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Don Fino Superior, Sherry, Spain

Wine: Don Fino Superior

Producer: Sandeman

Region: Jerez

Country: Spain

Colour: White

Year: A

Grape: Palomino fino

Supplier: Winewarehouse                                                                    

Restaurant: A

Price (VND): 688.000 VND

Points: 86/1000

Pairs well with: It should be served very cold, and is a perfect companion to olives, nuts, fresh anchovies and salmon carpaccio.

Notes:

Crisp and lively gold in colour, this Sherry  wine brings a great nose of  green apples and mango.

Of delicate palate with lots of complexity and long length, bringing apples, mangoes, herbs,apricoots and spices.

It should be served very cold, and is a perfect companion to olives, nuts, fresh anchovies and salmon carpaccio.

Sandeman Amontillado

Wine: Character Amontillado

Producer: Sandeman

Region: Jerez

Country: Spain

Colour: White

Year: A

Grape: Palominoo fino and pedro ximenez

Supplier: Winewarehouse

Restaurant:                                                                                                  

Price (VND): 688.000VND

Points: 78/100

Pairs well with: This wine pairs well with smoked salmon, foi gras and pates.

Notes:

Medium amber colour, homogeneous, with dark straw tones.

Very aromatic on the nose, bringing raisins, honey, leather and a hint of tobacco.

On the palate, it is dry, with a very light sweet touch at the beginning and end. Hazelnuts and walnuts, with medium length.

This wine pairs well with smoked salmon, foi gras and pates.

Sandeman Armada Oloroso Sherry, Spain

Wine: Armada High Cream Oloroso

Producer: Sandeman

Region: Jerez (Sherry)

Country: Spain

Colour: White

Year: A

Grape: Palomino

Supplier: Winewarehouse

Restaurant:                                                                                                  

Price (VND): 680.000 VND

Points: 93/100

Pairs well with: This great wine can be taken ass aperitif, but also ideal with desserts and blue and mature cheeses.

Notes:

Medium dark amber inn colour and with a rather thick feeling when swirling, this amazing wine from Jerez (Sherry) offers an incredible nose of nuts, honey, molasses and a touch of leather.

On the palate is intense, delicate and very complex: an explosion of well balanced flavours fills the mouth providing a delicious velvety sensation and rather long length. Creamy, full bodied and not to sweet.

This great wine can be taken ass aperitif, but also ideal with desserts and blue and mature cheeses.

Tio Pepe Sherry, Spain

Wine: Tio Pepe

Producer: Gonzalez Byass

Region: Jerez

Country: Spain

Colour: White

Year: n/a

Grape: Palomino

Supplier: Red Apron                                                                                

Price (VND): n/a

Points: 81/100

Pairs well with: Calamari, salads, olives and sushi

Notes:

Lovely golden colour and an evolving nose of almonds and nutmeg.

The palate brings more almonds with a hint of citrus.

This is an amazing wine to pair with fish cold tapas or drink on its own as an aperitif.

Noe 20 Years

Wine: Noe 30 years

Producer: Gonzalez Byass

Region: Xerez

Country: Spain

Colour: Red (Black)

Year: n/a

Grape: Pedro Ximenez

Supplier: Red Apron                                                                                

Price (VND): 1.800.000

Points: 95/100

Pairs well with: vanilla ice cream, blue cheese

Notes:

Ok guys, if you have never tried Pedro Ximenez sherry before, you need to get ready for an explosion of sweetness.

Unlike classic sherry, Pedro Ximenez grape ones are black (yes black!) and very thick and very sweet, as they use very old wine trees leaving the grapes to ripe on the tree hence producing the dark colour and natural sugar.

Nose brings an amazing nose and palate, very delicate and velvety, with lots of nuts and raisins, as well as ripe plumbs.

This is a dessert wine, which would really enhance a good blue cheese or vanilla ice-cream.

With 30 years maturation, you can have an idea of what to expect, incredible!