XIMENEZ-SPINOLA Tres Mil Botellas Spanish Brandy - Andalucia Spain Bottle (70cl) 40%abv - NO DISCOUNT

Description

Distilled from the wines of our House, which is part of the first phase of the aging process of the rest of the brandies we produce. Once distilled from Pedro Ximénez, the extracted alcohols are aged for 12 years in 750 liters Chestnut wooden casks which have been previously enveloped with our wine Pedro Ximénez, then the Brandy continues the ging process for another 13 years in 225 litre American Oak barrels.

Chestnut was the basic wood used by the cooperage in Jerez before 1939, the particularity of Chestnut is that it is a wood that does not provide excessive astringent notes. Its flavours and aromas are basically of oxidation, being so respectful with the original product that it even helps to preserve the aromatic and gustatory memory of the Pedro Ximénez grape itself.

In mouth it is round, pleasant, deeply velvety and with a subtle sweetness reminiscent of both the raw material and the barrels in which it has aged. The retro-nasal phase is one of absolute fullness, with a very prolonged aftertaste intensity. It reports a longlasting and absolutely unforgettable sensory perception.

Each barrel is made according to sensory and organoleptic tasting criteria, but even so, year after year the regularity is so strict that it is practically impossible to distinguish one barrel from the other. Finally, the yield is less than 100 bottles of distillate per tonne of fresh grapes.

Only 3,000 bottles made.