NV Savory & James Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Deluxe Medium Sherry Amontillado, Spain, Wine Review

Sherry represents some of the best values in Wine! This is a $10 bottle that is complex, interesting and tasty. Iced tea in color, mostly clear and bright. The nose is nutty (hazelnuts?) with a slight toffee note. Viscous. On the palate, this is off dry (just a bit of sweetness). Hazelnuts. The alcohol is noticeable but not overwhelming. Smooth finish. This was nice to end the evening although it would work nicely as a first course with some cheeses.

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B+

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$10.00USD

NV Barbadillo Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Amontillado Medium Dry, Spain, Jerez, Wine Review

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A-

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$12.00USD

This is interesting as it is off dry or demi-sec or what they call Medium Dry. The wine was aged for three years before loosing the "Flor" due to not being refreshed. Light copper in color. There is some volatile acidity on the nose which brings up a lot of nice qualities but also some alcohol. The wine is nutty with milk chocolate notes and also a bit of "woody" apple cider. On the palate, this is smooth and the alcohol does not show. It is sweet though not overtly. The finish is bitter-sweet. This drinks well on its own but might be difficult to place with food. Probably best for

NV Emilio Lustau Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Amontillado Los Arcos Seco - Dry Solera Familiar, Spain, Jerez, Wine Review

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A-

This is a relatively inexpensive bottle of sherry (I paid $10 on sale). Light golden in color. The nose is very nice; nuts, slight caramel, slight saline and of course "Sherried". On the palate, this is dry. Nutty with some caramel notes. A bit of bitterness. Some alcohol. Deep and texture. Contemplative. Long finish. Great value. It really does perform much better with salty foods.

NV Harveys Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Harveys Bristol Cream, Spain, Wine Review

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B+

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$20.00USD

A pleasure to again revisit this wine. It often gets short shrift these days, but for those who haven't tried it, this is a very nice sweet wine that offers pleasure and value. If you get a bottle for the holidays, don't re-gift it. You may be pleasantly surprised. Open it up and try it. It is a blend of Fino, Amontillado and Oloroso, with some Pedro Ximénez. Iced tea in color, clear and bright. The nose has toffee with slight caramel. There is some noticeable alcohol on the nose. Viscous texture and full bodied. On the palate, this is sweet but not cloying. There is a nice acid

NV Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry, Spain, Jerez, Wine Review

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B+

Current Price:

$15.00USD

Cream Sherry is a specific style of Sherry that is sweet. Harvey's Bristol Cream is a blend of Fino, Amontillado and Oloroso, with some Pedro Ximénez. At one point, this was the largest selling Sherry. While it might have fallen out of favor in recent years, it still has a large set of devoted fans. Tawny in color. The nose has a nice caramel covered apple quality to it with just a bit of toffee. There is little oxidation showing on the nose. On the palate, this is nice. Sweet but less than expected. Caramel and nuttiness, with a slight salinity. No hint of heat or alcohol. This

NV Gonzalez-Byass Pedro Ximénez Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Néctar, Spain, Wine Review

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$25.00USD

This is made from the Pedro Ximinez or PX grape. It is a sweet dessert wine. Coffee brown in color with some green twinges (think Madeira), opaque and bright. The nose is gorgeous and complex with tootsie roll notes along with raisins, figs and a touch of burnt orange peel. Also a sort of sea air salinity lurks in the background. This is viscous like 10W40 motor oil. On the palate, this is sweet. Notes of coffee, toffee layer with dark chocolate and the light salinity comes thru. Complex and deep but also delicious. A little goes a long way. Very smooth. This should last for a lo

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