DRINKS TAPAS GUIDE SUN, SOIL AND SOLERA 4

3 TOWNS 4

3 GRAPES 5

THE SOLERA SYSTEM 5

SHERRY STYLES 6

SHERRY FLIGHTS 6

CAMINITO DE PEPITO 8

SHERRY 9

VINOS 15

CERVEZA 17

SPIRITS 17

TAPAS 18

PEPITO TO GO 20 R O D U I N T C I O N A N TO SHERRY

Sherry is regarded as one of the greatest wine styles of all, and gains enormous admiration from the world’s best wine experts, many of whom regard it as their desert island wine. Not only is the quality so consistently high, somehow it is also extraordinary value for money. So, tuck in, explore the range of styles and enjoy your sherry adventure! SUN, SOIL AND SOLERA 3 Factors that make sherry unique The distinct characteristics of this region - the sunshine (over 300 days per year), the chalky ‘albariza’ soil that holds onto the rainfall, and the ‘solera’ system - combine to make sherry a uniquely exciting style of fortified wine, ranging from the driest to the sweetest in the world.

ANDALUSIA

SANLÚCAR

JEREZ

Santa María

3 TOWNS All sherry comes from an area between the romantic cities of Seville and Cadiz in Andalusia in southern Spain. The growing region is within the triangle that is formed by the towns Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa María.

4 3 GRAPES Just 3 different grapes, yet between them an abundance of styles

PALOMINO PEDRO XIMÉNEZ (PX) By far the most planted at around The grapes are dried in the sun on 95% of the total. It is used in the ‘esparto’ straw mats, dehydrating area to make a light easy-drinking and concentrating the juice ahead table wine, but through various of the fermentation and ageing guises of evolution transformed process. Used as an addition for into something sublime after sweetening some styles, while undergoing the solera system 100% PX wines range in colour ageing and fortification process. from deep yellow to almost black and off-dry to extraordinarily MOSCATEL sweet and unctuous. Also sweetens, while on its own makes a unique, fresh grapey and sweet style.

THE SOLERA SYSTEM This is the unique method of blending wines in oak barrels, which are stacked on top of one another in rows of three or four high in immense cathedral like bodegas. Wine for bottling is taken from the bottom row (solera, from suelo, the Spanish for floor), and the barrels topped up from the row above, which is in turn topped up from the row above that, with new wine added into the top row. Over many years this blending process along with even temperature and humidity produces a consistent style. A layer of natural yeast called ‘flor’ grows on the wines destined to become Finos and Amontillados. This protects the wines from oxygen and adds a unique, yeasty and fresh character.

5 SHERRY STYLES We showcase wonderful and award-winning examples of the most important sherry styles, from the driest Fino to the sweetest PX. You can compare styles by trying our sherry flights, or ‘work’ your way through the list. And of course, because in our opinion sherry is the best food-matching wine in the world, we have plenty of tapas to complement them.

SHERRY FLIGHTS Compare different styles by trying three 50ml sherry measures

LOS TRES PUEBLOS 10.00 Sanlúcar de Barrameda - Manzanilla ‘I Think’, Equipo Navazos Jerez de la Frontera - Tío Pepe Fino, González Byass El Puerto de Santa María - Puerto Fino, Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosia

6 EVOLUCIÓN 9.50 All these are biologically aged wines, in various stages of evolution all having starting as Fino

Tío Pepe - Fino, approx. 6 years old Viña AB - Amontillado, 12 years old, the flor having disappeared Leonor - Palo Cortado, 12 years old. Started as a Fino, but lost the flor early and developed as a style of Oloroso

TREINTA AÑOS 17.50 Extraordinary wines, with an average age of 30 years

Del Duque Amontillado | Apóstoles Palo Cortado

Matusalem Oloroso Dulce

SWEET AND SUCCULENT 11.50 Exceptional Harvest, Bodegas Ximénez-Spinola Vintage, Bodegas Ximénez-Spinola Nectar, González Byass

THREE-STYLE 9.50 Biological versus oxidative ageing; Palomino versus Pedro Ximénez

Amontillado Viña AB Oloroso Alfonso Pedro Ximénez Exceptional Harvest

FREESTYLE / ESTILO LIBRE Choose any combination of sherries you want to compare styles, making back to back comparisons in a quest to find your favourites

7 MINIT CA O DE PEPITO

Tasting menu, minimum 2 people Take a crash course into the world of sherry by trying the different styles with our food pairing road-trip 6 x 50ml servings of sherry with matching tapitas.

30.00 PER PERSON

VINOS DE JEREZ TAPITAS

Manzanilla Domecq Manzanilla Olives Fino Tío Pepe Marcona Almonds Amontillado Viña AB Jamón Serrano Palo Cortado Leonor Mojama (air-cured tuna) Oloroso Seco Alfonso Idiazabal (Basque sheep’s cheese) Pedro Ximénez Nectar Chocolate sardine

8 SHERRY

MANZANILLA A type of Fino but lighter still. Appley, salty and yeasty with a very light body, typically 3 to 4 years old. Only produced in Sanlúcar de Barrameda where the Guadalquivir river reaches the coast, and where the humidity makes the ‘flor’ grow vigorously all year round. Best with lighter dishes like olives, almonds, jamón and seafood.

Domecq 75ml 4.50 Light, nutty and yeasty with an apple freshness. Best with olives, nuts, cured meats and seafood.

La Bota ‘I Think’, Equipo Navazos 75ml 5.75 An ‘en rama’ (from the barrel) bottling of Manzanilla – brisk, saline and tangy yet deliciously easy to drink. 92/100 GUÍA PEÑÍN | 92/100 ROBERT PARKER

FINO Very dry and crisp with hints of almonds and a delicate, fresh yeasty flavour. Produced inland where it’s hotter, typically 5 to 6 years old. Among the greatest food matching wines, Fino is highly versatile and works superbly with a wide range of dishes.

Tío Pepe Fino 75ml 4.50 González Byass Classic very dry all-rounder – perfectly balanced and amazingly versatile. 94/100 GUÍA PEÑÍN

Puerto Fino 75ml 5.00 Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosia From El Puerto de Santa María on the southern coastal point of the sherry triangle. Delicate, almond aromas, dry and light with a saline character. SILVER - IWC

9 AMONTILLADO Starts life as a Fino, then after a number of years the ‘flor’ dies away and the wine takes on an amber colour, darkening with age from wood and oxidation and developing a pungent nuttiness. Released from around 10 years old. Still very dry, light to medium bodied. Superb with cheese and cured meats.

Viña AB 75ml 4.75 González Byass Dry, savoury and focussed, almonds and hazelnuts, 12 years old, very precise. 91/100 WINE SPECTATOR

Xixarito 75ml 6.50 Bodegas Baron Amontillado from Sanlúcar. Rich hazelnut aromas, dried fruits, hints of smoke and nuts. Deep, mature and complex with balanced acidity.

Del Duque 75ml 9.00 González Byass Minimum 30 years old. Packed with almonds, hazelnuts, orange peel, dried apricots and a saline backbone. Incredibly fresh and complex with a warm tobacco length. 95/100 DECANTER

10 If it swims,FINO drink

If it flies, drink AMONTILLADO

If it OLOROSOwalks or runs, drink

11 PALO CORTADO A rare variety of sherry that is initially aged under ‘flor’, destined to become a Fino or Amontillado, but inexplicably loses its veil of flor and begins ageing oxidatively as an Oloroso. Delicate and hazelnutty on the nose like an Amontillado, yet with the enduring bone dry, rich, round and smooth Oloroso finish.

Leonor 75ml 5.00 González Byass Intense aromas of toasted almonds, hazelnuts, linseed oil flavour. Biologically aged throughout its 12 years. Persistent and smooth, long finish. GOLD - IWC

La Bota No 102, Palo Cortado ‘Sanlúcar’ 75ml 9.75 Equipo Navazos Boasting a minerality unique to the coastal vineyards of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, excitingly refreshing and very drinkable, with increasing complexity with every sip. Staggeringly good. 19/20 JANCIS ROBINSON MW

Apóstoles 75ml 9.00 González Byass Layers of mouth-watering flavours; dried fruits, cedar, with cream caramel and coffee notes from the twist of a touch of PX. Beautifully luscious texture with a long, rich finish. 30 years old; very special. 95/100 DECANTER

12 OLOROSO SECO Fortified from the outset with no time for the ‘flor’ to develop, these wines are darker and richer matching full-bodied dishes and cured meats. Among the longest lived wines in the world, these are smooth and medium- to full-bodied, with a golden nutty fragrance, rich powerful palate and long, bone dry finish.

Alfonso 75ml 4.50 Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosia González Byass 75ml 5.75 ‘The Fonz’ is a very dry wine around Full-bodied, nutty with a 10 years old, robust on the palate, strong and fragrant aroma. honey, caramel and grilled nuts Deep, rounded, super-smooth, but still so smooth. Amazing food delicious long finish. matching capability, great with 95/100 GUÍA PENIN chicken, chorizo, morcilla. SILVER - DECANTER

OLOROSO DULCE These are made in the same way as Oloroso Seco, and sweetened with Pedro Ximénez

Cristina 75ml 5.00 González Byass 13% PX added to the Palomino base Oloroso, aged for 7 years following the solera system. Bright amber colour, clean and sharp raisin and wood aromas, balance and finesse. Best with cheeses and patés.

Solera 1847 75ml 4.50 González Byass 25% PX added to a dry Oloroso. Treacle, black fruits and raisins but such freshness.

Matusalem 75ml 9.00 González Byass Nuts and coffee on the wonderfully complex nose, rich deep chocolatey palate with coffee and spice in the fantastically long finish from at least 30 years ageing. GOLD IWC | 95/100 DECANTER

13 PEDRO XIMÉNEZ A white grape whose resulting wine can range from light and dry, to intensely dark and sweet when sun-dried on ‘esparto’ straw mats and then aged for many years. These examples are each super-concentrated and showcase some of the range of styles possible. They are listed from relatively light and dry, to intensely dark and sweet. PX is also used to sweeten other styles.

Exceptional Harvest 75ml 5.50 Bodegas Ximénez-Spinola Ultra-low yield PX but with a difference! Non-fortified, 4 months ageing on the lees. Golden colour, light and intense, dry and fresh with jasmine aromas and ripe, fleshy fruit, a touch of natural honeycomb sweetness on the finish. Best with fish and seafood.

Bodegas Ximénez-Spinola Vintage 2019 75ml 8.50 Since the sun-drying dehydrates the grapes, only 200 litres of ‘must’ are obtained from every ton of fresh grapes. Vibrant amber colour, ripe grape and raisin aromas. Fresh velvety palate with caramel, toffee, figs and well- integrated acidity, very lengthy sophisticated finish. Divine with desserts made from dark bitter chocolate.

Nectar 75ml 4.50 González Byass Rich, powerfully sweet and velvety smooth. Complex flavours of caramel, dried fruits, figs, dates and treacle. Voluptuous palate with a long finish. Amazing with blue cheese. 95/100 - DECANTER

14 VINOS BLANCOS

Montado Blanco R 5.90 | L 8.50 | C 15.75 | B 23.00 Castilla y León | Verdejo, Chardonnay Soft, round, citrusy

Vega De La Reina, Hacienda Zorita R 7.50 | L 9.75 | C 17.75 | B 28.50 Rueda | Verdejo Zesty, nettles and gooseberries, persistent finish IWSC SILVER TROPHY

Rioja Blanco, Marqués De La Concordia R 8.75 | L 12.25 | C 23.50 | B 35.00 Rioja Alta | Tempranillo Blanco Orchard fruits, citrus, structured and balanced GOLD - RIOJA MASTERS

Albariño, Pazos De Lusco R 9.00 | L 12.75 | C 25.00 | B 36.50 Rías Baixas | Albariño Ripe apples, peaches, buttery and mineral 93/100 DECANTER

VINO ROSADO

Campos De Luz R 7.25 | L 9.75 | C 18.50 | B 27. 50 Cariñena | Garnacha Super pale Provençal style charmer, deliciously balanced

15 VINOS TINTOS

Talevera R 5.90 | L 8.50 | C 15.75 | B 23.00 Castilla La Mancha | Tempranillo, Garnacha Refreshing fruits of the forest, sweet spice

Garnacha Syrah, Viñas Del Vero R 6.80 | L 9.75 | C 17.50 | B 25.50 Somontano | Garnacha, Syrah Juicy, fresh and gutsy, red and black fruits

Malbec Mil Historias, Bodegas Altolandon R 9.50 | L 13.50 | C 25.50 | B 38.00 Manchuela | Malbec Very high altitude Malbec, dense black cherries. Organic and biodynamic.

Rioja Reserva, Beronia R 11.00 | L 15.75 | C 31.00 | B 45.00 | M 80.00 Rioja Alta | Tempranillo, Graciano Meaty and structured, cocoa, black fruits and sweet spices 93/100 TIM ATKIN MW

C AVA

Vilarnau Limited Edition 125ml 8.25 | B 35.00 Penedès | Macabeo, Parellada, Subirat Parent Lemon zest, toast, ripe pineapple, roasted nuts. Deliciously balanced, organic and vegan. GOLD - ORGANIC WINE MASTERS 2020

16 CERVEZA

Victoria Málaga 4.8% 330ml 5.10 Brewed in Málaga, exquisite light golden lager with balanced body and taste

SPIRITS WITH A SPANISH TWIST

Nomad, Outland Whisky 25ml 4.25 Blended Scotch aged five years. Started in Scotland and finished in Jerez

Sister Isles Reserva Rhum 25ml 4.25 West Indies rum aged in wine barrels in Salamanca, Spain

Torres 15yr Reserva Brandy 25ml 5.50 Aged in sherry casks. Toffee and caramel super smooth

17 TAPAS Sherry match shown beneath each description

Manzanilla olives V 2.00 Mackerel Escabeche 8.25 Marinated in lemon, rosemary With fennel, shallots, carrots, and sherry vinegar caper and gordal olives, tarragon Manzanilla or Fino and watercress Manzanilla La Bota or Amontillado Viña AB Marcona almonds 3.00 Toasted Catalan almonds Charcoal Grilled Octopus 13.50 Manzanilla Tentacle Artisanal bread VG 3.75 Saffron olive oil mash, Pimentón de With cold pressed extra virgin olive la Vera and extra virgin olive oil Manzanilla La Bota oil and balsamic vinegar Presa Ibérica price per 100g 11.50 Tomato bread VG 4.00 Our signature shoulder of With garlic, extra virgin olive oil, Ibérico pork served medium rare, smoked Pimentón de la Vera Manzanilla or Fino with sweet potato purée, parsley and lemon picada Baked Crab Donostiarra 6.50 Oloroso Seco Basque style Cornish baked crab Palo Cortado Leonor Calamares 7.75 Crispy baby squid with alioli Patatas bravas V 5.00 and lemon (Vegan option without alioli) Manzanilla La Bota or Puerto Fino Crispy potatoes with brava Ibérico ham croquetas 6.00 sauce and alioli Fino or Amontillado Viña AB Creamy Ibérico ham croquetas Manzanilla or Fino Padrón peppers VG 6.50 Jamón Ibérico Bellota 50g 15.00 Little green peppers, some hot, some Free range acorn fed Ibérico ham, not, with Maldon sea salt air cured for 36 months Manzanilla La Bota or Fino Fino or Amontillado Viña AB Chicken skewers 7. 50 Jamón Serrano Duroc 7. 50 Andalusian style with Duroc breed Serrano ham, mojo picón sauce air cured for 22 months Palo Cortado or Oloroso Seco Manzanilla or Fino

18 POSTRES Churros 6.00 With artisan hot chocolate sauce Charcutería platter 7. 50 Pedro Ximénez Vintage / Nectar Selection of premium cured Ice cream per scoop 2.50 Spanish meats Vegan Vanilla Palo Cortado Add a shot of Pedro Ximénez to the vanilla for £2.00 Morcilla de Burgos 5.75 Black pudding with feisty alegría Box of Chocolate Sardines 3.00 peppers With artisan hot chocolate sauce Oloroso Seco Oloroso Dulce or Pedro Ximénez Vintage / Nectar Escalivada VG 6.50 Artisanal cheeses 5 pieces 13.00 Grilled olive oil flatbread with Artisanal cheese with quince jelly, fig roasted aubergine, red pepper and almond slice, chilli jam and onion Puerto Fino La Peral 6.00 Blue Cows' cheese, mild though Arroz Negro 7.75 yeasty, from Asturias Our signature creamy black rice Pedro Ximénez Vintage / Nectar with squid, cuttlefish ink and alioli Fino Tío Pepe Manchego 6.00 6 month cured sheep's cheese Chorizo 6.75 from La Mancha Sautéed with green beans, Puerto Fino piquillo pepper, red onions and Fino sherry Idiazabal 6.00 Oloroso Seco 10 month cured unpasteurised smoked sheep cheese from the Basque Country Gambas Al Ajillo 9.75 Oloroso Seco Alfonso or Prawns with garlic, Guindilla Amontillado Xixarito chilli and white wine Peña Pelada 6.00 Manzanilla or Fino 3 months smoked cows' cheese Mojama 8.75 from Cantabria Air-cured yellow fin tuna from Pedro Ximénez Exceptional Harvest / Vintage Barbate, with ajo blanco salsa, Torta De La Serena 6.00 toasted almonds and olive oil Semi soft and creamy thistle rennet Manzanilla La Bota or Amontillado Viña AB sheep cheese from Extremadura Oloroso Dulce Cristina

19 PEPITO TO GO Come across a sherry or wine you particularly love? Then take a bottle home!

MANZANILLA OLOROSO SECO Domecq 13.50 Alfonso 15.00 González Byass La Bota ‘I Think’, Equipo Navazos 375ml 14.00 Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosia 22.50 FINO Tío Pepe Fino 13.50 OLOROSO DULCE González Byass Cristina 15.00 González Byass Puerto Fino 75ml 15.50 Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosia Solera 1847 15.00 González Byass

AMONTILLADO Matusalem 375ml 21.50 Viña AB 14.00 González Byass González Byass

Xixarito 25.50 PEDRO XIMÉNEZ Bodegas Baron Exceptional Harvest 22.00 Bodegas Ximénez-Spinola Del Duque 375ml 21.50 González Byass Bodegas Ximénez-Spinola Vintage 2019 375ml 21.50 PALO CORTADO Nectar 17.00 Leonor 17.00 González Byass González Byass La Bota No 102, Palo Cortado ‘Sanlúcar’ 45.00 Equipo Navazos

Apóstoles 375ml 21.50 González Byass

20 VINOS BLANCOS VINOS TINTOS Montado Blanco 9.00 Talevera 9.00 Castilla y León | Verdejo, Chardonnay Castilla La Mancha | Tempranillo, Garnacha Vega De La Reina, Hacienda Zorita 11.50 Garnacha Syrah, Rueda | Verdejo Viñas Del Vero 11.00 Somontano | Garnacha, Syrah Rioja Blanco, Marqués De La Concordia 13.50 Malbec Mil Historias, Bodegas Rioja Alta | Tempranillo Blanco Altolandon 15.50 Manchuela | Malbec Albariño, Pazos De Lusco 15.00 Rías Baixas | Albariño Rioja Reserva, Beronia 18.00 Rioja Alta | Tempranillo, Graciano VINO ROSADO Campos De Luz 11.00 CAVA Cariñena | Garnacha Vilarnau Limited Edition 14.00 Penedès | Macabeo, Parellada, Subirat Parent

21 Sherry is an expression of wine and wood as vivid and beautiful as any in the world, a more druggingly delicious wine than you have ever tasted.

JANCIS ROBINSON MW OBE AND HUGH JOHNSON OBE