30-year-old Noe Pedro Ximenez Muy Viejo Jerez
While in Calgary we went in search of the Lustau sherry we brought back from last year's trip...and came up dry. Or, rather, with an alternative: this 30-year-old Noe Pedro Ximenez Muy Viejo. At $30 for a half-bottle, it was about the same price as the Lustau. We think we enjoyed the Lustau more...but only slightly. This is still absolutely fabulous wine. Whereas the other made us think "chocolate" on first tasting it, for this one the first note struck was definitely "coffee." Yes, figs and raisins, as you'd expect, but coffee, too, and coffee came through very strongly on the finish. It's so rich that just a little goes a very long way...which, at the price, is a good thing. Our rating: 8/10.
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