Harveys Sherry
The Harveys story begins back in 1796 when the company was first founded by the merchant William Perry in an old house on Bristol’s historic Denmark Street as a wine-trading.
At the time sherry was imported into Britain in oak casks by ship, and then blended in Bristol.
Harveys’s vineyards are situated in the region of Jerez in southern Spain, where the local winegrowers cultivate the traditional grapes to the sherry-making process: Palomino and Pedro Ximénez.
Harveys Pedro Ximénez V.O.R.S.
Country: Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Raw material: Pedro Ximénez
Alcohol: 16%
Harveys Pedro Ximénez V.O.R.S. is produced from the overly ripe grapes of the same name which undergo a traditional process known as “sunning” – dried in the sun – to obtain a must with an exceptionally high concentration of sugar. As a fortified wine, the fermentation is stopped by adding wine alcohol.
Aged in a system of soleras and criaderas for an absolute minimum of three years in American oak barrels gives the wine a progressive aromatic concentration and greater complexity.
Certified by the ‘Consejo Regulador de la Denominacion de Origin’ to be a wine over 30 years of age.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Dark brown
Aroma: Very rich bouquet with sweet notes of dried fruits, liquorice, and black treacle
Taste: Velvety, warmth, subtle sweetness, and toasted raisins
Variants:
Harveys Medium-dry
Signature by Harveys
Harveys Fino
Harveys Bristol Cream
Harveys Fine Old Amontillado V.O.R.S.
Harveys Palo Cortado V.O.R.S.
Harveys Old Oloroso
Harveys Bristol Cream
Country: Jerez de la Fronteira
Raw material: Palomino, and Pedro Ximénez
Alcohol: 17.5%
Harveys Bristol Cream was created in 1882 by John Harvey II and his brother Edward and is the result of a selection of over 30 blends from Fino, Oloroso, Amontillado and Pedro Ximenez grape. A delicate blend of 80% Palomino and 20% Pedro Ximénez grapes.
It is aged in American oak casks using the traditional system of soleras and criaderas.
Tasting Notes
Colour: Golden
Aroma: Elegant bouquet of raisins and nuts
Taste: Velvety, full-bodied, and well-rounded flavours
