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Elegante Cream

Name: Elegante Cream 750ml
SKU: 104237
Price: 29.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Wine · Spain · 750ml · 13%

$29.99each

What it tastes like

A sweet sherry with smooth raisin and caramel notes, dried fruit flavours and a sweet finish.

Vanilla & caramel

Additional information

Wine
Style: Spain
Origin: 750ml
Size: 13% ABV
Alcohol: 0.8 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Elegante Cream

Elegante Cream is a sweet sherry from González Byass, made in Jerez de la Frontera in southern Spain from Palomino and Pedro Ximénez grapes. It is dark mahogany in colour, and smells of toasted nuts, raisins, dates and pastry.

Cream sherry is a blended style. It usually starts with a dry, oxidatively aged wine such as Oloroso and is sweetened with Pedro Ximénez, a naturally sweet grape. The category dates from the 1860s, and it takes its name from the thick, sweet blend that Harveys made in Bristol around that time. On the palate this one is round and sweet, yet fresh, with the toasted nut note coming back through the middle.

Pour it lightly chilled, or over ice in a short glass. It is happiest beside mature cheese, apple pie and other pastries, or in a small glass with coffee after dinner. The sugar means an opened bottle holds its character for several weeks, so there is no need to hurry.