In the glass

Full-bodiedLow tanninLow aciditySweetVery Long And Syrupy finish

Aroma: molasses, raisins, dark chocolate, dates, coffee

Palate: caramel, dried figs, espresso, prune

Classic PX with near-black colour and extreme dried-fruit sweetness; produced from sun-dried Pedro Ximénez grapes in the Sanlúcar bodega.

What it pairs with

  • Churros with thick chocolate
    Classic Spanish dessert pairing; both have caramel-chocolate depth.
  • Tocino de cielo (egg custard tart)
    Sweet caramel custard echoes the wine's syrupy concentration.
  • Cabrales blue cheese
    Intense Spanish blue finds sweet-salty tension with the PX.

History

Argüeso PX is produced from Pedro Ximénez grapes dried on straw mats before pressing, concentrating sugars dramatically. The resulting must is fortified to preserve residual sweetness, then aged in American oak solera butts in the Sanlúcar bodega. The PX classification falls under the DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry rather than the Manzanilla DO.

  1. 1822 — PX solera established at Bodegas Argüeso

Facts

Producer
Bodegas Herederos de Argüeso
Grapes
Pedro Ximénez
Classification
DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Oak
Oxidative ageing in American oak butts from sun-dried PX must; solera system
ABV
17.0%
Price
€12-20 at retail
Drinking window
5-30 from bottling
First vintage
1822

Tags

cellar worthy fortified sherry full body low acid low tannin mood festive occasion gift occasion special old world pairs with blue cheese pairs with chocolate pairs with fruit desserts pedro xim nez price everyday sweet
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