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The Society's Exhibition Mature Medium Sweet Oloroso Blend

4.379310000 star rating 29 Reviews
Wonderfully fragrant old oloroso, concentrated by long cask ageing. Its explosive figgy flavour is rich but never cloying. Its powerful structure allows it to stand up to most puddings, including those incorporating chocolate.
Price: £14.95 Bottle
Price: £179.00 Case of 12
In Stock
Code: SH421

Wine characteristics

  • Sherry
  • 7 - Dessert sweetness
  • 75cl
  • Within two years of purchase
  • 20% Alcohol
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Tim Sykes, our buyer for sherry, talks us through this indulgent treat from our Exhibition range. Video transcript

Video transcript

Oloroso means ‘scented’ or ‘fragrant’ in Spanish, and this is a blend that’s been kept in wood, wooden barrels, for 25 years on average. You can see the colour is lovely and deep, it’s like a deep mahogany colour, and it’s produced by by Sánchez Romate, which is a very good producer in the centre of Jerez, and you’re getting a lovely, nutty, figgy, opulent style of sherry. It’s rich but it’s not cloying, and this would be perfect with chocolate dishes and with Christmas pudding, and it’s actually just lovely on its own without anything. You can serve it lightly chilled and once you’ve opened the bottle it will keep for at least two months, so you don’t need to drink it all at once. Delicious.

  • 100ml of this wine contains 91 kcal
  • The bottle contains 15.0 units of alcohol
  • A 125ml glass of this wine contains 114 kcal and 2.5 units of alcohol

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Sánchez Romate SA

Bodegas Sánchez Romate can be found in the historic heart of Jerez de la Frontera, and is one of the few bodegas still entirely owned by Jerez families. As well as being the home of sherry (the word ‘sherry’ is an anglicisation of Jerez), the city is home to many late gothic churches and convents, and is also the birthplace of flamenco, and some horse shows.

With its pretty streets lined with fragrant orange and lilac trees, it is no wonder that families have been flocking here for centuries to produce its most famous wines. Romate’s founder, Don Juan Sánchez de la Torré, did just that in 1781, meaning it is now one of Spain’s oldest wineries still in operation.

Their family-owned status means they retain both their independence (they still produce, age, bottle, and despatch all of their own produce) and can continue making wines according to their artisanal traditions. Their popularity went way beyond Jerez, however: they have also been the official purveyor to the House of Lords, the Vatican, and the Spanish Royal Family.

Sánchez Romate own vineyards in some of the best locations in the sherry triangle, benefiting from western Andalusia’s glorious sunshine and cooling sea breezes. The white albariza (limestone) soil is perfect for sherry grapes (palomino and pedro ximénez) because they absorb and retain the winter and spring rainfall and supply it to the vine in the scorching summer.

Their winery of course uses the Solera ‘steps and ladder’ system, a method unique to...
Bodegas Sánchez Romate can be found in the historic heart of Jerez de la Frontera, and is one of the few bodegas still entirely owned by Jerez families. As well as being the home of sherry (the word ‘sherry’ is an anglicisation of Jerez), the city is home to many late gothic churches and convents, and is also the birthplace of flamenco, and some horse shows.

With its pretty streets lined with fragrant orange and lilac trees, it is no wonder that families have been flocking here for centuries to produce its most famous wines. Romate’s founder, Don Juan Sánchez de la Torré, did just that in 1781, meaning it is now one of Spain’s oldest wineries still in operation.

Their family-owned status means they retain both their independence (they still produce, age, bottle, and despatch all of their own produce) and can continue making wines according to their artisanal traditions. Their popularity went way beyond Jerez, however: they have also been the official purveyor to the House of Lords, the Vatican, and the Spanish Royal Family.

Sánchez Romate own vineyards in some of the best locations in the sherry triangle, benefiting from western Andalusia’s glorious sunshine and cooling sea breezes. The white albariza (limestone) soil is perfect for sherry grapes (palomino and pedro ximénez) because they absorb and retain the winter and spring rainfall and supply it to the vine in the scorching summer.

Their winery of course uses the Solera ‘steps and ladder’ system, a method unique to Jerez, and Sánchez Romate has it down to a fine art. They make all types of sherry – fino, amontillado, oloroso, palo cortado, cream and pedro ximénez – and age each wine in traditional American oak for varying numbers of years depending on its type.

The flor that forms in the casks is vital to the sherry’s taste, flavour-intensity and texture (flor attacks glycerol, which can leave sherry fat and uninteresting). The type of flor yeast present in each barrel varies greatly, as different types form depending on the temperature variation throughout the bodega and the strength of the air currents. We’ve worked with Sánchez Romate to select the best casks for our Society Fino and Fino Perdido.

One of our best-selling sherries is their Fino Perdido (or ‘lost fino’), an exclusive to The Society. The name is a result of a change in Spanish classification laws: the term ‘fino-amontillado’ to indicate a sherry halfway between the two styles was declassified in recent years. The Fino Perdido – a sherry made in this style – was somewhat abandoned until our sherry buyer, Toby Morrhall, discovered it when visiting the winery. It’s broad, rich, powerful style and delicious orange peel and nutty character has proven hugely popular with our members.

Sánchez Romate remains a benchmark of Jerez wines: with over 200 years of balancing tradition with a cosmopolitan lifestyle, they have always aimed simply to please their consumers, and to satisfy an essential need – the art of living.
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Decanter

Lovely balance and - dangerous - drinkability in this luscious Oloroso whose sweetness is perfectly offset by zesty freshness. Caramel, toffee and honeycomb brittle top a thick layer of candied orange and ...
Lovely balance and - dangerous - drinkability in this luscious Oloroso whose sweetness is perfectly offset by zesty freshness. Caramel, toffee and honeycomb brittle top a thick layer of candied orange and membrillo paste. Long, creamy finish with lingering melting on the back palate.
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Ines Salpico

winegang.com

A marvellous sweet Oloroso made by Sánchez Romate. Raisins, prunes and figs galore with a luscious smooth and supple texture, and a fantastic tangy bite to finish.

89/100

Somerset Life

For the start of theshow - the Christmas pudding - an intense, rich and figgy flavoured Sherry

Decanter

This is a wonderfully fragrant old oloroso, its natural richness concentrated by long cask ageing to produce explosive nutty, figgy flavours that are mouth filling but not cloying. Perhaps the best ...
This is a wonderfully fragrant old oloroso, its natural richness concentrated by long cask ageing to produce explosive nutty, figgy flavours that are mouth filling but not cloying. Perhaps the best bargain for mince pies over the holidays. 
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- Steven Spurrier

Financial Times

Dark brownish tawnywith greenish rim. Smells a little of old wood. But on the palate it’swonderfully vibrant. Not amazingly fine – but this could be extremely usefulwith cheese etc over the...
Dark brownish tawnywith greenish rim. Smells a little of old wood. But on the palate it’swonderfully vibrant. Not amazingly fine – but this could be extremely usefulwith cheese etc over the festive season.
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- Jancis Robinson

JancisRobinson.com

Dark brownishtawny with greenish rim. Smells a little of old wood. But on the palate it'swonderfully vibrant ... this could be wond erfully useful with cheese etc overthe festive season. Good value.

16.5/20

The Mail on Sunday

As buzzing and sweetas raisins hooked up to the mains, enjoy this with cheese and chutney.

- Olly Smith

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