienna brown colour with a deep green olive tinged hue. Potent scents of raisins, honey and Christmas cake engulfs the nostrils with hints of toffee, marmalade and walnut also present. Exceptionally concentrated and rich, a thick luscious dollop of raisin, honey and Christmas cake like flavours are draped across the palate with notions of marmalade, toffee and subtle dried nuts the back drop. Warm, mellow spirit with an oil like consistency to the mouthfeel. Long sweet, textured aftertaste. An ideal match with vanilla ice cream and Christmas pudding.
  Alc. 17%

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  1968 Bodegas Toro Albala Don PX Seleccion Pedro Ximenez

  Montilla Moriles, SPAIN

  $450. 00

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  ABV: 17%

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  Going up the ladder of age, concentration, complexity (and price), the 1968 Don PX Selección aged in American oak butts for some 47 years before bottling, and was never blended with any other vintage. The wine has 340 grams of unfermented sugar and higher acidity given its age, as evaporation in barrel concentrates everything. This is somehow less dense and more pungent than the other old sweet wines, with more spices, lots of cinnamon and cocoa powder. It's more fluid, somehow lighter, and with some notes reminiscent of oloroso and even amontillado. There were 6,900 liters of this wine, which was bottled in various formats, including magnums, three and six liter bottles.
  94 points
  Luis Gutiérrez - The Wine Advocate #224 (April 2016)

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  1987 Bodegas Toro Albala Gran Reserva Don Pedro Ximenez (375ml)

  Montilla Moriles, SPAIN

  $59. 99

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  ABV: 17%

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  Each year they select a number of single vintage, sweet PX wines to be bottled, the first of which (besides the young wine) is the 1987 Don Px Gran Reserva in 2016 - a wine aged in American oak casks for some 28 years. These wines are almost indestructible, so the drinking windows are mostly academic. This showcases the classical aromas and palate of an old PX from Montilla, strong notes of dark chocolate, dried figs and plums, raisins and sweet spices; the dense, thick and persistent palate where the 380 grams of unfermented sugar are not noticeable, as they are balanced by good acidity that also gets concentrated by age. This is probably the densest of all the wines I tasted today, and there is a distinct, perfumed, almost floral note here (is it violet pastille?), which makes it extremely attractive. It's also the most drinkable of all these old vintages, very balanced within its sweet profile, with marked flavors (also licorice and black olives) that stay in your mouth for one minute. Exotic and exuberant. This is incredibly young and lively, and very good value for the age and quality it delivers.
  94 points
  Luis Gutiérrez - RobertParker.com #224 (Apr 2016)

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  1990 Bodegas Toro Albala Gran Reserva Don Pedro Ximenez (375ml)

  Montilla Moriles, SPAIN

  $62. 99

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  ABV: 17%

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  The 1990 Don PX Gran Reserva has unusually high sugar, close to 400 grams (when this range is usually less than 360). Compared with the rest of the wines, this feels like a very good value. These wines mature in old 550-liter American oak casks for decades, and the wines have great concentration. It felt unusually perfumed, a little spirity and with notes that made me think of Moscatel, notes of orange peel and flowers, and of course the raisin and dry dates and figs from these wines made with raisins. It’s sweet and dense like motor oil and leaves a combination of raisins and chocolate in the spicy and faintly warm finish. This was bottled in early 2019.
  93 points
  Luis Gutiérrez, The Wine Advocate

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  Coleccion Roberto Amillo Pedro Ximenez Sherry (500ml)

  Jerez, SPAIN

  $89. 99

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  ABV: 15%

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  A passionate sherry enthusiast, Roberto Amillo, started the Espíritus de Jerez company in 2011 sourcing exceptionally old soleras from various Bodegas and bottling them under the Colección Robert Amillo label. This Pedro Ximenez is sourced from Bodegas Rey Fernando de Castilla and is reputed to an average age in excess of 25 years.
  
  Clinging to the walls of the glass with a paint like viscosity this superb PX displays a very deep sienna brown colour with an olive green hue. Bedazzling the olfactory senses is a stunning nose of Christmas cake, honeyed walnut and burnt toffee with rancio, figs, dried fruits and spice notes ensuing. Thick and luscious the palate is layered with decadent honeyed Christmas cake and toffee flavours. Wonderfully sweet with a mellow spirit back drop, complexing walnut, hazelnut, fig and spice elements sneak up on the finish. Magnificent richness, concentration and power with an exceptionally long honeyed fig, raisin, walnut, toffee and spice aftertaste.
  Alc. 15%

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  2002 Toro Albala Don PX Pedro Ximenez Sherry (375ml)

  Montilla Moriles, SPAIN

  $79. 99

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  ABV: 17%

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  I guess in an attempt to rationalize the range, some labels have been merged and simplified, and the Gran Reserva or Don PX Añada range are now simply Don PX with a vintage. I tasted the 2002 Don PX, which has 17% alcohol and 399 grams of sugar and seems denser and more concentrated than the 1999 I tasted next to it. They are all different degrees or declinations of similar aromas and flavors, such as dates, raisins, coffee and espresso coffee. This comes through as balanced and tasty, not too sweet. Drink 2022 - 2028.
  93+ Points
  Luis Gutiérrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

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