{"title":"Sherry","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"lustau-east-india-sherry-500ml-spain","title":"Lustau East India Sherry 500ml (Spain)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t'You can get much sweeter, richer sherries (generally made from a single variety and labelled as such, like “Pedro Ximénez” or “Moscatel”), but for my money it is hard to beat East India Solera as an after dinner treat or late-night tipple. Currant, spice, toffee notes, toasty and creamy, with good acidity. That sweetness is not too much to overpower desserts, and yet rich enough and fresh enough to sip on its own.' - Paul Tudor, Metro Magazine: Top 50 Wines for Winter, May 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t'Treacle toffee nose, autumn leaves, coffee beans and walnut, orange zest and cough drops on the palate.' - International Wine Challenge, May 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t'Full, ripe and deep nose of dark toffee, coffee, savoury leather and raisin. Powerful and concentrated on the palate, with layers of mocha, tobacco and nuts'. - Decanter World Wine Awards, July 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t'Luscious raisin and date dominate, fig and sultana, cedar, walnut and chocolate complete the complexity of the palate. Concentrated, very full and viscous, even a tad heady. The Oloroso pedigree shows and is balanced by judicious sweetness.' - Decanter World Wine Awards, June 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t'Burnt sugar, walnut rancio, creamy and rich with a bitter toffee finish'. - International Wine Challenge, May 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t'Unctuous, with buckwheat and maple notes out front, followed by prune, chocolate, fruitcake and licorice snap accents that show good energy through the bramble-edged finish. A bit obvious due to the sweetness, but balanced by range and freshness.' - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, August 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t'The dark amber-hued non-vintage East India Solera is essentially an old Oloroso blended with an old Pedro Ximenez, which gives it a sweet character. It offers more mature notes of maple syrup, brown sugar, spice box, raisin and chocolate beer nuts, and its terrific balancing acidity cuts through the sweetness. This delicious effort is best drunk after the meal.' - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, August 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tIn centuries gone by, casks of sherry were lashed to ships sailing for the Indies as ballast, and were found to develop an extraordinary smoothness and complexity.  Lustau has revived this style of sherry in the East India wine.   Unforgettable flavours of raisins, candied peel and nuts. This sherry is best served cool room temperature.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tServing suggestion: Perfect companion to light desserts and cakes, but can also be served with cheeses, or simply as a sweet digestif\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"EuroVintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49487903785277,"sku":"LU1EAS50NV","price":27.49,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/9033-1.jpg?v=1729029109"},{"product_id":"lustau-pedro-ximenez-san-emilio-sherry-nv-375ml-spain","title":"Lustau Pedro Ximenez San Emilio Sherry NV 375ml (Spain)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Outstanding ‘PX’ dessert sherry with a heavenly sticky date scent and deliciously thick liquid orange toffee caramel and brandy-soaked muscatel flavours steeped with hedonistic, high-toned, salty, rancio old oak notes that linger magnificently\" New Zealand International Wine Show 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/Scale_7.png?v=1741663185\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Complex aromas of baked banana, fig, prune, and raisins. Dense and concentrated on the palate, with caramelised hazelnuts. Hints of Christmas cake spice and dried fruits... A luscious, rich wine!\" International Wine Challenge 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Baked figs, caramel, nutmeg and clove. Like cake mix from grandmas bowl. Elegant freshness to lift the fruit\" International Wine Challenge 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Treacle tart with rum and raisin ice-cream and butterscotch. Layers of complexity, stylish and well structured with an intense and lingering finish and an edge of orange peel\" International Wine Challenge 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Mocha, chocolate, orange peel, candied mandarin, star anise spice. Vibrant, intense, long-coffee finish. Exotic, complex, a memorable finish\" International Wine Challenge 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Opaque and viscous in appearance. Opulent, raisiny, expressive and indulgent on the nose; brooding and sweetly scented with a medley of dried fruits and dark chocolate. Silky smooth and luxuriously textured in the mouth; luscious yet balanced with an intensely sweet flavour delivery of coffee, fruitcake and liquorice. Concentrated and powerful on the finish\" International Wine \u0026amp; Spirits Competition 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Coffee-cream, milk chocolate and raisin. Unctously sweet with cacao and coffee complexity\" Decanter Woeld Wine Awards 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Delivers the weight you expect from a PX, but with fresher cut. The singed walnut, brown bread, ginger, ganache and Turkish coffee notes are allied to a mouthwatering spearmint and treacle spine. Features good energy through the finish to match the mouthcoating feel\" James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, Aug 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Deep polished oak colour with a coppery hue. Intense concentrated aromas, redolent of dried figs and dates with molasses and spice. Syrupy, sweet and textural in the mouth, a very good example of PX showing sweetness and length with a dry aftertaste, which demonstrates its finesse\" International Wine \u0026amp; Spirit Competition 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis full, vigorous and perfectly balanced wine is produced from sun–dried Pedro Ximenez grapes. Lustau Pedro Ximenez San Emilio dark mahogony colour is almost black, with a delicious deep bouquet of the essence of sweet raisins. The taste is very sweet, smooth, pronounced and delicous just like dried raisins or sweet grape juice. It is smooth and sweet in the mouth. This Sherry is best served chilled\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSherry, is the anglicised version of Sherish, the Arab name for the city of Jerez. The wonder of Sherry is that one wine can take on so many different characters. It can be light and bone dry, it can be smooth and nutty, it can be rich and concentrated. The style of Sherry will depend on the way the dry white wine of the Palomino Fino develops. Sweet Sherries come from the careful blending of the dry wines of the Paolmino Fino with the sweet wines made from Pedro Ximenez and Moscatel grapes. In the bodegas of the Jerez region there lives a rare phenomenon. A yeast called Flor del Vino, or, for short, Flor, thrives in the cool, humid conditions. It grows like a smooth, creamy layer on top of the wine as it lies maturing in the butts, protecting the wine from oxidation, keeping it fresh even as it ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFood Pairing: This is a very sweet dessert wine that whislt it can be consumed its own also compliments rich, fruity puddings. It is also classically used as the sauce for one of the famous desserts of Jerez: vanilla ice cream with Pedro Ximénez Sherry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EuroVintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49487903850813,"sku":"LU1XIME1NV","price":239.94,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/9034-1.jpg?v=1729029109"},{"product_id":"lustau-puerto-fino-sherry-375ml-spain","title":"Lustau Puerto Fino Sherry 375ml (Spain)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"'Lovely clarity of oyster shell and iodene on the nose, deftly lifted by nutty almond, olive and elderflower hints. The palate is round, textured, soft and deep, with a beautiful detail and degree of complexity\" Decanter World Wine Awards, July 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/Scale_7.png?v=1741663185\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Aromatic, linseed and rock pool aromas. Bone dry with a saline edge. Mouthwatering\" International Wine Challenge 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Lots of sourdough bread aromas, lovely lifted refreshing acidity. Pure and classic example\" International Wine Challenge 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Weightier than most finos, this still has ample cut, with taut chalk, blanched almond, white peach, chamomile and salted bitter notes all stretching out through the focused, stony finish\" James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, Aug 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Silky, with a grapefruit tang and orange peel aromas. Refreshing, with an added richness from flor, this is fino at its most alluring. The model of a Puerto de Santa Maria fino; just as intense but more delicate than Jerez\" Decanter 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Made in a similar style, the non-vintage Fino Puerto Fino Solera Reserva is sensational. It offers hints of almond paste intermixed with beer nuts, salty sea breeze smells, and dried apricot and tropical fruit notes\" Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, Aug 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA truly great wine matured in the town of Puerto de Santa María, considered by many experts to be the home of the finest classic fino. The flagship of the House of Lustau; a dry elegant Sherry, light and smooth with just a hint of the sea and at tractive fruit. Very fresh, with a slight taste of tangy yeast. The pronounced flor bouquet is due to Puerto Fino's double maturation under fresh flor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSherry, is the anglicised version of Sherish, the Arab name for the city of Jerez.The wonder of Sherry is that one wine can take on so many different characters. It can be light and bone dry, it can be smooth and nutty, it can be rich and concentrated. The style of Sherry will depend on the way the dry white wine of the Palomino Fino develops. Sweet Sherries come from the careful blending of the dry wines of the Paolmino Fino with the sweet wines made from PedroXimenez and Moscatel grapes. In the bodegas of the Jerez region there lives a rare phenomenon. A yeast called Flor del Vino, or, for short, Flor, thrives in the cool, humid conditions. It grows like a smooth, creamy layer on top of the wine as it lies maturing in the butts, protecting the wine from oxidation, keeping it fresh even as it ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFood Pairing: Best served chilled as an apéritif or delicious with shellfish and other seafood.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EuroVintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49487903818045,"sku":"LU1PUER1NV","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/LustauPuertoFinoSherry375ml_Spain.jpg?v=1743040061"},{"product_id":"bodegas-hidalgo-la-gitana-alameda-cream-sherry-spain","title":"Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana Alameda Cream Sherry (Spain)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tIntense dark amber colour in the glass. Wonerfully full nutty aromas on the nose with sweet, rich, warm flavours on a decadently smooth palate. This Spanis Sherry is a rich belsn of old Oloroso and sweet Pedro Ximenez matured in sloera for many years to create a rich sweet wine with full nutty and dried fruit aromas. Denomiacion de Origen 'Jerez-Xéres-Sherry'.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tCream Alameda is a blend of Olorosso and Pedro Ximenez. These wines are made from the grapes of the varieties Palomino an Pedro Ximenez. Palomino has been cultivated on the chalky 'albariza' soil from our own vineyards in the Balbaina and Miraflores districts to obtain the finest quality must. The must is fermented using a temperature controlled process in water-cooled tanks and taking advantage of the natural yeast of the vineyard. The wine is then lightly fortified to 17% to prepare it for ageing in oak barrels. The Pedro Ximenez is picked then left in the sun for several days to produce a very sweet wine. These two wines are then blended to create the Cream.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tThe Olorosso and Pedro Ximenez are matured in butss of American oak using the traditional 'Solera' systemusing the 'oxidative' ageing process to give the full rich nutty flavours.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tBefore bottling, the wine is stabilised using a cold treatment process and filtered. Bottled exclusively by Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana, S.A.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tFood Pairing: Ideal as an aperitif or as an accompaniment of desserts and cheeses, or alternatively as a longdrink on the rocks with a slice of orange for a burst of citrus!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Mineral","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49488040755517,"sku":null,"price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/11932-1.jpg?v=1729030050"},{"product_id":"bodegas-hidalgo-la-gitana-triana-pedro-ximenez-sherry-spain","title":"Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana Triana Pedro Ximenez Sherry (Spain)","description":"\u003cp\u003eVery dark, iodine intensity. Aromas of prunes and raisins on the nose. Opulently sweet with caramel, raisin flavours, dried plum and figs. A wine from the Pedro Ximenez grapes are first left in the sun to become raisins before pressing. Aged for many years in the solera system.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePedro Ximenez Triana is made from the grape variety \"Pedro Ximenez\". After being left in the sun, the fermentation is interrupted by the addition of alcohol to 17% leaving a very high residual sugar content. The wine is then aged in oak barrels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatured in barrels of American oak using the traditional 'Solera' system using the 'oxidative' ageing process to give the full rich nutty flavours. Before bottling. the wine is stabilised using a cold treatment process and filtered. Bottled exclusively by Bodegas Hidalgo La Gitana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFood Pairing: Serve at room temperature with desserts, puddings, ice cream etc.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mineral","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49488040821053,"sku":null,"price":53.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/11933-1.jpg?v=1729030051"},{"product_id":"turkey-flat-barossa-valley-pedro-ximenex-sherry-nv-375ml-australia","title":"Turkey Flat Barossa Valley Pedro Ximenex Sherry NV 375ml (Australia)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmber in colour, the nose and palate display attractive marmalade and citrus peel characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/Scale_7.png?v=1741663185\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristmas cake in a glass! Lusciously rich and intense with apricot and marmalade characters. Incredibly moreish. This fortified Pedro Ximénez was made from grapes grown in one of the last remaining Pedro plantings in the Barossa Valley. The grapes are amongst the last to be harvested each vintage in this region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFood Pairing: Rich foods, sweet or savoury. Best picks? Chocolate truffles, Christmas pudding, pate, figs, sticky ribs, blue cheese \u0026amp; charcuterie. Serve chilled.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RedWhite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49488352543037,"sku":null,"price":149.97,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/19367-1.jpg?v=1729032524"},{"product_id":"lustau-dry-oloroso-don-nuno-nv-spain","title":"Lustau Dry Oloroso Don Nuno Sherry NV (Spain)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It’s silky and aromatic, suggesting caramel, liquefied roasted nuts and juiced dates, figs and apricots (assuming one could juice dried fruit), along with a yeasty, aromatic quality that wakes up the nostrils like a bakery located next to a diesel gas station. And there’s even a lovely salty tang running through it in the manner of lighter, bone-dry fino sherry. Granny, your serious sherry has arrived. Perfect as an aperitif, for a cheese course and splendid with most soups. In fact, this style and quality of sherry is about as versatile as wine comes. Serve it chilled\" Beppi Crosariol, Globe \u0026amp; Mail 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/Scale_7.png?v=1741663185\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark bronze in colour with golden rim. Pungent nutty aromas and smooky wood background in the nose. Rich flavours of bitter chocolate, walnuts and baked chestnuts. This Oloroso wine has an intense, concentrated aftertaste, lightened by a tangy acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAged in American oak casks in the traditional “Solera y Criaderas” system in the Lustau bodegas in Jerez de la Frontera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFood Pairing: Serve slightly chilled, between 13-14 ºC, (55-57 ºF) with dried fruits and mature cheeses. Ideal with game dishes, stews and other rich meat dishes. It is also a perfect digestive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EuroVintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49488533881149,"sku":"LU1OLOR1NV","price":143.94,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/23374-1.jpg?v=1729033909"},{"product_id":"ormond-rich-creme-sherry-nv-750ml","title":"Ormond Rich Créme Sherry NV (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mellow rich and creamy sherry style wine with the luscious flavour of ripe muscat grapes serve as a tempting aperitif either at room temperature or lightly chilled.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pernod","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49853225140541,"sku":"338440","price":77.94,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/25189-1.jpg?v=1738109788"},{"product_id":"fernando-de-castilla-pedro-ximenez-classic-sherry-nv-spain","title":"Fernando de Castilla Pedro Ximénez Classic Sherry NV (Spain)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"An intense yet balanced dessert Sherry, with a burnt aroma that, along with the alcohol, almost singes the nose. Bittersweet chocolate, raisin and a shiso leaf herbaceousness keep the flavors interesting. The finish is sweet, yet clean and long\" Wine Spectator\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Christmas in a glass! Plum pudding, molasses, dried fruit and liquorice. Decadently rich\" Phil Parker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most exceptional of the small, independent sherry houses, Fernando de Castilla was revitalised in 1999 and established as a master of the production and aging of fine, unblended, untreated Sherries. Dark, opaque mahogany. The nose seduces with intense dried fruit aromas of raisins, prunes and dates, coupled with brown spices of nutmeg and clove, this becomes reminiscent of Christmas cake. Unctuous sweetness marries well with the intense and complex flavours freshened by a slice of acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DhallNash","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51811585786173,"sku":"99232_NV_750","price":152.97,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/9211\/5773\/files\/FernandodeCastillaPedroXimenezClassicSherryNV_Spain.jpg?v=1780957903"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.blackmarket.co.nz\/collections\/variety-sherry.oembed","provider":"Black Market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}