In the glass

Full-bodiedLow tanninLow aciditySweetLong And Sweet With A Dark-Fruit Warmth finish

Aroma: dried raisins, toffee, dark chocolate, coffee

Palate: fig jam, caramel, mocha, warm spice

Rich, sweet Pedro Ximénez from the Lustau Solera Reserva. Dark amber to black, with concentrated raisins, toffee, dark chocolate and a long warm finish.

What it pairs with

  • Vanilla ice cream
    Classic PX service: drizzled over cold vanilla, the contrast of warm-sweet and cold dairy is celebrated throughout Jerez.
  • Pecan pie
    Nutty sweetness and dark fruit in the PX amplify the caramel-nut filling.
  • Blue Stilton
    High sweetness offsets the salt and pungency of blue cheese.

History

San Emilio PX is one of the cornerstone wines in the Lustau Solera Reserva collection. Made from Pedro Ximénez grapes sun-dried on esparto mats to concentrate sugar before fermentation, then aged in American oak through an oxidative solera. The name honours San Emilio, patron saint associated with the house's founding era.

  1. 1975 — San Emilio PX included in Lustau's inaugural Solera Reserva range

Facts

Producer
Emilio Lustau
Grapes
Pedro Ximénez
Classification
DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Oak
American oak butts; oxidative solera in the Solera Reserva range; average 8 years
ABV
17.0%
Price
€14-22 at retail
Drinking window
0-10 from bottling
First vintage
1975

Tags

fortified sherry full body low acid low tannin medium term mood bold mood festive occasion special occasion winter old world pairs with blue cheese pairs with chocolate pairs with digestif pairs with fruit desserts pedro xim nez price everyday sweet
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