In the glass

Full-bodiedLow tanninLow aciditySweetVery Long And Intensely Sweet finish

Aroma: raisins, molasses, chocolate, dates, dried apricot

Palate: prune jam, coffee, black treacle, caramel

Organic Pedro Ximénez: the same intensely sweet, near-black style as conventional PX but produced without synthetic pesticides or herbicides on the Montilla PX vineyards.

What it pairs with

  • Organic chocolate truffle
    Organic-farmed dark chocolate with the wine's coffee and cocoa register.
  • Vanilla ice cream (classic PX service)
    The standard PX pairing; warm syrupy intensity over cold cream.
  • Organic blue cheese
    Intense sweet-salty tension from organically farmed components.

History

Bodegas Robles PX is produced from Pedro Ximénez grapes grown organically in the Montilla region, where the variety is native and produces the grapes that dry most readily on esparto mats. The organic certification from a sherry-category producer is unusual and positions Robles PX as a premium alternative for consumers seeking environmentally certified fortified wines.

  1. 1927 — Robles PX solera established
  2. 2000 — Organic certification obtained for PX wines

Facts

Producer
Bodegas Robles
Grapes
Pedro Ximénez
Classification
DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Oak
Oxidative ageing in American oak from sun-dried organic PX must; solera system
ABV
17.0%
Price
€14-28 at retail
Drinking window
5-30 from bottling
First vintage
1927
Organic
ORGANIC CERTIFIED

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