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| Drinking window: Drink between 2022 and 2028 (based on 10 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Anna@WineCellar on 1/13/2024 & rated 91 points: Gold coloured, medium(-) intensity. Develped, high intensity nose. Dried fruit with sweetness, dates. Walnuts. After some time almost aromatic. Floral. Restrained acetaldehyd.
On the palate dry, medium(+) acidity, medium body. 13,5%. Complexity with the aromas present. Agile, oily texture. Excellent length with drying end. Overell, austere with complexity, an enthralling character. Wow!
From label: 100% pedro ximenez from old bush-trained vines, from differents plots of the Riofrío Alto and Cerro Macho estates. Vinified separately. Either directly pressed and then fermented in traditional concrete jars (tinajas) of 4800 l, or alternatively trodden and fermented in open buckets. In all cases, finished in concrete tanks (tinajas) under "velo de flor" for eight months. (347 views) | | | Tasted by JoeDwine on 8/22/2023 flawed bottle: With Goat cheese/Beet Salad
Funkified slightly oxd nose. Slight vanilla bean peaks through.
Salt mines. Nice texture but fruit is nowhere to be found so it is out of balance for me.
No score. (495 views) | | | Tasted by Rodenbach99 on 1/7/2023 & rated 90 points: Belle robe jaune paille. Ce vin élevé sous «flor» ou fleur offre des notes d'amande, de paon, de pomme verte et ce caractère oxydé distinctif. En bouche c'est parfaitement sec (à ne pas confondre avec les Pedro Ximenez doux qui ressemble à de l'huile à moteur sucré). La finale est franche et tranchante. (712 views) | | | Tasted by natalie&hans on 1/2/2023: Honing, gist, gedroogde vijg.
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Karaktervolle, frisse en ziltige witte wijn die in de geur en smaak het meest lijkt op een niet versterkte fino. Schenk als verrassend aperitief, of in combinatie met rauwe vis, zeevruchten of hartige hapjes. (355 views) | | | Tasted by pierre s on 12/22/2022 & rated 88 points: Pommes, noix et un petit relent de sherry! Très particulier comme goût! (390 views) | | | Tasted by FransS on 10/29/2022 & rated 87 points: Fino style, salty, pure and balanced, inviting & something special. (473 views) |
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Pedro Ximénez uvaSpain Vinos de España - Wines of Spain (Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior) | Wikipedia
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Spain is the third largest wine producing nation in the world, occupying the majority of the Iberian Peninsula with vast diversity in climate, culture, and of course, wine. From inky, dark reds of the [Priorat] to dry, white Finos from Andalusia, Spain can easily boast of elaborating a wide variety of notable styles. Within Spain there are currently 62 demarcated wine regions, of which a handful have gained international recognition: [Rioja], Priorat and [Ribera del Duero]. Yet these regions are only a small sample of the high quality wines Spain produces. Regions such as Cava, Penedes, Somontano, Galicia, Rueda and Jerez are only a few of the numerous regions worthy of exploration throughout Spain. Spain can also lay claim to having the most land under vine in the world, growing up to, by some accounts, 600 indigenous varietals of which Tempranillo is their most well known. Other popular varietals include [Garnacha], Bobal and Monastrell for reds and for whites; the infamous [sic] Palomino Fino grape which is used in the production of sherry wine, Pedro Ximenez in Montilla Morilles, Albarino used in the creation of the bright, effervescent wines of Galicia, and Verdejo in Rueda. - Source: - Catavino.net
Spain is not in the forefront of winemaking for its dessert wines, other than for its sweet wines from Sherry country including the highly revered Olorosos (when sweetened). But apart from Sherry Spain has a range of styles of dessert wines, ranging from the those made from the Pedro Ximenez grape primarily in Jerez and Montilla-Moriles) to luscious, red dessert wines made in the Mediterranean from the Garnacha (Grenache) grape. Some good Moscatels are made in Mallorca, Alicante and Navarre. The northwest corner of Spain, Galicia, with its bitter Atlantic climate, is even making dessert wines, called “Tostadillos” in the village of Ribadivia (similar to France’s “Vin de Paille”). The Canary Islands have made interesting dessert wines for centuries (they are mentioned by Shakespeare, for example) and in recent years the quality of winemaking has been improved and the Canary Islands wines are being better marketed now. The winemaking styles for “Vinos Dulces” are also diverse, from “Late Harvest” (Vendimia Tardía) to “Fortified Wines” (Fermentación Parcial). Based on in-spain.info.Andalucía Andalucía and its wines
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Two suggestions for listing Sherries and Manzanilla wines from a frequent user in a time of change:
The vast majority of these wines are solera-produced and are therefore nonvintage; they should not be listed under a vintage date. A Saca (or bottling) can be listed with a date under Designation, since each bottling is liable to be somewhat different. Dates of accession to your cellar, if it seems important, can also be listed in Designation. <b> Only an Anada (Vintage) wine should bear a vintage date.</b>
Currently, Manzanilla wines (what used to be called Manzanilla Fino) need only be listed as coming from the wine region Manzanilla-Sanlucar de Barrameda. This assumes the 'Jerez' region, which need not be mentioned. For older wines, there may be some confusion about the origin and type. I would suggest following the label as much as possible. jht |
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