Red-fortified

El Maestro Sierra Pedro Ximenez Price: $20.00    Case Price: $18.00

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Color:
Red
Body/Type:
Fortified
Style:
Traditional
Size:
Half-Bottle, 375 ml
Winery:
El Maestro Sierra
Grapes:
Pedro Ximénez
Serve At:
46°-54° F
Region:
Spain > Jerez

Pedro Ximenez is a dessert wine like no other. The style of sherry and the grape used to make the sherry are of the same name. This is a sweet, intensely concentrated dark sherry, perfect for sipping after dinner. The sweet wine Pedro Ximenez is receiving quite a bit of attention lately. These almost black-colored and intense sweet wines, are challenging sweet wines like Banyuls to an ideal pairing with chocolate desserts, blue cheeses and even with ice cream and raisins.

A winery founded in 1832 by Jose Antonio Sierra, who was a master carpenter. As a master carpenter he was responsible for building barrels for all the major Sherry houses. Recognized as one of the top coopers in the area, he longed to become involved in the Sherry trade itself. In 1832 he set about building a small winery with the aim of making the best Sherries possible. As this business was dominated by the nobility, a start-up such as his was not very welcome. After many hardships he was able to establish and grow his business becoming one of the top Almacenistas (stockholders) of high quality Sherries. Poking fun at his struggle, the label depicts an allegorical fox hunt with the “Nobles” hunting the fox (Maestro Sierra).

Juan Clavijo has been the Capataz of the winery for over fifty years. The capataz is essentially the cellar master and is in charge of all the wines once they have been transferred in to the casks for ageing and designation. He is the one who decides which wines will become Finos, which will become Amontillados etc. He is responsible for tasting all the barrels and deciding when to rack the wines. He has been at Maestro Sierra all his life and knows the treasure it contains. He does everything by hand and in accordance to the old traditions.

The treasures of Maestro Sierra are many. They enjoy a unique location in Jerez. From the back of their building in El Puerto de Santa Maria they have a clear shot of the Atlantic Ocean. This unique location in Jerez is one of the keys to their terruño. Their geographical situation allows for the flor at the winery to be present all around the year, giving their wines a unique quality. They have been buying their grapes from the same suppliers for many decades and these growers are known as having the best and oldest parcels within Jerez Superior.

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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