This is a new release from this winery. It is not a 100% 1927 vintage sherry. It is made from a blend of different vintages with the oldest coming from 1927. The gentleman pouring the wine thought that the average age of the wines in the blend was between 10-15 years. This was poured at Vinexpo.

This was a fantastic wine. It should sell for about $55 or so. It is right on par with the 1910 Alvear PX Sherry which I opened last year. It was a clear brown color and so thick you almost had to chew it instead of drink it. Gripping acidity. Intense almond, raisin and honey notes. Wonderful complexity and a rich long finish. The remarkable thing about this wine is how fresh it tasted despite its intense and concentrated profile. 96 points.

VM

There is something satisfying about having a professional reviewer score a wine the same as you did. Parkers review on this wine just came out in the June 2005 issue and he scored it 96 points as well.

The best news is that the winery has decided to cut the price on this and I was able to find it for $17!!!!!. This is a must buy. Use winesearcher and you can find it. Don't wait.

VM

try the alvear px 1830 dulce muy viejo

if you can find it

i paid about $40 us for it in montilla at alvear in 1998

i guess that you could a solera wine is technically a blend

but if you think of these wines in connection with the date on the bottle, you are fooling yourself

the date is when the solera was started



http://www.tondonia.co.uk/html/alvear.html

i mean to say

i guess that you could call a solera wine a blend

but if you think of these wines in connection with the date on the bottle, you are fooling yourself

I opened a bottle of this a week ago at our home while Pinot Envy, Pinto, Tyee and his wife were over. They came to our house on the Sunday after Otis' CDP and this was the last wine we opened with dessert. An excellent way to end the weekend. Same notes as before and worth the 96 points I originally gave it. Tyee commented that this was the wine of the weekend for him which is high praise indeed considering all the wines we tried at the Friday dinner and the Otis CDP.

VM

Geez, sorry Vino...I didn't see this thread til now.

First...in true Vino Me fashion, he poured this for me blind and quized me to what I thought it was.
I did guess it was a sherry...a damn good sherry!

So good that I begged VM to buy me some...
I will get my stash in Vegas to bring home.

Thanks Vino, I'm looking forward to having some of this wonderful wine.

Wine Buyer has this for $15.99, btw.

Have a bottle at home. Can't wait to try it.

Holy cow is this thick and sweet.

Very good but probably a little too much for my tastes. I would place this on the very end of the spectrum of dessert wines for sweetness.

I scored a few of these recently for $17 (thanks for the tip, VM). I opened my first last night, the bottle is still 2/3 full.

I agree with VM's assessment- it's rich, ripe, and has a slightly oxidized quality to it but somehow it remains light on its feet. I think the acidity really holds this wine up well despite the obviously high residual sugar.

I'm not sure if I prefer this or the slightly sweeter and less nimble 2003 Aneda. Either one is a wonderful wine, worthy of a score in the mid 90s IMO.

Picked up 5 - 375ml bottles of this Sherry from Vino Me when at VLVIII.

Clear brown colour.
Raisin syrup and caramel on the nose.
The viscosity is what struck me on the front palate...what you would imagine would be motor oil.
Creme Brulee, lemon, orange, brown sugar, caramel, spiced dark rum.
The mid-palate produces acidity on the back sides of the tongue.
The finish is long and lip-smacking.
An outstanding wine!

Thank you for scoring me this sherry Vino Me.

I'm sure this is a tasty Sherry, but a wine with several blended vintages in it (the average being only 10-15 years old), should not be labeled or listed as a "1927 wine". When you search, THAT is what you see. I'm sure some people here saw the title on this TN and said "Wow a 1927 Sherry". I know this isn't the only one and producers can do this sometimes. Mixed vintages in nothing new, but 1927 mixed with 1997 or whatever recent year?

It didn't take me long and wouldn't take winos long to know a 96 point wine from 1927 wouldn't be available for $17, but it's still a little misleading and I could see someone buying this online not knowing the mixed vintages. Who cares? Maybe?

Just my 2 pennies.

Sounds yummy though

Hunter,

The "1927" on the label is misleading to those unfamiliar with Sherry. However, the word "Solera" is also prominently displayed and anyone with knowledge of Sherries knows that means the wine is from blended vintages. It is also important to note that the winemaker did not blend all of these different vintages at the time of bottling. The various vintages have been blended in a single tank or "Solera" over the last 75 years. Some is taken out one year and replaced with newer vintages. The producer decided to close out this particular Solera and bottle the remaining wine.

I will say this. If someone bought the wine because of the label, then they got what they paid for because the label says 1927. If they only care about showing off an old wine, more power to them. On the other hand, if they care about drinking a quality wine, then they also got what they paid for because this is a great dessert wine. Either way, it seems that you get more than what you pay for with this wine.

VM

Thanks. Like I said, the notes sound real good regardless.

Bumped for Drab. This should answer some of his questions about this wine.

VM

Ahh, OK. I knew we went through this once before.

muchos gracias!

Any which way you cut the cake on this one, it's a fantastic buy.

For any Chicagoans still looking for this wine. I saw it on the shelf at Binny's in Glen Ellyn for $17 yesterday.

VM

I brought a bottle of this to R2-D2's house to pair with the Napoleon Cake dessert my wife made. The recommended pairing was a fortified wine and either a Banyuls or a Vin du Natural were suggested. I had a banyuls but just opened a bottle last month and did not want to open another. Therefore I tried this pairing. I did not care for the match. The wine was fine with similar notes as before. however, the wine was overly sweet for this dessert and I think a wine with higher acidity would be in order.

VM

Zepplen brought a bottle of this to dinner last Friday. I paired my glass with a flourless chocolate cake. Delicious. Just about the smae notes as before. 94-95 points.

VM

Caramel, clovers, rosemary on the nose translate into a sweet palate of caramel, molases, honey, clovers, rosemary, and maybe just a hint of orange blossom -- but these flavors aren't distinct, it is more like I'm just trying to describe one unique flavor. The wine is heavy in the mouth and tastes remarkably young. I would NEVER have said any of thies was from 1927... If you had told me it dated back to the 70's or even younger I would have believed it. Long, sweet finish. This wine really is a bit too heavy, too sweet, and too monolithic. I like it but I can't figure out Parker's 96. If you like Rutherglen stickies or other PX wines, you'll like this, but this isn't the showstopper I thought it might be and this might be a better sauce for vanilla ice cream than a wine. 91.5

ya know - it's really not a 1927 wine.

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Originally posted by Hunter:
ya know - it's really not a 1927 wine.

Well, I be 1/1000000000 of one percent is from 1927

• N.V. Alvear Pedro Ximénez Montilla-Moriles Solera 1927 - Spain, Andalucía, Montilla-Moriles (11/11/2006)
  Dinner w/ The Highdesertwines, Pinot/Pinto Envy et al (Chateau Chang, Victorville, CA): Dark molasses colour. Aromas of salt, nuts, molasses, and maple syrup. Full-bodied, sweet, with sultana raisins, nuts, Christmas cake, and toffee. Moderate-long finish, 40s, with sultana raisins and toffee. (91 pts.)
  
  
• N.V. Alvear Pedro Ximénez Montilla-Moriles Solera 1927 - Spain, Andalucía, Montilla-Moriles (1/5/2007)
  Dinner w/ basecadet & steve8 (Home): Dark amber/brown colour. Aromas of fleur-de-sel, nuts, coffee, toffee. Full-bodied, viscous, rich, unctuous wine, showing replays from nose and dried figs. Long finish, 50+ seconds following through from the palate. Not as good as the 1971 Don PX, but still very good. (92 pts.)
  
  
• N.V. Alvear Pedro Ximénez Montilla-Moriles Solera 1927 - Spain, Andalucía, Montilla-Moriles (7/14/2007)
  Birthday Dinner #2 w/ basecadet & mimik (Home): Brown colour. Aromas of walnuts, pecans, caramel, salt, chocolate, dates, and raisins. Full-bodied, unctuous, with coffee, molasses and nuts on the palate. Moderate-long finish that follows from the palate. (91 pts.)

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There were no molasses notes? Molasses was ever present in the 2003 version of this puppy. Yuck. I'll have to check out the 1927, then. Thanks for the notes.

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Originally posted by futronic:

• N.V. Alvear Pedro Ximénez Montilla-Moriles Solera 1927 - Spain, Andalucía, Montilla-Moriles (11/11/2006)
  Dinner w/ The Highdesertwines, Pinot/Pinto Envy et al (Chateau Chang, Victorville, CA): Dark molasses colour. Aromas of salt, nuts, molasses, and maple syrup. Full-bodied, sweet, with sultana raisins, nuts, Christmas cake, and toffee. Moderate-long finish, 40s, with sultana raisins and toffee. (91 pts.)
  
  
• N.V. Alvear Pedro Ximénez Montilla-Moriles Solera 1927 - Spain, Andalucía, Montilla-Moriles (1/5/2007)
  Dinner w/ basecadet & steve8 (Home): Dark amber/brown colour. Aromas of fleur-de-sel, nuts, coffee, toffee. Full-bodied, viscous, rich, unctuous wine, showing replays from nose and dried figs. Long finish, 50+ seconds following through from the palate. Not as good as the 1971 Don PX, but still very good. (92 pts.)
  
  
• N.V. Alvear Pedro Ximénez Montilla-Moriles Solera 1927 - Spain, Andalucía, Montilla-Moriles (7/14/2007)
  Birthday Dinner #2 w/ basecadet & mimik (Home): Brown colour. Aromas of walnuts, pecans, caramel, salt, chocolate, dates, and raisins. Full-bodied, unctuous, with coffee, molasses and nuts on the palate. Moderate-long finish that follows from the palate. (91 pts.)

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There's the molasses. The 03 was rough.