Description: 

Ximénez-Spínola Pedro Ximénez Muy Viejo is a sweet wine made with the Pedro Ximénez variety in the D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry by the Ximénez-Spínola winery. 

This winery located in the town of Las Tablas, in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz) is one of the oldest in the area. The first references we find of Ximénez-Spínola date back to 1726. Currently the ninth generation maintains the family legacy. A legacy that is characterized by working exclusively with the Pedro Ximénez variety and by the small number of bottles they put on the market annually. And from their point of view, quality prevails over quantity. 

Ximénez-Spínola Pedro Ximénez Muy Viejo comes from whitewashed vineyards of albariza soil. Typical soil of the Marco de Jerez countryside that forms stones to keep the water from the scarce rains in the subsoil. A total of 27 hectares of vineyards that are cultivated in a traditional way. The grapes are harvested by hand in 15 kg boxes. 

Once the Ximénez-Spínola Pedro Ximénez Muy Viejo grapes are cut, they are left to dehydrate in the sun for 21 days. After going through destemming and pressing, the raisin must begins aging for no less than 15 years in American oak barrels. It consists of the traditional system of criaderas and soleras, a continuous blending of wines of various ages that begins with musts from 1918 and that are controlled barrel by barrel for their level of quality. Once ready, it is clarified by natural decantation and gently filtered with cellulose. 

Ximénez-Spínola Pedro Ximénez Muy Viejo is a sweet wine that, due to its scarcity and quality, is considered a cult wine. A true rarity of sunny grape. 

Information of interest: 

15% Vol. - 75cl.