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Hidalgo Cream "Alameda" Sherry

Name: Hidalgo Cream "Alameda" Sherry
Brand: Hidalgo
SKU: 57844
Price: 45.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 57844 500mL

Sweet and delicate, this cream Sherry has distinct Pedro Ximenez character on the bouquet and taste. Notes of prunes and chocolate-covered cherries and raisins abound in a lush, velvet-textured wine best served after dinner.

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Color

White

Country

Spain

Region

Jerez

Producer

Hidalgo

Grape Variety

Palomino

Pedro Ximenez

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Staff Pick Notes

Here is a list of things that I love: dark chocolate, cherries, golden raisins, cooking spices, Macadamia nuts, blueberries, tobacco, leather, apricot, and plums. All these flavors create a beautiful bouquet, which can be found in this magical glass of sherry. Bodegas Hidalgo was founded in the eighteen hundreds and since then the company has passed from father to son. Today it's one of the few houses owned and operated by one family in its eighth generation. A combination of Palomino and Pedro Ximenez grapes create a super easy and velvet-textured wine. I would strongly recommend this for after dinner paired with creme brulee and some nutty cheese plate.

- DK

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.

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).

Cream Sherry

A slight misnomer (as these Sherries are indeed not creamy), Cream Sherry refers to the sweet, dessert style of Sherry that is made by adding Pedro Ximénez wine to Oloroso Sherry prior to bottling. The resultant Sherry is invariably smooth and sweet, yet it possesses enough acidity to preserve a sense of balance. These Sherries are a good alternative to the straight PX’s if you’re craving something sweet but wish to retain your teeth in old age.

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