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Hidalgo Manzanilla Pasada "Pastrana" Sherry

Name: Hidalgo Manzanilla Pasada "Pastrana" Sherry
Brand: Hidalgo
SKU: 56874
Price: 31.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 56874 750mL

Manzanilla Pasada sherry shows the effect of a little aging and is almost closer in style to an Amontillado. A fuller form of Manzanilla, it is darker and more flavorful, exhibiting a different character than regular Manzanilla.

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Color

White

Country

Spain

Region

Jerez

Sub-Region

Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda

Producer

Hidalgo

Grape Variety

Palomino

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Staff Pick Notes

Sherry is an underappreciated wine. It’s undervalued, under-listed on wine lists, and misunderstood by most American wine enthusiasts, who think it’s either too dry or too salty. But let me let you in on a little secret – sherry is one of the best buys in the biz. For one, it stays fresh longer in your fridge than unfortified wine, and it’s meant to be drunk in smaller quantities, which translates into a great value for the everyday consumer. But, more importantly, dry Sherry is the perfect aperitif. It’s salty and meaty and it’s also really lovely with cured meats. But enough about Sherry – let’s talk about this bottle. This sherry is a Manzanilla Pasada, meaning that it’s been aged under flor for 12 years. And with that age comes the nutty oxidative notes we cherish in Sherry. And the color – something like a Spanish gold. A must try.

- CF

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.

Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda

Manzanilla refers to a Fino Sherry that comes from the seaside town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda. The proximity of the sea causes the flor to grow even thicker here, resulting in a very dry Sherry that has a distinctive briny, almost saline note. Manzanilla Sherry is light and refreshing - it spends an average of only three to five years in the solera. It should absolutely be consumed while young, within at most a year after its release. It works fantastically as an aperitif, as it pairs...

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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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