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Half bottle of Don Zoilo 15-year-old Pedro Ximenez, Williams & Humbert

Half bottle of Don Zoilo 15-year-old Pedro Ximénez, Williams & Humbert

6 Reviews

With deep, almost opaque colour and a yellow tinge, this has a mature figgy bouquet and bags of intense, ripe, dried-fruit character on the palate. Sweet but not cloying and with a very long, lingering finish. Superb.

£9.50 Half Bottle

£114.00 Case of 12

In Stock

Code: SH1482

Wine characteristics

Sherry
9 - Intensely sweet
37.5cl (Half Bottle)
18% Alcohol
oak used but not v. noticeable
Stopper cork, ie sherry

Williams and Humbert

Williams and Humbert, founded in 1877 by Sir Alexander Williams and Arthur Humbert, were originally located in the heart of Jerez but in 1994 purchased a large, modern bodega on the outskirts of the city. The building is the biggest wine cellar in Europe at 180,000 m2.

These days the company is wholly owned by the Medina family and the two latest generations of Medinas work side by side to produce a range of sherries including the famous Dry Sack brand. They also maintain a keen interest in horses, which is traditionally an Andalucian passion, and visitors to the property are often treated to a display of equestrianism.

The excellent As You Like It bottling came about as the company prepared for its big move to the new bodega. Before transporting their soleras to the new premises the cellarmaster was instructed to blend the different barrels to facilitate transport. However, one particular solera of 27 butts included wine that stood out head and shoulders above the others, so he kept it intact and untouched until three years ago. This is As You Like It.

Evening Standard

You won’t feel short-changed with this half-bottle of 15-year-old PX: a figgy bouquet and a ripe, dried-fruit palate mean this is a sherry to savour with sweet flavours and a long, lingering finish. Its...

You won’t feel short-changed with this half-bottle of 15-year-old PX: a figgy bouquet and a ripe, dried-fruit palate mean this is a sherry to savour with sweet flavours and a long, lingering finish. Its colour is unusual, too – almost opaque with a yellow tinge – making it a real conversation-starter on any table.

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Nicky Rampley-Clarke

Thursday 22nd Dec 2022

Decanter

A half-bottle for less than a tenner? A no-brainer. With 380g/L residual sugar, it's a dessert in itself - try pairing with vanilla ice cream. Glass- and mouth-coating, it's deep in colour and rich, with...

A half-bottle for less than a tenner? A no-brainer. With 380g/L residual sugar, it's a dessert in itself - try pairing with vanilla ice cream. Glass- and mouth-coating, it's deep in colour and rich, with plump curranty fruit, figs and toffee. The acidity keeps it fresh, despite the whack of sugar. 94/100

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Amy Wislocki

Wednesday 6th Jul 2022

Decanter

A half-bottle for less than a tenner? A no-brainer. With 380g/L residual sugar, it's a dessert in itself - try pairing with vanilla ice cream. Glass- and mouth-coating, it's deep in colour and rich, with...

A half-bottle for less than a tenner? A no-brainer. With 380g/L residual sugar, it's a dessert in itself - try pairing with vanilla ice cream. Glass- and mouth-coating, it's deep in colour and rich, with plump curranty fruit, figs and toffee. The acidity keeps it fresh, despite the whack of sugar. 94/100

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Amy Wislocki

Wednesday 6th Jul 2022

The Sunday Times

… full of figgy richness.

Will Lyons

Monday 19th Dec 2022

Decanter

A half-bottle for under a tenner? A no-brainer. With 380g/l residual sugar, it's a dessert in itself - try serving it over vanilla ice cream. Glass-and mouth-coating, it's rich, with plump currant fruit,...

A half-bottle for under a tenner? A no-brainer. With 380g/l residual sugar, it's a dessert in itself - try serving it over vanilla ice cream. Glass-and mouth-coating, it's rich, with plump currant fruit, figs and toffee. The acidity keeps it fresh, despite the whack of sugar.

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Amy Wislocki

Wednesday 1st Dec 2021

decanter.com

A half-bottle of this for under a tenner? A no-brainer, especially with Christmas around the corner. If you've never tried the PX grape, you're in for a surprise � pour a little and swirl it and you'll...

A half-bottle of this for under a tenner? A no-brainer, especially with Christmas around the corner. If you've never tried the PX grape, you're in for a surprise � pour a little and swirl it and you'll get an idea of what lies in store. This has an enormous 380g/L residual sugar, so it's a dessert in itself � indeed many wine Sherry fans serve it over good quality vanilla ice cream for dessert. Glass coating and mouth coating, it's deep in colour and rich with plump fat curranty fruit, dried figs, toffee, and so much more besides. The amazing acidity means that it's not in the least bit cloying, despite the whack of sugar.

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Amy Wislocki

Friday 8th Oct 2021