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Pedro Ximenez

Pedro Ximenez wine guide: what this white grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
White
Body
Full
Origin
Spain
Top region
Montilla-Moriles
5
Key regions
3
Pairings
9
Synonyms

Pedro Ximenez is a white grape variety, with its roots in Jerez, Spain.

The wines show full body, no tannin, low acidity, sweet and high alcohol.

The tasting note runs to toffee, figs, chocolate and dried fruit.

It is planted most seriously in Montilla-Moriles, Andalucia, Valencia and Extremadura.

In the vineyard it is marked by late ripening, low vigour and a preference for warm.

On other labels it goes by Pedro Jimenez, Perrum, Don Bueno and Pedro Khimenes.

At the table it suits rice pudding with raisins and cinnamon, vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce and sticky date pudding.

The structure.

Body
Full
Tannin
None
Acidity
Low
Sweetness
Sweet
Alcohol
High
Flavours
toffeefigschocolatedried fruit
Styles
sweetfortified

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 Rice Pudding with Raisins and Cinnamon
02 Vanilla Ice Cream with Caramel Sauce
03 Sticky Date Pudding

Also labelled.

Pedro Jimenez, Perrum, Don Bueno, Pedro Khimenes, Pedro Ximénès, Pedro Ximenes De Jerez, Uva Pero Ximenez, Pero Ximenez, PX.

Bottles to look for.

  • A.R. Valdespino El Candado Pedro Ximenez Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
  • Alvear Pedro Ximenez 1927, Montilla-Moriles, Spain
  • Alvear Pedro Ximenez de Anada, Montilla-Moriles, Spain
  • Alvear Pedro Ximenez de Sacristia, Montilla-Moriles, Spain
  • Alvear Pedro Ximenez Solera 1927, Montilla-Moriles, Spain
  • Bodegas El Maestro Sierra Pedro Ximenez Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
  • Bodegas Toro Albala Don PX Convento Seleccion, Montilla-Moriles, Spain
  • Bodegas Toro Albala Don PX Gran Reserva, Montilla-Moriles, Spain

Pedro Ximenez: common questions

01.
What does Pedro Ximenez taste like?
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Pedro Ximenez tastes of toffee, figs, chocolate and dried fruit. The wines show full body, no tannin, low acidity, sweet and high alcohol.
02.
Where is Pedro Ximenez from?
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Pedro Ximenez originates in Jerez, Spain.
03.
Where is Pedro Ximenez grown?
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The key regions for Pedro Ximenez are Montilla-Moriles, Andalucia, Valencia, Extremadura and Canary Islands.
04.
What food pairs with Pedro Ximenez?
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Pour it with rice pudding with raisins and cinnamon, vanilla ice cream with caramel sauce and sticky date pudding.
05.
What else is Pedro Ximenez called?
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Pedro Ximenez is also labelled Pedro Jimenez, Perrum, Don Bueno, Pedro Khimenes and Pedro Ximénès, plus four more.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Spain.

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