Toro Albalá Pedro Ximénez Don PX 1993
40.89₣ (Exc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / Switzerland
Features
Type of wine
Pairings
Style
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
16.5%
Grapes
Serving
Between 10ºC and 12ºC
Winemaking
Pedro Ximénez sun-dried for 7-9 days, double fortified (9% and 17%) and 20 years of oxidative ageing in American oak.
Description
Toro Albalá does not ‘invent’ Don PX: it waits for it. In Aguilar de la Frontera, in the heart of the Montilla Moriles PDO, the winery has been ageing wines for over a century with an almost defiant patience. Its history dates back to 1844 and, by 1922, José María Toro Albalá had moved the winery to a former power station: a decision as practical as it was symbolic, because ever since then, the philosophy here has been that time is just another ingredient. In these Andalusian hills, with their light albariza soils, hot, dry climate and tradition of fortified wines, the Pedro Ximénez variety —old and grown in bush vines—endures the summer as if it were made for it: thick skin, natural sugar and an energy that later transforms into dark depth and bright acidity.
Production
For Toro Albalá Pedro Ximénez Don PX,the harvest takes place in mid-August and, rather than rushing to the winery, the grapes are laid out in the sun, so that 7–9 days of sun-drying concentrates the sugars (almost 3 kg of grapes per litre of wine) and prepares that natural density which will later become pure silk. It is then pressed and the must is gently fortified to 9% ABV, resting for 12 months in stainless steel. After that year of rest, it is fortified to 17% and transferred to American oak casks for 20 years of oxidative ageing.
Taste
Toro Albalá Pedro Ximénez Don PX pours into the glass thick and dense, a very dark mahogany colour, with a movement almost like fine oil. The nose is not ‘dessert-like’; it is of old cellars and spices: coffee, dark chocolate, dried fruit (grapes, plums, dried apricots), cinnamon, a hint of balsamic… and, in the background, that surprise so typical of Montilla Moriles: a citrusy hint of orange that sharpens the whole.
Toro Albalá Pedro Ximénez Don PX enters the palate sweet, yes, but not cloying: it becomes bittersweet, with hints of bitter cocoa and a spicy note that verges on curry, as if oxidation had written in Indian ink. The clean citrus acidity stretches the palate and leaves a very long, persistent, almost mouth-watering finish: a ‘black’ and monumental sweet wine, yet with restraint and direction. Ideal with chocolate, blue cheeses or simply on its own, when you fancy a taste of time in a bottle.
Shipping to Switzerland
50% discount on orders over 372.57₣*Estimated transit time: 6-7 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Over 372.57₣* |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | 36.79₣ | 18.40₣ (-18.40₣) |
| 7-12 | 46.39₣ | 23.19₣ (-23.19₣) |
| 13-18 | 49.74₣ | 24.87₣ (-24.87₣) |
| 19-24 | 55.70₣ | 27.85₣ (-27.85₣) |
| 25-30 | 66.69₣ | 33.35₣ (-33.35₣) |
| 31-36 | 80.94₣ | 40.47₣ (-40.47₣) |
| 37-42 | 88.95₣ | 44.48₣ (-44.48₣) |
| 43-48 | 130.21₣ | 65.11₣ (-65.11₣) |
| 49-54 | 132.54₣ | 66.27₣ (-66.27₣) |
| 55-60 | 138.78₣ | 69.39₣ (-69.39₣) |
| VAT not included | ||
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