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 10 years from bottling.
bottling0 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 above is our own.
What it pairs with
- Natillas (Spanish egg custard) The vanilla and caramel sweetness of the wine mirror the eggy sweetness of natillas.More wines for vegetables and salads →
- Moist walnut cake The wine's caramel-nut profile and sweetness complement walnut baking.More wines for dessert →
- Foie gras terrine Sweet Oloroso's richness and dried-fruit depth provide classic pairing contrast to fatty foie.More wines for foie gras →
With cheese
How to serve Solera 1842 Oloroso Dulce
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. Natillas (Spanish egg custard), Moist walnut cake, Foie gras terrine. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.
History
One of the oldest continuously maintained soleras in the Jerez region, dating to 1842. Valdespino uses the founding year in the wine's name to honour the historic continuity of the solera-criadera system. The wine is an Oloroso sweetened with old Pedro Ximénez to the medium-sweet style.
- 1842Solera 1842 Oloroso Dulce founding solera created at Valdespino
Facts
- Producer
- Bodegas Real Tesoro y Valdespino · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Palomino Fino, Pedro Ximénez
- Classification
- DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
- Oak
- American oak butts; oxidative solera founded 1842; sweetened with Pedro Ximénez
- ABV
- 18.0%
- Price
- €18-28 at retail
- Drinking window
- 0-10 from bottling
- First vintage
- 1842
Frequently asked about Solera 1842 Oloroso Dulce
When should I drink Solera 1842 Oloroso Dulce?
Drink 0-10 from bottling. Young vintages benefit from 30-90 minutes of decanting; mature bottles should be handled carefully for sediment.
What food pairs with Solera 1842 Oloroso Dulce?
Natillas (Spanish egg custard) is the canonical pairing. Other strong matches include Moist walnut cake and Foie gras terrine. The vanilla and caramel sweetness of the wine mirror the eggy sweetness of natillas.
What grapes are in Solera 1842 Oloroso Dulce?
The blend is Palomino Fino, Pedro Ximénez. The wine is classified as DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry.
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