Why You Should Try Sherry

Pedro Ximenez
Cardenal Cisneros
Reserves Especiales de Romate
Jerez-Xeres-Sherry
Bottled by Sanchez Romate HNOS, S.A.
$42.99
April 26, 2005
Shane’s Notes

We had sampled this at the Bounty Hunter tasting bar in Napa and were really looking forward to having an entire bottle to ourselves. This is a truly amazing wine. The grapes are sun-dried and the wine is cask aged for 15+ years. This is a white wine but its color is deep brown to black with an amber meniscus. The texture is thick, viscous and syrupy. The texture and color remind me of motor oil. When swirled, there is about a ten second delay before the legs slowly slide down the glass. The aroma exhibits raisins and hazelnuts with a strong alcoholic smell. The flavor palate is complex and includes burnt, caramelized and maple syrup flavors with hints of coffee and chocolate on the backside. Also, it is very, very ,very sweet. The flavors really expand into the lengthy finish. We’ve never had anything like it. If you can ever find a Pedro Ximenez Sherry, you absolutely have to experience it.