Sanchez Romate Pedro Ximenez Sherry Old and Plus Very Old Reserve

Wine information: Juan Sánchez de la Torre founded the company in 1781 in Jerez to produce fine wines. Two hundred twenty five years later Sánchez Romate is one of the oldest bodegas in Spain and one of the few that remains in family hands. This has allowed it to maintain its independence and continue making wines in the same time-honoured fashion. Over the years their quality has been rewarded with appointments to the House of Lords and the Vatican. To ensure quality from vineyard to bottle Sánchez Romate not only owns its own vineyards—in the best albariza soil areas of Jerez—but also has invested in some of the most modern facilities in the region—all of which are still housed in the bodega buildings located in central Jerez. These traditional cellars with their high ceilings keep temperatures stable and allow the natural yeasts to circulate while the sand floors keep the humidity at the correct levels. The ageing process is through traditional criaderas y soleras with 500 litre American oak casks filled to five-sixths and arranged in layers of three to four. The company produces three different ranges of sherry, from the classic Romate range to the Reservas Especiales through to La Sacristía—the company’s oenological treasures. The winery produces an extremely limited reserve of very old wines – some of which are so old that nobody remembers their age – that traditionally have been reserved for the family’s consumption. Made from century-old soleras, these oenological treasures are an exclusive privilege that Sánchez Romate Hermanos occasionally offer to their best customers around the world. This sweet wine is made from over ripe and sun-dried Pedro Ximénez grapes. The grapes are laid out on esparto-grass mats to dry for one and a half to three weeks, known as the "soleo" process. As a result the sugar concentration increases. Sanchez Romate Pedro Ximenez Sherry Old and Plus Very Old Reserve has been aged for over thirty-five years in oak casks using the traditional method. The Sanchez Romate Pedro Ximinez Old and Plus has a very dark and dense, mahogany colour. The nose is smooth, with strong aromas of raisins. The ultimate PX.

 
     

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