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Hidalgo Oloroso "Faraon" Sherry

Name: Hidalgo Oloroso "Faraon" Sherry
Brand: Hidalgo
SKU: 57204
Price: 18.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 57204 500mL

A dark caramel nose, flavors not too sweet and not too rich - this is a truly balanced Oloroso. The off-dry oxidative style is softened, highlighting Hidalgo's typical saline house style, which is embellished by dried sultanas and figs.

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Color

White

Country

Spain

Region

Jerez

Producer

Hidalgo

Grape Variety

Palomino

Pedro Ximenez

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Staff Pick Notes

It might be hard to believe, but this is easily one of my favorite Sherries. It's not that it's the most complex or the best example of anything, it's just really damn delicious! If ever there was a quaffable Sherry, this would be it! A richer, darker, more coffee- and hazelnut-centric style of Sherry, this is completely dry and great for Sherry novices and veterans looking for an "everyday" Sherry requiring no more thought than you are looking to give to it. You'll still find all the pleasure you'd expect from a more expensive Sherry!

- OW

Glossary

Spain

Central to the Spanish winemaking philosophy is the belief that wine should be released only when it is ready to be consumed, and not a moment before. Spanish wine law focuses squarely on this issue: the terms Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva are highly regulated indicators of the amount of time a wine has aged prior to its release. In Rioja, Navarra, and the Ribera del Duero (which have the most stringent requirements) red Crianzas must be aged a minimum of two years; Reservas, at least three...

Jerez

Sherry actually gets its name from our anglo-inability to pronounce the word “Jerez,” the town at the southern end of Spain in which the wine is produced. Like Champagne, Sherry can only be called Sherry if it comes from this specific region. That said, there are other “Sherry-styled” wines worthy of note produced outside of the Sherry D.O. (known as vinos generosos). Montilla, lying to the north-east of Jerez, produces some of the finest Pedro Ximénez in the world.

Oloroso

This style of Sherry is dark, rich, full-bodied and complex. Oloroso Sherries mature in cask for up to 25 years with no flor whatsoever, and are thus directly exposed to oxygen over a long period of time. This oxidation gives Oloroso its dark color and powerful aroma, and makes it the perfect accompaniment to hearty stews or meat dishes (if not on its own as a digestif). Olorosos are generally dry unless otherwise specified (as in the case of “sweet Olorosos” in which small quantities of...

Pedro Ximenez

Also known as PX (thankfully to those of us who have a dislike of words that begin with x’s), this dessert-style fortified wine is made entirely from the highly-sugared Pedro Ximénez grapes. Many of the best examples come from the region of Montilla, and are thus not technically classified as Sherries. PX’s are intensely, almost syrupy sweet, and are ideal drizzled over vanilla ice cream (or over your waffles, if you like to drink in the mornings). If you’ve got a serious sweet tooth, PX is for...

Palomino

Accounting for over 90% of the vine plantings in Jerez, this relatively neutral grape provides the ideal “blank canvas” for the creation of fabulously complex Sherries (much like the Ugni Blanc grape does in Cognac).

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