EL CANDADO PEDRO XIMENEZ SHERRY Valdespino

Offers layers of macerated date, ganache, warm caraway, buckwheat honey and chocolate-covered orange peel notes, with a deep, intense finish that lets a wonderfully smoky hint curl through. The power is obvious, the range and definition more subtle. Drink now.

Inchide review

Un vin fortifiat obținut din fermentația strugurilor Pedro Ximenez uscați afară la soare, deci un vin concentrat în arome, la care s-a adăugat apoi alcool provenit din distilarea vinului până a ajuns la o concentrație alcoolică de 17%. Peste el au mai trecut 10 ani petrecuți în butoaie de stejar și iată avem în față arome intense de fructe uscate, confiate, stafide, caise, smochine, alături de dulceață de nuci verzi și coajă de portocale, caramel, toffee, cafea și lemn dulce. Un vin cu un corp voluptos, licoros, cu o structură catifelată și onctuoasă. Poate unul dintre cele mai potrivite vinuri pentru un desert savuros, el un desert în sine, iar adăugat peste niște înghețată de vanilie sau nuci este fabulos.

Inchide review

The NV El Candado Pedro Ximenez, produced from sun-dried Pedro Ximenez grapes for two weeks, and aged in a solera for an average of 8-10 years, is bottled with 400 grams of sugar and 17% alcohol. Mahogany color, the nose is a symphony of candied, dried fruits, raisins, figs and dates. The palate is clean, very sweet and spicy, and should be consumed quite fresh (10 degreess C), with chocolate dessert (or as a dessert in itself). I’ve often called Valdespino “the Romanee-Conti of Jerez.” Well, there, I’ve said it. To me they represent quality and tradition at the very top of the Sherry hierarchy. The winery, soleras and brands are old, registered in 1875, but with documentation about their commercial and winegrowing activities going back to the 13th century. Their recent history starts in 1999, when Jose Estevez purchases the company from the Valdespino family. Today Valdespino is the jewel in the crown of the Grupo Estevez, which also includes Real Tesoro and La Guita, who stock and age 35,000 botas of Sherry and own 800 hectares of vineyards, 56 of which come from the Pago Macharnudo, on pure white albariza soil, one of the best vineyards in the Marco de Jerez, and 17 hectares from the heart of Macharnudo are still fermented in bota today and form the core of brands like Inocente, Tio Diego, CP or Cardenal. All the wines were carefully and slowly moved to the new facilities of the Grupo Estevez on the outskirts of Jerez, where they continue their development under the supervision of Eduardo Ojeda, technical director, winemaker, who as a wine-lover is very aware of his role preserving these old soleras, wines and traditions.

Inchide review

You can drink this wine at the end of a meal just for the pleasure of feeling its exuberant complexity and sweetness. But you can also add a couple drops to your vanilla ice cream and enjoy the way this PX dissolves its pecan pie and candied almond flavors in the chill of the vanilla. An ample wine, this has the texture of chocolate seconds before melting.

Inchide review