Pedro Ximénez, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain

A bright, perfumed and viscous presentation of a traditional Spanish dessert wine. The LORE: In 2005, a group of sherry lovers led by a wine writer and a criminology professor discovered some forgotten butts of an exceptionally rare, 20-year-old Amontillado in Sanlúcar. They bought a single cask for themselves, bottling it as ‘Navazos n°1’, and since then, their hobby has grown into one of the most exciting projects in Spain, with the team discovering and releasing small, chronologically numbered cuvées of fortified wines, PLUS more recently, brandy, unfortified palomino, PX wines, and even a Cava with flor! Harvested late, sun-dried and rested in cone-shaped ceramic vessels (amphora) which have been used in Montilla-Morales for centuries to continue their intensive concentration. FUN FACT! The very thin skin of the pedro ximénez variety allows for the fast dehydration of the berries during the asoleo (sun-drying) process! A supple amber colour (as opposed to the expected dark n’ deep hues associated with this style), oatmeal raisin cookies, Tasmanian leatherwood honey, cold black and red teas, fresh grated nutmeg, blonde roast coffee, a butterscotch from someones pocket, molasses spill & bow rosin. Enjoy poured over chocolate brownie ice cream, or alongside a Spanish blue cheese like Cabrales, Picón Bejes-Tresviso or Valdeón.