Variety: Pedro Ximenez
Region: Jerez de la Frontera
Country: Spain
Year: 2008
Price: $16
Winery review: The soleras at Alvaro Domecq date back to 1800, when Antonio María de Aranda started a bodega in Jerez. His son, Fermín Aranda, a famous medical doctor, inherited the business, which subsequently became “Fermín Aranda”. Fermín, in turn, passed the bodega on to his daughter, Pilar Aranda, who inherited the business in 1946. She was a very successful Almacenista, holding her own in a man’s world and producing outstanding wines and vinegars. Almacenistas (from “almacenar”, which means “to store”) are very rare now, but in former times were a major part of the sherry trade. They aged wines in their cellars and then sold them on to the shipping bodegas. In those days, Fermín Aranda tended to sell their wines to Gonzalez Byass.
My review: This sherry tasted like vanilla extract straight out of the spice cabinet mixed with maple syrup that had been sitting out for days. The sugar was overwhelming and made me want to call my dentist immediately after the tasting. I felt like just smelling this sherry could give me a cavity. On top of the overwhelming sweetness, all of the alcohol in this sherry was at the end and I do not care for an acidic ending. I did not enjoy this sherry and would not try it again.
I tried this wine without food.
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