Barbadillo Eva Cream Sherry
WHY WE LOVE IT
- Jerez-Xeres-Sherry, where this wine originates, is a protected place for wines from Andalusia in Spain.
- The grapes are grown in white, chalky soil (Albariza).
- Barbadillo Eva Cream Sherry is made by blending a dry fortified wine with a sweet wine.
- It comes from 30-year-old vines.
- Hundred-year-old soleras give the range of Jerez an exceptional old age.
Varietal Composition: Palomino Fina, Pedro Ximenez
Elaboration: Once the fermentation of the Palomino must has finished, the most robust wines are selected and fortified with wine-based distilled spirit to bring the alcohol content up to 18%. This fortified wine is known as sobretablas and is destined for ageing in traditional Jerez botas, usually of 500 litre capacity. This ageing or crianza is achieved through oxidation of the wine whilst in barrel and racking within each tier of the criadera. This traditional system is characterized by the care – fully orchestrated movement of wine between the soleras and criaderas within each cellar. With this particular wine, the ageing process lasts for a period of 7 years. Before bottling the wine is carefully blended with PX that has itself been matured in the same system of soleras and criaderas, in order to achieve the desired characteristics of a Sherry.
Tasting Notes: Mahogany color and aromas reminiscent of noble oak, plums, dried fruit and raisins. Syrupy and smooth on the palate.
PRESS
NV – 90 Wine Spectator
PRODUCER BACKGROUND
Founded in 1821, Barbadillo is without question Sanlucar de Barrameda’s most iconic producer of Sherry. The thing we appreciate most about Barbadillo is that they’ve remained staunchly committed to tradition in the face of continued growth – Base wines are all still fermented in house through the company’s network of sixteen historic bodegas and the variety and depth of their soleras is breathtaking . With the Sherry category seeing more excitement than ever before in history, Barbadillo is delivering big time, with a panoply of single vineyard and heirloom releases. From their groundbreaking ‘Solear’ Manzanilla to their almost impossible to procure ‘Reliquia’ series and everything in between, tasting through the Barbadillo lineup is an inspirational and energizing experience.