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Princeton |
- Color:
- White
- Body/Type:
- Fortified
- Style:
- Traditional
- Size:
- Bottle, 750 ml
- Winery:
- Emilio Hidalgo
- Serve At:
- 46°-54° F
- Region:
- Spain > Jerez
Produced by the Hidalgo Family bodega, established in 1792 in Sanlúcar. Made using grapes dried on straw mats, fermented and fortified, then aged under the solaria system. One of the sweetest wines in the world, PX is about as sweet as things can get!
Hidalgo is a long-established bodega in Sanlúcar, with its origins in the 18th Century. The family entered the Sherry business in 1792, when José Pantaleón Hidalgo acquired a bodega from his father-in-law. Since that time the business has remained a family concern, passed through six generations. Keeping the operation small has allowed the family to maintain control, and to favor the production of quality wines over quantity. They occupy the same premises in the center of Sanlúcar de Barrameda that they did two centuries ago, and own over 200 hectares of vineyards which include some ancient vines, up to eighty years old in some places. The vineyards are situated on the Albariza soil which is favored locally for the culture of grapes for the lighter styles of Sherry, such as Fino and Manzanilla.
Jerez has been a centre of viniculture since wine-making was introduced to Spain by the Phoenicians in 1100 BC. The practice was carried on by the Romans when they took control of Iberia around 200 BC. The Moors conquered the region in AD 711 and introduced distillation, which led to the development of brandy and fortified wine. The word "sherry" is an anglicization of Jerez. In earlier times, sherry was known as sack from the Spanish saca, meaning "a removal from the solera."
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