Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DOP

Region Hierarchy

Climate(s)

Hot Mediterranean
Notes: Vineyards closer to the coast get cool breezes (called poniente). Rainfall is high, but limited during the growing season.

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Notes

Known for its Sherry wine. Chalky soil retains water well.
Spain notes: Joven, Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reserva relate to ageing periods.

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Grape(s)

Color	Grape	Notes
White	Muscat of Alexandria Grape	Only small amounts planted, used for sweet wines only
White	Palomino Grape	Grape notes: Lacks obvious varietal aromas
White	Pedro Ximénez (PX) Grape	Only small amounts planted, used for sweet wines only Grape notes: Little varietal flavor

Wines(s)

Type	Wine	Notes
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Amontillado)	Wine notes: Aged under flor for a bit biologically, then fortified to kill the flor and allowed to further age oxidatively. Amber or brown in color.
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Cream)	Wine notes: A sweetened Amontillado or Oloroso. Shows only oxidative aging characteristics.
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Fino / Manzanilla)	Wine notes: Biological aged only for a couple of years under a thick layer of flor in a partially filled barrel. Once bottled, it should be drunk soon. Pale in color.
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Medium)	Wine notes: A sweetened Amontillado or Oloroso. Shows characteristics of both biological (flor) and oxidative aging.
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Oloroso)	Wine notes: Fortified early to kill the yeast allowing it to age oxidatively (sans flor). Aromas of toffee, leather, spice and walnut.
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Other Type)	Wine notes: Typically aged in the solera.
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Pale Cream)	Wine notes: A Fino sweetened with RCGM. Short biological aging with flor.
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Palo Cortado)	Wine notes: Rare and typically high quality. Aromas similar to Amontillado, but the body and richness of Oloroso.
Fortified White	Sherry Wine (Pedro Ximénez (PX))	Wine notes: Grapes concentrated by sun drying. Fortified and aged oxidatively in the solera. Aromas of dried fruit, coffee, and licorice.