Mayu, Pedro Ximenez
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Mayu, Pedro Ximenez - 2022

Item # 31227 750 mL

Best friends with shellfish and other seafood, this is a fresh and zesty Pedro Ximenez still wine. The Olivier family is known for its Pisco and decided to produce wines in 2005, making them the first to bring winemaking to the Elqui Valley.

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I love to try wines made from grapes associated with a specific style or part of the world that produce unexpected & delicious results in a new environment. Case in point: Mayu PX. Pedro Ximenez - native to the hot, dry climate of Andalucia - becomes a totally different creature when grown in South America. This variety is most notable for Sherry and sweet wine production in Spain, but in the high altitude vineyards of Chile, Pedro Ximenez commonly serves as a base for Pisco production. When vinified into a dry table wine, the results provide a refreshing surprise - suggestions of fresh Brazil nuts, vegetal aromas, and a bit of brine are anything but dessert wine flavors. If the austerity of Muscadet appeals to your palate, but you prefer the texture & weight of Grenache Blanc or Viognier, this juice might be the answer.

- BLR

Glossary

Chile

Chilean winemakers are known for opening their arms to forgotten European grape varieties, nursing them back to health, and then releasing them back to the rest of the world - and we can’t thank them enough for it. Chile’s friendly, delicious Carmenères are the best example, but Chile is generally one of the most consistent sources of delicious, ready-to-drink, approachable wines. Cabernet Sauvignons from Chile are just as crowd-pleasing as the Carmenères, and keep an eye out for velvety,...

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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...

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