Half-Bottle of Alvear PX Solera 1927 Sherry

Name: Alvear PX Solera 1927 Sherry
Brand: Alvear
SKU: 13682
Price: 32.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

375 mL

Item # 13682

From a solera that is now in its eighth decade, this elegant dessert Sherry has a dark amber hue, with flavors of crème brûlée, marmalade, and toasted hazelnuts. Not nearly as syrupy as might be expected, it finishes long and clean. Wonderful when slightly chilled, either with rich desserts or on its own.

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Color

White

Country

Spain

Region

Montilla-Morilles

Producer

Alvear

Grape Variety

Pedro Ximenez

More About This Wine

Spain

Central to the Spanish winemaking philosophy is the belief that wine should be released only when it is ready to be consumed, and not a moment before. Spanish wine law focuses squarely on this issue: the terms Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are highly regulated indicators of the amount of time a wine has aged prior to its release. In Rioja, Navarra, and the Ribera del Duero (which have the most stringent requirements) red Crianzas must be aged a minimum of two years; Reservas, at least three...

Pedro Ximenez

Also known as PX (thankfully to those of us who have a dislike of words that begin with x’s), this dessert-style fortified wine is made entirely from the highly-sugared Pedro Ximénez grapes. Many of the best examples come from the region of Montilla, and are thus not technically classified as Sherries. PX’s are intensely, almost syrupy sweet, and are ideal drizzled over vanilla ice cream (or over your waffles, if you like to drink in the mornings). If you’ve got a serious sweet tooth, PX is for...

Solera

The real magic in the production of Sherry happens in what's called the solera system - an innovative method of fractional blending in which younger wine is blended with older wine to ensure a consistent product from year to year. The younger wine serves to refresh and awaken the older wine, while the older wine enhances the depth and quality of the younger wine. Thus, with the exception of a handful of single barrels pulled from the solera, there really is no "vintage Sherry": any date...

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