Alvear Medium Dry NV

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Montilla-Moriles, SpainThe medium dry fino opens with a light amber mahogany colour and aromas of roasted nuts. The nutty, figgy play is smooth and full bodied with a hint of sweetness at 35g/L. This is a full-bodied medium dry that is ready to go. The Spanish like it as an aperitif with nuts or onion soup, but also suggest it would be a comfortable match with Mexican or Thai food. Sounds intriguing to me. Technically, the Alvear Medium Dry combines a Fino, aged under a blanket of Flor, with an Oloroso's oxidative aging. It has lived in a Solera system of 500L old American oak casks for more than 6 years.Tasted: 14 May 2024Tasted by: Prices:

BC	$23.49	750ml	BCL Stores, Lucky's Liquor, Cascadia Grp, Jak's, Everything Wine
AB	$20.99	750ml	select private retailers
ON	$14.95	750ml	LCBO

Producer: Bodegas AlvearDistributors: Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc.
Grape: Pedro XiménezCSPC: 112789UPC: 766238303374

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Alvear Medium Dry NV

Montilla-Moriles, SpainConsistency is a good thing and Alvear has little problem with this product over the years. Born of the Solera system this D.O. Montilla-Moriles is made with 100 percent pedro Ximénez in a medium dry style that combines the development of a Fino, aged under a blanket of Flor and the oxidative aging of an Oloroso. It is slightly sweetened and stays in a Solera system of 500L old American oak casks for more than 6 years.Expect a nutty, figgy, cedar nose flecked with dried herb. The attack is full and slightly sweet as it spills across the palate with just the right amount of acidity. Walnuts, orange peel, soy and tobacco flavours give it a complex flavour with fine intensity. Great with soup or cheeses. Super value, again.Tasted: 05 April 2015Tasted by: Prices:

BC	$23.49	750ml	BCL Stores, Lucky's Liquor, Cascadia Grp, Jak's, Everything Wine
AB	$20.99	750ml	select private retailers
ON	$14.95	750ml	LCBO

Producer: Bodegas AlvearDistributors: Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc.
Grape: Pedro XiménezCSPC: 112789UPC: 766238303374

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Alvear Medium Dry NV

Montilla-Moriles, SpainLike the last tasting, very nutty, creamy, buttery, dried fig, cedar, dried herb aromas. Full, round, slightly sweet and warm palate with juicy acidity and full texture. Walnut, cedar, spicy, orange peel, butter, rancio, soy and tobacco flavours. Good flavour intensity and balanced to have with seafood soup or sheep cheeses. A richer style using Pedro Ximénez as a base. Fantastic value.Tasted: 27 March 2013Tasted by: Prices:

BC	$23.49	750ml	BCL Stores, Lucky's Liquor, Cascadia Grp, Jak's, Everything Wine
AB	$20.99	750ml	select private retailers
ON	$14.95	750ml	LCBO

Producer: Bodegas AlvearDistributors: Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc.
Grape: Pedro XiménezCSPC: 112789UPC: 766238303374

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Alvear Medium Dry NV

Montilla-Moriles, SpainVery nutty, rancio, dried herb aromas with cedar, spicy and buttery notes. Full, round, slightly sweet and warm palate with juicy acidity and full texture. Walnut, cedar, spicy, orange peel, butter, rancio, soy and tobacco flavours. Good flavour intensity and balanced to have with seafood soup or sheep cheeses. A richer style using Pedro Ximénez as a base. Fantastic value.Tasted: 08 November 2012Tasted by: Prices:

BC	$23.49	750ml	BCL Stores, Lucky's Liquor, Cascadia Grp, Jak's, Everything Wine
AB	$20.99	750ml	select private retailers
ON	$14.95	750ml	LCBO

Producer: Bodegas AlvearDistributors: Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc.
Grape: Pedro XiménezCSPC: 112789UPC: 766238303374

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