Jerez: Bodegas Fundador Guided Tour with Tasting Session
Tour Bodegas Fundador, the oldest bodega in Jerez, with a guide. Trace sherry wine and brandy production from the vineyard, then enjoy your selected tasting.
Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 0 to 8 years from bottling.
bottling0 yrs8 yrs10 yrs
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating above is our own.
What it pairs with
- Vanilla ice cream Classic PX pairing: drizzled over cold vanilla creates the archetypal Jerez dessert.More wines for dessert →
- Chocolate cake The sweet raisin and chocolate notes amplify dark chocolate baking.More wines for chocolate →
- Blue cheese PX sweetness provides contrast to pungent blue-veined cheese.More wines for blue cheese →
With cheese
How to serve Pedro Ximénez Páez Morilla
Allow 5 minutes from open to pour.
- Open and pour. Open and pour directly. No decanting required for this style.
- Serve at 8-10°C. Cellar temperature (8-10°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
- Glassware. Use a Sherry copita: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
- Pair with. Vanilla ice cream, Chocolate cake, Blue cheese. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
Páez Morilla's Pedro Ximénez is produced from sun-dried PX grapes aged through an oxidative solera in the small Jerez family bodega. The wine represents the classic small-scale almacenista PX that was historically common across the Jerez triangle before consolidation into larger houses.
- 1895Pedro Ximénez solera established at Bodegas Páez Morilla
Facts
- Producer
- Bodegas Páez Morilla · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Pedro Ximénez
- Classification
- DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
- Oak
- American oak butts; oxidative solera; average 8 years
- ABV
- 15.0%
- Price
- €12-18 at retail
- Drinking window
- 0-8 from bottling
- First vintage
- 1895
Frequently asked about Pedro Ximénez Páez Morilla
When should I drink Pedro Ximénez Páez Morilla?
Drink 0-8 from bottling. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Pedro Ximénez Páez Morilla?
Vanilla ice cream is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Chocolate cake and Blue cheese. Classic PX pairing: drizzled over cold vanilla creates the archetypal Jerez dessert.
What grapes are in Pedro Ximénez Páez Morilla?
The blend is Pedro Ximénez. The wine is classified as DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry.
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