Sweetened Styles of Sherry Flashcards
What is Pale Cream?
These wines must have undergone a short period of biological ageing prior to sweetening, typically with RCGM.
How is the appearance of Pale Cream?
Similar to Fino but rarely have a pronounced flor character
How is the quality of Medium and Cream Sherries?
This is a very diverse category that includes both inexpensive and super premium wines.
What are the characteristics of a medium sherry?
Shows characteristics from both biological and oxidative ageing
What are the characteristics of a cream sherry?
should have only oxidative characteristics.
How are cream and medium sherries sweetened?
with PX wines.
How do premium Medium Sherries taste like?
Seamlessly balance the toffee, leather and walnut flavours of dry wine with dried fruit notes of the sweet wine.
How do the inexpensive Cream and Medium Sherries taste like?
Cloying and lack complexity
In the past, what would a sweet Oloroso/PX blend be called?
Oloroso dulce
