Barbadillo, Cream Sherry

Barbadillo, Cream Sherry - NV

Item # 50258 750 mL

One of the rare bottles of Sherry that is indeed sweet. This Cream Sherry can you used as an apéritif alongside creamy cheese, nuts and olives or can double as a wine to drizzle over a scoop of ice cream. Made from Palomino Fino and Pedro Ximénez grapes.

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Color
White
Vintage
NV
Country
Spain
Producer
None
Grape Variety
Palomino
Pedro Ximenez
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Glossary

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...

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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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Palomino

Accounting for over 90% of the vine plantings in Jerez, this relatively neutral grape provides the ideal “blank canvas” for the creation of fabulously complex Sherries (much like the Ugni Blanc grape does in Cognac).

Cream Sherry

A slight misnomer (as these Sherries are indeed not creamy), Cream Sherry refers to the sweet, dessert style of Sherry that is made by adding Pedro Ximénez wine to Oloroso Sherry prior to bottling. The resultant Sherry is invariably smooth and sweet, yet it possesses enough acidity to preserve a sense of balance. These Sherries are a good alternative to the straight PX’s if you’re craving something sweet but wish to retain your teeth in old age.

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