Royal Ambrosante Pedro Ximénez VOS

What it pairs with

• Rich dark chocolate cake
  VOS PX's concentrated dark-fruit and coffee character is a natural companion to deep chocolate baking.
• Vanilla bean ice cream
  Classic PX service: the viscous sweetness and cold dairy produce a canonical Jerez dessert contrast.
• Cabrales or Roquefort
  Extreme PX sweetness provides dramatic contrast to the salt and pungency of blue cheese.

How to serve Royal Ambrosante 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. Rich dark chocolate cake, Vanilla bean ice cream, Cabrales or Roquefort. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Royal Ambrosante is Sandeman Jerez's prestige Pedro Ximénez, a VOS-certified wine of minimum 20 years average age from old soleras in the Jerez triangle. The name ambrosante derives from ambrosia, the food of the gods, reflecting the wine's rich and intensely sweet character.

1. 1930: Royal Ambrosante PX solera established at Sandeman Jerez
2. 2000: VOS certification conferred by the Consejo Regulador

Facts

Producer

Sandeman Jerez · 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

€35-55 at retail

Drinking window

0-15 from bottling

First vintage

1930

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