Bodegas Alvear

Pedro Ximénez Solera 1927

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Denominacion de Origen

D.O. Montilla-Moriles

Location

Sierra de Montilla de Calidad Superior, the Grand Cru subzone of Montilla-Moriles, south of Córdoba, Spain

Varietal

100% Pedro Ximénez

Vineyards

Alvear’s Grandes Soleras are all sourced from 125 Ha. of estate owned vineyards located in the Sierra de Montilla de Calidad Superior, the Grand Cru subzone of Montilla-Moriles.

Year(s) Planted

1920-1980

Viticulture

Old head-trained vines farmed completely sustainably without organic certification, but avoiding all use of harmful fungicides, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, and irrigation.

Soils

Albariza. Rich in calcium carbonate, with the soil and subsoil composed of soft marlstone, a type of soil composed mostly of limestone and mud. These soils are poor in organic matter, infertile, of a simple mineral composition, with a crumbly consistency.

Climate

Semi-Continental Mediterranean. Extremely high temperatures and irregular rainfall from year to year.

Winemaking

Alvear Pedro Ximénez Solera 1927 is the family's most iconic sweet Pedro Ximénez. A classic Solera aged Pedro Ximénez sweet wine from a Solera that was founded in the wine's eponymous year. The grapes, which are harvested green, are sun dried on straw mats for a week before being pressed in a traditional olive oil press. The incredibly sweet must decants in concrete tinajas, and are fortified up to 16% ABV.

Aging

Alvear Pedro Ximénez Solera 1927 iis aged in American oak butts for an average of 30 years in the system of soleras & criaderas.

Comments

Alvear Pedro Ximénez Solera 1927 is the family's most iconic sweet Pedro Ximénez.