Alvaro Domecq Pedro Ximenez 1730 (375ML half-bottle)
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Mahogany colored. The aroma has a predominate scent of raisins; it also has notes of toasted sugar and slight hints of wood and vanilla. On the palate, it has an exquisite taste of raisins. It is sweet, without being sickly-sweet, warm and velvety. Notes of raisins and wood are present in the aftertaste.
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The very sweet NV Pedro Ximenez 1730, produced from Pedro Ximenez grapes dried under the sun until half the weight is lost and aged in a solera, has 450 grams of residual sugar. It displays a very dark mahogany color, is very perfumed, showing fresher fruit aromas than in your average Pedro Ximenez. The nose mixes raisins, molasses and roasted coffee with a clear note of nutmeg and cloves in a dense, velvety, lively, clean palate.
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