Structure

Sweetnessmedium sweet
Oakoak aged

Drinking window

Best 2 to 10 years from bottling.
bottling2 yrs10 yrs12 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 in the header is our own.

What it pairs with

  • Polvorones (Spanish shortbread)
    Almond shortbread and caramel cream notes align in both.
  • Arroz con leche (rice pudding)
    Sweet, creamy dessert and the wine's caramel depth are complementary.

How to serve Yuste Cream

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. Polvorones (Spanish shortbread), Arroz con leche (rice pudding). Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Yuste Cream is the sweet fortified offering from this small Sanlúcar bodega, made in the traditional style of blending a dry Oloroso base with concentrated Pedro Ximénez to achieve a medium-sweet Cream sherry for the domestic and export market.

  1. 1900: Yuste Cream first produced for domestic sale

Facts

Producer
Bodegas Yuste · visiting guide
Grapes
Palomino Fino, Pedro Ximénez
Classification
DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Oak
Oloroso base sweetened with PX; solera system
ABV
17.5%
Price
€7-12 at retail
Drinking window
2-10 from bottling
First vintage
1900

Frequently asked about Yuste Cream

When should I drink Yuste Cream?

Drink 2-10 from bottling. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.

What food pairs with Yuste Cream?

Polvorones (Spanish shortbread) is the canonical pairing; Arroz con leche (rice pudding) is the other strong match. Almond shortbread and caramel cream notes align in both.

What grapes are in Yuste Cream?

The blend is Palomino Fino, Pedro Ximénez. The wine is classified as DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry.

Tags

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