V.T. Pedro Ximénez 2018 en Rama

Pedro Ximénez from the August 2022 saca – D.O. Jerez – Xérès – Sherry Number of bottles produced: Limited.

Type of grape: Pedro Ximénez
Vineyards: Pago de Carrascal
Old age: Sherry with static aging for 4 years in 600L American oak barrels.
Alcohol content: 14.5% Vol

Tasting note

To the senses: Straw yellow color, aromas of white stone fruit, floral and citrus notes. Sharp and yeasty notes. On the palate, it is dry, very fresh, and structured.

Serving Suggestions

It is an ideal wine to consume with desserts and sweets, such as ice cream and dark chocolate, it can also be paired with blue cheeses and is a must in haute cuisine.

Serve between 12º and 14º temperature.

Supplementary information

Production of Still Wine Pedro Ximénez Vintage 2018: This still wine project is based on selecting Pedro Ximénez grapes from the Pago de Carrascal. The peculiarity has been to naturally obtain 14.5º of alcohol on the vine. The grapes have been destemmed and pressed in a vertical press. The must obtained has had a yield of around 50% and has been fermented in barrels, thus naturally reaching its graduation. Once fermentation was complete, the wine was racked and the barrels were refilled to begin its biological aging.

Vintage characteristics:

Characteristics: low production, very fresh wine, floral with structure and minerality.

Vintage System Production: Unlike traditional Sherry wines, aged through the “Solera and Criaderas” system, these vintage wines age statically. For their production, musts from old vines in the Pagos de Añina and/or Carrascal are selected and fortified to 15º for biological aging, or to 18º for oxidative aging. These wines are monitored during their aging, during which no intervention is made until the time of selection for bottling. In contrast to the homogeneity provided by the Criaderas and Soleras System, in which wines of different ages are methodically blended, each of these wines is unique and special. These wines reflect the harvest of the year and its particular climatic conditions, as well as the peculiar evolution of each during its static aging.