Winemaker Notes
Pale mahogany colored with a bright appearance. This wine has a high aromatic intensity, slight notes of nuts, raisins and wood. It is a full-bodied wine with hints of overripe fruit. It has a sweet taste, not excessive. On the palate, it is an intense, warm, velvety and full-bodied wine with notes of raisins and wood.
Great pairing with soft cheeses and nuts. It also goes very well with all kinds of fruit: orange, melon or fruit salad.
Professional Ratings
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Vinous
Aged about 10 years in casks, the NV Cream Aranda blends Palomino and Pedro Ximénez from Jerez. With aromas of molasses, dried herbs, caramel and oxidative notes, it offers moderate sweetness and a slightly grainy texture. A balanced, classic Cream.
Sherry is a fortified wine that comes in many styles from dry to sweet. True Sherry can only be made in Andalucía, Spain where the soil and unique seasonal changes give a particular character to its wines. The process of production—not really the grape—determine the type, though certain types are reserved for certain grapes. Palomino is responsible for most dry styles; Pedro Ximénez and Muscat of Alexandria are used for blending or for sweet styles.
Known more formally as Jerez de la Frontera, Jerez is a city in Andalucía in southwest Spain and the center of the Jerez region and sherry production. Sherry is a mere English corruption of the term Jerez, while in French, Jerez is written, Xérès. Manzanilla is the freshest style of sherry, naturally derived from the seaside town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda.