Jerez-Xérès-Sherry

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Albarizas are soft marls with high moisture-retention capacity, essential for the vine in the Marco de Jerez.
• Following phylloxera, the grape varieties best adapted to the local climate and albariza soils were selected.

• The Soleras system and flor yeast: historic aging practices rooted in the winemaking activity of the Marco de Jerez.
• Following phylloxera, varieties adapted to the albarizas — soft marls with high moisture-retention capacity — were selected.

• Young wines that are expressive of terroir versus aged wines shaped by the bodega environment and its location.
• Flor yeast and the Soleras system are the two technical pillars that define the personality and diversity of Jerez.

• The albarizas, soft marls with high water retention, determined post-phylloxera variety selection and the expressive character of young wines.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the the specification.

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-ES-A1483
• Official trade body site — Consejo Regulador del Vino de Jerez