spanish wines - Toro Albalá

P.X. is the abbreviation for Pedro Ximenez = Pieter Siemens; vines left by him in the 15th century in Andalucia were named after him. The Don PX is an example of how far one can go in residual sugar content with this grape.

Dos Claveles is a reference to the gardens of Cordoba, full of flowers, and in particular carnations (claveles). This 100% Pedro Ximénez is the entry level wine of Toro Albala.

Convent and Ginés de Liaban are the names of the two toplines at Toro Albalá. As high-quality as the best Boal Madeiras! Ginés de Liaban was a former soldier who died in the vineyards whose body was found on the estate.

Delicious sweetness from the south of Spain: Córdoba, Spain's hottest city, where fantastic sweet Pedro Ximénez is blended with an Oloroso. This sublime sweet Cream sherry is the result.

Produced exclusively with Pedro Ximénez grapes. Elegant, with an intense old wood aroma and other noble aromas, well-balanced, aged in a 15 years long oxidative Criadera and Solera system. Unlike the Sherry-wines the wines of Montilla-Moriles are never fortified with extra alcohol.

PX for Pedro Ximénez, Spanish for Pieter Siemens, who is said to have brought this grape from the Rhine valley to Andalusia in the 15th century, The Don PX is the perfect example of the sweetness of this grape. The Marqués de Poley series comes from another bodega bought by Toro Albalá. No blending. Owing to their exceptional quality, the wines from the old casks are all bottled separately.