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GU I DE
DRINKS TAPAS
Sherry is regarded as one of the greatest wine styles of all, and gains enormous admiration from the
world’s best wine experts, many of whom regard it as their desert island wine. Not only is the quality so consistently high, somehow it is also extraordinary
value for money. So, tuck in, explore the range of styles and enjoy your sherry adventure!
SUN, SOI L AND SO LERA 4
3 T OWNS 4
3 G R A P ES 5
T H E SOL ERA SYSTEM 5
SH ER RY ST YLES 6
SH ER RY F LIGHTS 6
C A MI NI T O D E PEPITO 8
SH ER RY 9
V I NOS 15
C ERV EZ A 17
SP I R I T S 17
TA PA S 18
P EP I T O T O GO 20
TOA N I N T R O D U C I O N
SHERRY
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SUN, SOIL AND SOLERA3 Factors that make sherry unique
The distinct characteristics of this region - the sunshine (over 300 days per year), the chalky ‘albariza’ soil that holds onto the rainfall, and the ‘solera’
system - combine to make sherry a uniquely exciting style of fortified wine, ranging from the driest to the sweetest in the world.
T H E SOLERA SY ST EMThis is the unique method of blending wines in oak barrels,
which are stacked on top of one another in rows of three or four high in immense cathedral like bodegas. Wine for bottling is taken from the bottom
row (solera, from suelo, the Spanish for floor), and the barrels topped up from the row above, which is in turn topped up from the row above that,
with new wine added into the top row. Over many years this blending process along with even temperature and humidity produces
a consistent style.
A layer of natural yeast called ‘flor’ grows on the wines destined to become Finos and Amontillados. This protects the wines from oxygen and adds a
unique, yeasty and fresh character.
MOSCATELAlso sweetens, while on its own makes a unique, fresh grapey and sweet style.
3 TOWNSAll sherry comes from an area between the romantic cities of Seville and Cadiz in Andalusia in southern Spain. The growing region is within the
triangle that is formed by the towns Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa María.
3 GRAP ESJust 3 different grapes, yet between them an abundance of styles
PALOMINOBy far the most planted at around 95% of the total. It is used in the
area to make a light easy-drinking table wine, but through various guises of evolution transformed
into something sublime after undergoing the solera system
ageing and fortification process.
PEDRO XIMÉNEZ (PX)The grapes are dried in the sun on ‘esparto’ straw mats, dehydrating and concentrating the juice ahead
of the fermentation and ageing process. Used as an addition for sweetening some styles, while 100% PX wines range in colour
from deep yellow to almost black and off-dry to extraordinarily
sweet and unctuous.
JEREZ
ANDALUSIA
SANLÚCAR
Santa María
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SHERRY ST YLESWe showcase wonderful and award-winning examples
of the most important sherry styles, from the driest Fino to the sweetest PX.
You can compare styles by trying our sherry flights, or ‘work’ your way through the list. And of course, because in our
opinion sherry is the best food-matching wine in the world, we have plenty of tapas to complement them.
SHERRY FLIGHTSCompare different styles by trying three 50ml sherry measures
LOS TRES PUEBLOS 11.00
With almonds
Sanlúcar de Barrameda - Manzanilla ‘I Think’, Equipo NavazosJerez de la Frontera - Tío Pepe Fino, González Byass
El Puerto de Santa María - Puerto Fino, Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosia
EVOLUCIÓN 11.00All these are biologically aged wines, in various stages of evolution
all having started as Fino. With Mojama with ajo blanco sauce.
Tío Pepe - Fino, approx. 6 years oldViña AB - Amontillado, 12 years old, the flor having disappeared
Leonor - Palo Cortado, 12 years old. Started as a Fino, but lost the flor early and developed as a style of Oloroso
TREINTA AÑOS 19.00 Extraordinary wines, with an average age of 30 years. With Presa Iberica Tataki
(served rare) with sweet potato purée
Del Duque Amontillado | Apóstoles Palo Cortado
Matusalem Oloroso Dulce
SWEET AND SUCCULENT 13.00
La Peral blue Cows' cheese, mild though yeasty, from Asturias.
Exceptional Harvest, Bodegas Ximénez-SpinolaVintage, Bodegas Ximénez-Spinola
Nectar, González Byass
THREE-STYLE 11.00 biological versus oxidative ageing versus non-fortified. With sweet potato crisp with
roasted garlic and Oloroso dip
Amontillado Viña ABOloroso Alfonso
Pedro Ximénez Exceptional Harvest
FREESTYLE / ESTILO LIBREChoose any combination of sherries you want to compare styles,
making back to back comparisons in a quest to find your favourites
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CAMINITO
PEPITOTasting menu, minimum 2 people
Take a crash course into the world of sherry by trying the different styles with our food pairing road-trip
6 x 50ml servings of sherry with matching tapitas.
30.00 PER PER SO N
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MANZANILLAA type of Fino but lighter still. Appley, salty and yeasty with a very light body,
typically 3 to 4 years old. Only produced in Sanlúcar de Barrameda where the Guadalquivir river reaches the coast, and where the humidity makes
the ‘flor’ grow vigorously all year round. Best with lighter dishes like olives, almonds, jamón and seafood.
Domecq 75ml 4.50 Light, nutty and yeasty with an apple freshness. Best with olives, nuts, cured meats and seafood.
La Bota ‘I Think’, Equipo Navazos 75ml 5.75 An ‘en rama’ (from the barrel) bottling of Manzanilla – brisk, saline
and tangy yet deliciously easy to drink. 9 2 / 1 0 0 G U Í A P E Ñ Í N | 9 2 / 1 0 0 R O B E R T P A R K E R
FINOVery dry and crisp with hints of almonds and a delicate, fresh yeasty flavour.
Produced inland where it’s hotter, typically 5 to 6 years old. Among the greatest food matching wines, Fino is highly versatile and works superbly with
a wide range of dishes.
Tío Pepe Fino 75ml 4.50 González Byass
Classic very dry all-rounder – perfectly balanced and amazingly versatile. 9 4 / 1 0 0 G U Í A P E Ñ Í N
Puerto Fino 75ml 5.00 Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosia
From El Puerto de Santa María on the southern coastal point of the sherry triangle. Delicate, almond aromas, dry and light with a saline character.
S I L V E R - I W C
VINOS DE JEREZ
Manzanilla Domecq
Fino Tío Pepe
Amontillado Viña AB
Palo Cortado Leonor
Oloroso Seco Alfonso
Pedro Ximénez Nectar
TAPITAS
Gordal Olives
Marcona Almonds
Jamón Ibérico
Mojama (air-cured tuna)
Idiazabal (Basque sheep’s cheese)
Chocolate sardine
SH ERRY
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AMONTILLADOStarts life as a Fino, then after a number of years the ‘flor’ dies away and the
wine takes on an amber colour, darkening with age from wood and oxidation and developing a pungent nuttiness. Released from around 10 years old.
Still very dry, light to medium bodied. Superb with cheese and cured meats.
Viña AB 75ml 4.75 González Byass
Dry, savoury and focussed, almonds and hazelnuts, 12 years old, very precise. 9 1 / 1 0 0 W I N E S P E C T A T O R
Xixarito 75ml 6.50 Bodegas Baron
Amontillado from Sanlúcar. Rich hazelnut aromas, dried fruits, hints of smoke and nuts. Deep, mature and complex with balanced acidity.
Del Duque 75ml 9.00 González Byass
Minimum 30 years old. Packed with almonds, hazelnuts, orange peel, dried apricots and a saline backbone. Incredibly fresh and complex
with a warm tobacco length. 9 5 / 1 0 0 D E C A N T E R
FINO
AMONTILLADO
If it swims, drink
If it flies, drink
OLOROSOIf it walks or runs, drink
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OLOROSO SECOFortified from the outset with no time for the ‘flor’ to develop, these wines are darker and richer matching full-bodied dishes and cured meats. Among the
longest lived wines in the world, these are smooth and medium- to full-bodied, with a golden nutty fragrance, rich powerful palate and long, bone dry finish.
Alfonso 75ml 4.50 González Byass
‘The Fonz’ is a very dry wine around 10 years old, robust on the palate,
honey, caramel and grilled nuts but still so smooth. Amazing food
matching capability, great with chicken, chorizo, morcilla.
S I L V E R - D E C A N T E R
Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosia 75ml 5.75
Full-bodied, nutty with a strong and fragrant aroma.
Deep, rounded, super-smooth, delicious long finish. 9 5 / 1 0 0 G U Í A P E N I N
OLOROSO DULCEThese are made in the same way as Oloroso Seco,
and sweetened with Pedro Ximénez
Cristina 75ml 5.00 González Byass
13% PX added to the Palomino base Oloroso, aged for 7 years following the solera system. Bright amber colour, clean and sharp raisin and wood aromas,
balance and finesse. Best with cheeses and patés.
Solera 1847 75ml 4.50 González Byass
25% PX added to a dry Oloroso. Treacle, black fruits and raisins but such freshness.
Matusalem 75ml 9.00 González Byass
Nuts and coffee on the wonderfully complex nose, rich deep chocolatey palate with coffee and spice in the fantastically long finish from at least 30 years ageing.
G O L D I W C | 9 5 / 1 0 0 D E C A N T E R
PALO CORTADOA rare variety of sherry that is initially aged under ‘flor’, destined to become
a Fino or Amontillado, but inexplicably loses its veil of flor and begins ageing oxidatively as an Oloroso. Delicate and hazelnutty on the nose like an Amontillado, yet with the enduring bone dry, rich, round and smooth
Oloroso finish.
Leonor 75ml 5.00 González Byass
Intense aromas of toasted almonds, hazelnuts, linseed oil flavour. Biologically aged throughout its 12 years. Persistent and smooth, long finish.
G O L D - I W C
La Bota No 102, Palo Cortado ‘Sanlúcar’ 75ml 9.75 Equipo Navazos
Boasting a minerality unique to the coastal vineyards of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, excitingly refreshing and very drinkable,
with increasing complexity with every sip. Staggeringly good. 1 9 / 2 0 J A N C I S R O B I N S O N M W
Apóstoles 75ml 9.00 González Byass
Layers of mouth-watering flavours; dried fruits, cedar, with cream caramel and coffee notes from the twist of a touch of PX. Beautifully luscious texture
with a long, rich finish. 30 years old; very special. 9 5 / 1 0 0 D E C A N T E R
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VI NOS BL ANCOS
VI NO ROSADO
PEDRO XIMÉNEZA white grape whose resulting wine can range from light and dry, to intensely
dark and sweet when sun-dried on ‘esparto’ straw mats and then aged for many years. These examples are each super-concentrated and showcase some of the
range of styles possible. They are listed from relatively light and dry, to intensely dark and sweet. PX is also used to sweeten other styles.
Exceptional Harvest 75ml 5.50 Bodegas Ximénez-Spinola
Ultra-low yield PX but with a difference! Non-fortified, 4 months ageing on the lees. Golden colour, light and intense, dry and fresh
with jasmine aromas and ripe, fleshy fruit, a touch of natural honeycomb sweetness on the finish. Best with fish and seafood.
Bodegas Ximénez-Spinola Vintage 2019 75ml 8.50 Since the sun-drying dehydrates the grapes, only 200 litres of ‘must’ are
obtained from every ton of fresh grapes. Vibrant amber colour, ripe grape and raisin aromas. Fresh velvety palate with caramel, toffee, figs and well-integrated acidity, very lengthy sophisticated finish. Divine with desserts
made from dark bitter chocolate.
Nectar 75ml 4.50 González Byass
Rich, powerfully sweet and velvety smooth. Complex flavours of caramel, dried fruits, figs, dates and treacle. Voluptuous palate with a long finish.
Amazing with blue cheese. 9 5 / 1 0 0 - D E C A N T E R
Montado Blanco R 5.90 | L 8.50 | C 15.75 | B 23.00 Castilla y León | Verdejo, Chardonnay Soft, round, citrusy
Vega De La Reina, Hacienda Zorita R 7.50 | L 9.75 | C 17.75 | B 28.50 Rueda | Verdejo Zesty, nettles and gooseberries, persistent finish I W S C S I L V E R T R O P H Y
Rioja Blanco, Marqués De La Concordia R 8.75 | L 12.25 | C 23.50 | B 35.00 Rioja Alta | Tempranillo Blanco Orchard fruits, citrus, structured and balanced G O L D - R I O J A M A S T E R S
Albariño, Pazos De Lusco R 9.00 | L 12.75 | C 25.00 | B 36.50 Rías Baixas | Albariño Ripe apples, peaches, buttery and mineral 9 3 / 1 0 0 D E C A N T E R
Campos De Luz R 7.25 | L 9.75 | C 18.50 | B 27.50 Cariñena | Garnacha Super pale Provençal style charmer, deliciously balanced
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C ERVEZ AVINOS TINTOS
C AVA
Talevera R 5.90 | L 8.50 | C 15.75 | B 23.00 Castilla La Mancha | Tempranillo, Garnacha Refreshing fruits of the forest, sweet spice
Garnacha Syrah, Viñas Del Vero R 6.80 | L 9.75 | C 17.50 | B 25.50 Somontano | Garnacha, Syrah Juicy, fresh and gutsy, red and black fruits
Malbec Mil Historias, Bodegas Altolandon R 9.50 | L 13.50 | C 25.50 | B 38.00 Manchuela | Malbec Very high altitude Malbec, dense black cherries. Organic and biodynamic.
Rioja Reserva, Beronia R 11.00 | L 15.75 | C 31.00 | B 45.00 | M 80.00 Rioja Alta | Tempranillo, Graciano Meaty and structured, cocoa, black fruits and sweet spices 9 3 / 1 0 0 T I M A T K I N M W
Victoria Málaga 4.8% 330ml 5.10 Brewed in Málaga, exquisite light golden lager with balanced body and taste
Vilarnau Limited Edition 125ml 8.25 | B 35.00 Penedès | Macabeo, Parellada, Subirat Parent Lemon zest, toast, ripe pineapple, roasted nuts. Deliciously balanced, organic and vegan. G O L D - O R G A N I C W I N E M A S T E R S 2 0 2 0
SP I RI T S WI T H A SPANI SH T WI ST
Nomad, Outland Whisky 25ml 4.25 Blended Scotch aged five years.
Started in Scotland and finished in Jerez
Sister Isles Reserva Rhum 25ml 4.25 West Indies rum aged in wine barrels in Salamanca, Spain
Torres 15yr Reserva Brandy 25ml 5.50 Aged in sherry casks. Toffee and caramel super smooth
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TAPAS
Gordal olives V 2.00 Marinated in orange, cumin, t hyme and sherry vinegar Manzanilla or Fino
Marcona almonds 3.00 Toasted Catalan almonds Manzanilla
Sourdough bread VG 2.50 With cold pressed extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar
Tomato bread VG 4.00 With garlic, extra virgin olive oil, smoked Pimentón de la Vera Manzanilla or Fino
Smoked Cecina 9.75 Cured beef fron León, truffled oil and Idiazabal cheese shavings Oloroso Seco
Tataki Ibérico 11.50 Our signature shoulder of Ibérico pork 'Presa', seared and served room temperature, with sweet potato, parsley and lemon picada Oloroso Seco
Jamón Ibérico Bellota 50g 15.00 Free range acorn fed Ibérico ham, air cured for 36 months Fino or Amontillado Viña AB
Charcutería platter 8.50 Selection of premium cured Spanish meats: Ibérico pork loin, morcilla ibérica, chorizo ibérico, mini fuet, salchichón ibérico, panceta ibérica Palo Cortado
Escabeche VG 6.50 King oyster mushrooms, pumpkin seeds with chickpea and beetroot purée Fino
Gambas Rojas price per 100g 12.50 Steamed Mediterranean red prawns with lemon and alioli Manzanilla
Mojama 8.75 Air-cured yellow fin tuna from Barbate, with ajo blanco salsa, toasted almonds and olive oil Manzanilla La Bota or Amontillado Viña AB
Kumato & Bonito 6.75 Kumato with line caught albacore tuna from the Cantabric sea and pickled red onions Manzanilla or Fino
Cantaloupe Gazpacho 5.75 With smoked sardine from Cadiz, grapes, cucumber and basil cress Manzanilla
Artichokes from Navarra VG 6.75 With romesco sauce and extra virgin olive oil Fino
Suckling Lamb 9.75 Slow cooked pressed suckling lamb with Amontillado sherry, served with celeriac, walnut and anchovy salad, pea shoots Amontillado
Artisanal cheese selection 14.75 With quince jelly, fig and almond slice, chilli jam, Pajero figs, dried apricots, olive oil toast, Seville anis and olive oil biscuit, puff pastry cheese sticks Three-style flight
Peña Pelada 6.50 Pasteurised smoked cow cheese from Cantabria, cured for 45 days, sweet chilli jam and Seville anis and olive oil biscuit Oloroso Seco Alfonso or Amontillado Xixarito
Torta De La Serena 6.50 Unpasteurised Merino sheep cheese from Extremadura, cured for 60 days, dried apricots, puff pastry cheese sticks Pedro Ximénez Vintage / Nectar
La Peral 6.50 Pasteurised blue cow cheese from Asturias cured for 2 months, Pajero fig poached in PX and olive oil toast Pedro Ximénez Exceptional Harvest / PX Vintage
Manchego 6.50 Pasteurised Manchega sheep cheese from Castilla La Mancha, cured for 6 months with quince jelly and puff pastry cheese sticks Oloroso Dulce Cristina
Cabra Verata 6.50 Unpasteurised goat cheese from Arribes del Duero natural park, coated with thyme, cured for 4 months. Fig and almond cake and olive oil toast Puerto Fino
POSTRESSweet Treats 3.75 Turrón duro, Turrón blando, chocolate cigar, chocolate sardine Pedro Ximénez
Tarta Santiago 6.50 With Turrón and PX sherry mousse Oloroso Dulce
Sherry match shown beneath each description
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PEPITO TO GOCome across a sherry or wine you particularly love?
Then take a bottle home!
MANZANILLADomecq 13.50
La Bota ‘I Think’, Equipo Navazos 375ml 14.00
FINOTío Pepe Fino 13.50
González Byass
Puerto Fino 75ml 15.50 Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosia
AMONTILLADOViña AB 14.00 González Byass
Xixarito 25.50 Bodegas Baron
Del Duque 375ml 21.50 González Byass
PALO CORTADOLeonor 17.00 González Byass
La Bota No 102, Palo Cortado ‘Sanlúcar’ 45.00
Equipo Navazos
Apóstoles 375ml 21.50 González Byass
OLOROSO SECOAlfonso 15.00 González Byass
Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosia 22.50
OLOROSO DULCECristina 15.00 González Byass
Solera 1847 15.00 González Byass
Matusalem 375ml 21.50 González Byass
PEDRO XIMÉNEZExceptional Harvest 22.00
Bodegas Ximénez-Spinola
Bodegas Ximénez-Spinola Vintage 2019 375ml 21.50
Nectar 17.00 González Byass
VINOS BLANCOSMontado Blanco 9.00
Castilla y León | Verdejo, Chardonnay
Vega De La Reina, Hacienda Zorita 11.50
Rueda | Verdejo
Rioja Blanco, Marqués De La Concordia 13.50
Rioja Alta | Tempranillo Blanco
Albariño, Pazos De Lusco 15.00 Rías Baixas | Albariño
VINO ROSADOCampos De Luz 11.00
Cariñena | Garnacha
VINOS TINTOSTalevera 9.00
Castilla La Mancha | Tempranillo, Garnacha
Garnacha Syrah, Viñas Del Vero 11.00
Somontano | Garnacha, Syrah
Malbec Mil Historias, Bodegas Altolandon 15.50 Manchuela | Malbec
Rioja Reserva, Beronia 18.00 Rioja Alta | Tempranillo, Graciano
CAVAVilarnau Limited Edition 14.00
Penedès | Macabeo, Parellada, Subirat Parent
J A N C I S R O B I N S O N M W O B E
A N D H U G H J O H N S O N O B E
Sherry is an expression of wine and wood as vivid and beautiful as any in the world,
a more druggingly delicious wine than you have ever tasted.