NV Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe Palomino Fino Sherry, DO Jerez
I confess I barely have any experience with sherry. All the better reason to search them out and drink! A dry sherry, from a somewhat well-exposed producer.
There's a complete lack of fruit, but a compelling richness and warmth to the aroma. Romantic, no, to think of it as the chalky soil of Jerez? A beautiful, lithe texture to the wine, although flavours reminiscent of an herbal, nutty, dry white vermouth. Nearly undrinkable on its own. But with food, quite a revelation. Chilled as well. I drank this with, of all things, dumplings. I rolled out my own dumpling wraps, spent about 2 hours making everything - with a chili/vinegar/garlic dipping sauce, this wine was actually quite nice. Alcohol hidden nicely.
Who knows what food/wine combinations will work. I'm glad this worked. Although I'll be honest, I was in the mood to drink - to hell with pairings. Straight out of glass tumblers. I like to think that Spanish girls love men who know how to drink.
DF
No comments:
Post a Comment