Pedro Ximénez VOS

What it pairs with

• Tarta de Santiago (almond cake)
  The almond sweetness of the Galician classic interacts with the wine's dried-fruit depth.
• Pecorino stagionato
  Aged sheep's milk with salt and crystalline texture is cut by the extreme sweetness of old PX.
• Chocolate fondant with salted caramel
  Coffee and dark fruit notes amplify the bittersweet molten chocolate centre.

How to serve Pedro Ximénez VOS

Allow 5 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and pour. Open and pour directly. No decanting required for this style.
2. Serve at 8-10°C. Cellar temperature (8-10°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a Sherry copita: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Tarta de Santiago (almond cake), Pecorino stagionato, Chocolate fondant with salted caramel. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Bodegas Tradición's Pedro Ximénez VOS is one of the rarest aged PX wines in Jerez, coming from a solera of documented 20-plus years average age. The VOS (Vinum Optimum Signatum) certification requires isotopic analysis by the Consejo Regulador. As with all Tradición wines, no effort is made to increase volume at the expense of age or quality.

1. 1998: Old PX solera acquired by Bodegas Tradición
2. 2000: Pedro Ximénez VOS certified by the Consejo Regulador

Facts

Producer

Bodegas Tradición · visiting guide

Grapes

Pedro Ximénez

Classification

DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry

Oak

American oak butts; VOS certified minimum 20 years average age; oxidative ageing

ABV

15.5%

Price

€50-80 at retail

Drinking window

0-15 from bottling

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