Description

Founded by Benigno Barbadillo in 1821 Barbadillo are the most important producers of Manzanilla. With 16 ageing cellars full of soleras, they make excellent examples of the full range of Sherry styles.

Barbadillo’s rich raisiny sweet Pedro Ximenez La Cilla is delicious as an accompaniment to rich desserts or poured over vanilla ice cream.

The Pedro Ximénez grapes are picked and laid out on hessian mats in the sun to dry, a process known as asoleo. They are pressed and the grape must is then fortified with wine-based distilled spirit to bring the alcohol content up to 17.5%. It then is passed into the classic sherry casks made from American oak and aged in the solera system here in Barbadillo’s Las Pastoras cellar for five years.