Valdespino El Candado Pedro Ximénez

Valdespino El Candado is a sweet sherry made entirely from Pedro Ximénez. The grapes are dried in the sun before pressing, a traditional method that concentrates their sugars. After fortification it ages for a long time in oak casks, run through a solera system. The colour is a very dark mahogany. The nose is intense, with raisins, figs, dates, caramel, coffee and dark chocolate. The palate is rich, velvety and unctuous, its enveloping sweetness kept in check by a light acidity, and the finish is long and warming. It is made as a dessert wine, to pair with chocolate, ice cream, pastries or blue cheese.