NV | Alvaro Domecq 1730 Pedro Ximénez Sherry | Andalucía Pinot Noir - Syrah The nose offers up hints

The nose offers up hints of leather

I opened one of these in the office of Le Pigeon the day the wines arrived and sat dumbfounded at my desk

as the wine reveals a wonderful feel of minerality

About one-fifth is from South Australia

NV | Alvaro Domecq 1730 Pedro Ximénez Sherry | Andalucía Pinot Noir - Syrah The nose offers up hintsMahogany color with a very pronounced tearing due to its great density. It presents an aroma dominated by the smell of raisins and has notes of toasted sugar, coffee, as well as light notes of wood and vanilla. In the mouth it is sweet without being cloying, warm and velvety. It presents an exquisite raisin flavor with notes of coffee and wood, with a slightly bitter aftertaste. Great persistence in the mouth.