DRINKS TAPAS GUIDE R O D U I N T C I O N A N TO

SUN, SOIL AND SOLERA 4 SHERRY 3 TOWNS 4

3 GRAPES 5

THE SOLERA SYSTEM 5

SHERRY STYLES 6

SHERRY FLIGHTS 6

CAMINITO DE PEPITO 8 Sherry is regarded as one of the greatest wine styles SHERRY 9 of all, and gains enormous admiration from the VINOS 15 world’s best wine experts, many of whom regard it CERVEZA 17 as their desert island wine. Not only is the quality so SPIRITS 17 consistently high, somehow it is also extraordinary TAPAS 18 value for money. So, tuck in, explore the range of PEPITO TO GO 20 styles and enjoy your sherry adventure! SUN, SOIL AND SOLERA 3 GRAPES 3 Factors that make sherry unique Just 3 different grapes, yet between them an abundance of styles 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’ PALOMINO PEDRO XIMÉNEZ (PX) system - combine to make sherry a uniquely exciting style of fortified wine, By far the most planted at around The grapes are dried in the sun on ranging from the driest to the sweetest in the world. 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 ANDALUSIA MOSCATEL sweet and unctuous. Also sweetens, while on its own makes SANLÚCAR a unique, fresh grapey and sweet style.

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Santa María

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 3 TOWNS process along with even temperature and humidity produces a consistent style. 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 A layer of natural yeast called ‘flor’ grows on the wines destined to become triangle that is formed by the towns Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlúcar de Finos and Amontillados. This protects the wines from oxygen and adds a Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa María. unique, yeasty and fresh character.

4 5 SHERRY STYLES EVOLUCIÓN 11.00 All these are biologically aged wines, in various stages of evolution We showcase wonderful and award-winning examples all having started as Fino. With Mojama with ajo blanco sauce. of the most important sherry styles, from the driest Fino to the sweetest PX. Tío Pepe - Fino, approx. 6 years old Viña AB - Amontillado, 12 years old, the flor having disappeared You can compare styles by trying our sherry flights, or ‘work’ Leonor - Palo Cortado, 12 years old. Started as a Fino, your way through the list. And of course, because in our but lost the flor early and developed as a style of Oloroso opinion sherry is the best food-matching wine in the world, we have plenty of tapas to complement them. TREINTA AÑOS 19.00 Extraordinary wines, with an average age of 30 years. With Presa Iberica Tataki (served rare) with sweet potato purée Del Duque Amontillado | Apóstoles Palo Cortado

Matusalem Oloroso Dulce

SWEET AND SUCCULENT 13.00 La Peral blue Cows' cheese, mild though yeasty, from Asturias. Exceptional Harvest, Bodegas Ximénez-Spinola Vintage, Bodegas Ximénez-Spinola Nectar, González Byass

SHERRY FLIGHTS THREE-STYLE 11.00 biological versus oxidative ageing versus non-fortified. With sweet potato crisp with Compare different styles by trying three 50ml sherry measures roasted garlic and Oloroso dip Amontillado Viña AB Oloroso Alfonso LOS TRES PUEBLOS 11.00 Pedro Ximénez Exceptional Harvest With almonds Sanlúcar de Barrameda - Manzanilla ‘I Think’, Equipo Navazos FREESTYLE / ESTILO LIBRE Jerez de la Frontera - Tío Pepe Fino, González Byass Choose any combination of sherries you want to compare styles, El Puerto de Santa María - Puerto Fino, Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosia making back to back comparisons in a quest to find your favourites

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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 MINIT CA O the ‘flor’ grow vigorously all year round. Best with lighter dishes like olives, DE almonds, jamón and seafood.

Domecq 75ml 4.50 Light, nutty and yeasty with an apple freshness. PEPITO 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 Tasting menu, minimum 2 people and tangy yet deliciously easy to drink. Take a crash course into the world of sherry by trying the different 92/100 GUÍA PEÑÍN | 92/100 ROBERT PARKER styles with our food pairing road-trip 6 x 50ml servings of sherry with matching tapitas.

30.00 PER PERSON 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 VINOS DE JEREZ TAPITAS a wide range of dishes.

Tío Pepe Fino 75ml 4.50 Manzanilla Domecq Gordal Olives González Byass Fino Tío Pepe Marcona Almonds Classic very dry all-rounder – perfectly balanced and amazingly versatile. Amontillado Viña AB Jamón Ibérico 94/100 GUÍA PEÑÍN Palo Cortado Leonor Mojama (air-cured tuna) Puerto Fino 75ml 5.00 Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosia Oloroso Seco Alfonso Idiazabal (Basque sheep’s cheese) From El Puerto de Santa María on the southern coastal point of the sherry Pedro Ximénez Nectar Chocolate sardine triangle. Delicate, almond aromas, dry and light with a saline character. SILVER - IWC

8 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 If it swims, drink and nuts. Deep, mature and complex with balanced acidity. FINO

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 If it flies, drink with a warm tobacco length. AMONTILLADO 95/100 DECANTER

If it OLOROSOwalks or runs, drink

10 11 PALO CORTADO OLOROSO SECO A rare variety of sherry that is initially aged under ‘flor’, destined to become Fortified from the outset with no time for the ‘flor’ to develop, these wines are a Fino or Amontillado, but inexplicably loses its veil of flor and begins darker and richer matching full-bodied dishes and cured meats. Among the ageing oxidatively as an Oloroso. Delicate and hazelnutty on the nose like longest lived wines in the world, these are smooth and medium- to full-bodied, an Amontillado, yet with the enduring bone dry, rich, round and smooth with a golden nutty fragrance, rich powerful palate and long, bone dry finish. Oloroso finish. Alfonso 75ml 4.50 Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosia Leonor 75ml 5.00 González Byass 75ml 5.75 González Byass ‘The Fonz’ is a very dry wine around Full-bodied, nutty with a Intense aromas of toasted almonds, hazelnuts, linseed oil flavour. 10 years old, robust on the palate, strong and fragrant aroma. Biologically aged throughout its 12 years. Persistent and smooth, long finish. honey, caramel and grilled nuts Deep, rounded, super-smooth, GOLD - IWC but still so smooth. Amazing food delicious long finish. matching capability, great with 95/100 GUÍA PENIN La Bota No 102, Palo Cortado ‘Sanlúcar’ 75ml 9.75 Equipo Navazos chicken, chorizo, morcilla. SILVER - DECANTER 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 OLOROSO DULCE These are made in the same way as Oloroso Seco, Apóstoles 75ml 9.00 González Byass and sweetened with Pedro Ximénez Layers of mouth-watering flavours; dried fruits, cedar, with cream caramel Cristina 75ml 5.00 and coffee notes from the twist of a touch of PX. Beautifully luscious texture González Byass with a long, rich finish. 30 years old; very special. 13% PX added to the Palomino base Oloroso, aged for 7 years following the 95/100 DECANTER 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

12 13 VINOS BLANCOS

PEDRO XIMÉNEZ Montado Blanco R 5.90 | L 8.50 | C 15.75 | B 23.00 Castilla y León | Verdejo, Chardonnay A white grape whose resulting wine can range from light and dry, to intensely Soft, round, citrusy 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 Vega De La Reina, Hacienda Zorita R 7.50 | L 9.75 | C 17.75 | B 28.50 range of styles possible. They are listed from relatively light and dry, to intensely Rueda | Verdejo dark and sweet. PX is also used to sweeten other styles. Zesty, nettles and gooseberries, persistent finish IWSC SILVER TROPHY Exceptional Harvest 75ml 5.50 Rioja Blanco, Marqués De La Concordia R 8.75 | L 12.25 | C 23.50 | B 35.00 Bodegas Ximénez-Spinola Rioja Alta | Tempranillo Blanco Ultra-low yield PX but with a difference! Non-fortified, Orchard fruits, citrus, structured and balanced 4 months ageing on the lees. Golden colour, light and intense, dry and fresh GOLD - RIOJA MASTERS with jasmine aromas and ripe, fleshy fruit, a touch of natural honeycomb sweetness on the finish. Best with fish and seafood. Albariño, Pazos De Lusco R 9.00 | L 12.75 | C 25.00 | B 36.50 Rías Baixas | Albariño Bodegas Ximénez-Spinola Vintage 2019 75ml 8.50 Ripe apples, peaches, buttery and mineral Since the sun-drying dehydrates the grapes, only 200 litres of ‘must’ are 93/100 DECANTER 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. VINO ROSADO Amazing with blue cheese. 95/100 - DECANTER Campos De Luz R 7.25 | L 9.75 | C 18.50 | B 27. 50 Cariñena | Garnacha Super pale Provençal style charmer, deliciously balanced

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Talevera R 5.90 | L 8.50 | C 15.75 | B 23.00 Victoria Málaga 4.8% 330ml 5.10 Castilla La Mancha | Tempranillo, Garnacha Brewed in Málaga, exquisite light golden lager Refreshing fruits of the forest, sweet spice with balanced body and taste

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. SPIRITS WITH Rioja Reserva, Beronia R 11.00 | L 15.75 | C 31.00 | B 45.00 | M 80.00 Rioja Alta | Tempranillo, Graciano A SPANISH TWIST Meaty and structured, cocoa, black fruits and sweet spices 93/100 TIM ATKIN MW 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 C AVA Aged in sherry casks. Toffee and caramel super smooth

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

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Sherry match shown beneath each description

Gordal olives V 2.00 Charcutería platter 8.50 Artichokes from Navarra VG 6.75 La Peral 6.50 Marinated in orange, cumin, t Selection of premium cured Spanish With romesco sauce and Pasteurised blue cow cheese from hyme and sherry vinegar meats: Ibérico pork loin, morcilla extra virgin olive oil Asturias cured for 2 months, Pajero Manzanilla or Fino ibérica, chorizo ibérico, mini fuet, Fino fig poached in PX and olive oil toast Pedro Ximénez Exceptional Harvest / Marcona almonds 3.00 salchichón ibérico, panceta ibérica Suckling Lamb 9.75 Palo Cortado PX Vintage Toasted Catalan almonds Slow cooked pressed suckling lamb Manzanilla Escabeche VG 6.50 with Amontillado sherry, served Manchego 6.50 Pasteurised Manchega sheep Sourdough bread VG 2.50 King oyster mushrooms, with celeriac, walnut and anchovy cheese from Castilla La Mancha, With cold pressed extra virgin olive pumpkin seeds with chickpea salad, pea shoots Amontillado cured for 6 months with quince oil and balsamic vinegar and beetroot purée Fino jelly and puff pastry cheese sticks Artisanal cheese selection 14.75 Tomato bread VG 4.00 Oloroso Dulce Cristina Gambas Rojas price per 100g 12.50 With quince jelly, fig and almond With garlic, extra virgin olive oil, Cabra Verata 6.50 Steamed Mediterranean red slice, chilli jam, Pajero figs, dried smoked Pimentón de la Vera Unpasteurised goat cheese from prawns with lemon and alioli apricots, olive oil toast, Seville anis Manzanilla or Fino Arribes del Duero natural park, Manzanilla and olive oil biscuit, puff pastry Smoked Cecina 9.75 coated with thyme, cured for Mojama 8.75 cheese sticks Cured beef fron León, truffled oil Three-style flight 4 months. Fig and almond cake Air-cured yellow fin tuna from and Idiazabal cheese shavings and olive oil toast Peña Pelada 6.50 Oloroso Seco Barbate, with ajo blanco salsa, Puerto Fino toasted almonds and olive oil Pasteurised smoked cow cheese Tataki Ibérico 11.50 Manzanilla La Bota or from Cantabria, cured for 45 days, Our signature shoulder of Ibérico Amontillado Viña AB sweet chilli jam and Seville anis POSTRES pork 'Presa', seared and served room Kumato & Bonito 6.75 and olive oil biscuit Oloroso Seco Alfonso or Sweet Treats 3.75 temperature, with sweet potato, Kumato with line caught albacore Amontillado Xixarito Turrón duro, Turrón blando, parsley and lemon picada tuna from the Cantabric sea and Oloroso Seco Torta De La Serena 6.50 chocolate cigar, chocolate sardine pickled red onions Pedro Ximénez Jamón Ibérico Bellota 50g 15.00 Manzanilla or Fino Unpasteurised Merino sheep Free range acorn fed Ibérico ham, cheese from Extremadura, cured for Tarta Santiago 6.50 Cantaloupe Gazpacho 5.75 air cured for 36 months 60 days, dried apricots, puff pastry With Turrón and PX sherry mousse With smoked sardine from Cadiz, Oloroso Dulce Fino or Amontillado Viña AB cheese sticks grapes, cucumber and basil cress Pedro Ximénez Vintage / Nectar Manzanilla

18 19 PEPITO TO GO Come across a sherry or wine you particularly love? Then take a bottle home!

MANZANILLA OLOROSO SECO VINOS BLANCOS VINOS TINTOS Domecq 13.50 Alfonso 15.00 Montado Blanco 9.00 Talevera 9.00 González Byass Castilla y León | Verdejo, Chardonnay Castilla La Mancha | Tempranillo, La Bota ‘I Think’, Garnacha Equipo Navazos 375ml 14.00 Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosia Vega De La Reina, 22.50 Hacienda Zorita 11.50 Garnacha Syrah, FINO Rueda | Verdejo Viñas Del Vero 11.00 Somontano | Garnacha, Syrah Tío Pepe Fino 13.50 OLOROSO DULCE Rioja Blanco, Marqués De La Concordia 13.50 Malbec Mil Historias, Bodegas González Byass Cristina 15.00 González Byass Rioja Alta | Tempranillo Blanco Altolandon 15.50 Puerto Fino 75ml 15.50 Manchuela | Malbec Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosia Solera 1847 15.00 Albariño, Pazos De Lusco 15.00 González Byass Rías Baixas | Albariño Rioja Reserva, Beronia 18.00 Rioja Alta | Tempranillo, Graciano AMONTILLADO Matusalem 375ml 21.50 González Byass VINO ROSADO Viña AB 14.00 CAVA González Byass Campos De Luz 11.00 PEDRO XIMÉNEZ Cariñena | Garnacha Vilarnau Limited Edition 14.00 Xixarito 25.50 Penedès | Macabeo, Parellada, Bodegas Baron Exceptional Harvest 22.00 Subirat Parent 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 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