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Pedro Ximénez is a white grape known for raisin, honey, caramel. Its best-known homes are Jerez.
Origin and history
An Andalusian grape grown around Montilla and Jerez; the story of a soldier, Peter Siemens, bringing it from the Rhine is a myth.
Where it grows
Montilla-Moriles (its main home) and Jerez in Andalucía, with plantings in Australia, Chile and Argentina.
Structure
Full body, intensely sweet and syrupy, with low acidity and high sugar from sun-dried grapes.
Aromas, young and aged
Young: raisin, fig, date, molasses and caramel. With age: coffee, chocolate, liquorice and dried fig.
Ageing
Ready to drink on release; long-aged PX can last decades.
Also known as
PX, Pedro Jiménez.
Good to know
The grapes are dried in the sun on mats ('asoleo'); PX sherry can reach over 400 g/L of sugar and is often poured over ice cream.
Wine regions for Pedro Ximénez
Pedro Ximénez wines to try
Real bottles from The Wine Library.
Bodegas Hidalgo Triana Pedro Ximénez
Jerez-Xérès-Sherry · Jerez · Pedro Ximénez
Lusciously sweet PX: raisin, fig and coffee.
Food: Vanilla ice cream, blue cheese
Bodegas Hidalgo Alameda Cream
Jerez-Xérès-Sherry · Jerez · Palomino, Pedro Ximénez
Sweet cream sherry: nuts, raisin and caramel.
Food: Desserts, cheese
Alvear Pedro Ximénez 1927 Solera
Montilla-Moriles · Pedro Ximénez
Unctuous, dark PX full of raisins, figs, coffee and molasses.
Food: Vanilla ice cream, blue cheese, chocolate cake
Alvear Fino CB
Montilla-Moriles · Pedro Ximénez
Unfortified, flor-aged fino: almond, bread dough and chamomile, dry and saline with a soft finish.
Food: Salted almonds and boquerones
Pérez Barquero Gran Barquero Fino
Montilla-Moriles · Pedro Ximénez
Unfortified-style fino from Montilla: almond, bread dough and chamomile, dry and tangy.
Food: Salted almonds, jamón
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