XIMENEZ-SPINOLA Exceptional Harvest - Jerez 2025 Bottle

Description

Ximenez Spinola is a deeply historic and highly revered family estate in Jerez, famous for being the only winery in the region dedicated entirely to the Pedro Ximenez grape variety. Their Exceptional Harvest 2025 is an incredibly unique and captivating still white wine that perfectly showcases the absolute versatility of this iconic grape when it is not fortified into a traditional sweet sherry.

To create this masterpiece, the team leaves the grapes on the vines well beyond the standard picking times. This late harvest approach allows the fruit to gently overripen and concentrate its natural sugars, rich flavours and vibrant acidity. Once carefully hand harvested, the juice ferments slowly and is then aged on its fine lees in old American oak barrels that previously held the family solera wines. This bespoke process adds incredible texture, depth and fascinating aromatic complexity.

In the glass, the Exceptional Harvest displays a luminous golden colour. The aromatics are intensely perfumed and inviting, offering gorgeous layers of baked quince, ripe peach, honeysuckle, dried figs and a subtle hint of toasted brioche. The palate is beautifully textured and slightly off dry, yet it remains perfectly balanced by a remarkably fresh and lifting acidity. Flavours of honeyed citrus, baking spices and delicate nutty oak unfold gracefully, leading to a lingering and deeply elegant finish. This is a highly versatile and food friendly wine that serves as an outstanding companion to rich liver pates, mature soft cheeses, roasted pork belly, or dishes featuring complex Asian spices.