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St. Julian

St. Julian
NV Solera Cream Sherry, Lake Michigan Shore

Pair this wine with:
Cheese

Category: Cream Sherry

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 16% RS: 17%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$13
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'2023 Michigan Governor's Cup - Best Fortified Wine'

St. Julian
NV Solera Cream Sherry, Lake Michigan Shore

Pair this wine with:
Cheese

Category: Cream Sherry

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 16% RS: 17%
Medium topaz color. Aromas and flavors of English toffee, cinnamon candied walnuts, saddle leather, and cigar box with a syrupy, lively, sweet full body and a warming, complex, very long finish with shades of warm English toffee with nuts, caramel and baking spice, fig and orange zest, and roast pecan. Concentrated fruit backed with a tart acidity, this would pair well with blue cheese and candied nuts.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: English toffee, cinnamon candied walnuts, saddle leather, and cigar box
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with shades of warm English toffee with nuts, caramel and baking spice, fig and orange zest, and roast pecan
Sweetness Sweetness: Sweet
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years on its own
Recipes Pairing: Camembert, Edam, Brie
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Concentrated fruit backed with a tart acidity, this would pair well with blue cheese and candied nuts.

The Producer

St. Julian Wine Co. Inc.

The Producer
716 S. Kalamazoo Street
Paw Paw, MI 49079
USA
1 269-657-5568

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Cream Sherry

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Serve in a Copita
Cream sherry is a fortified wine that has been artificially sweetened by blending in sweet wine. While cream sherry originated in Spain, the term is now a generic one, as cream sherries are now produced in the US and other countries.

In Spain a cream sherry is also known as Dulce; it is often made by taking a dry Oloroso wine and blending in Pedro Ximénez or Moscatel wines.

The style originated with Harvey's Bristol Cream, which was quite popular some thirty years ago. Today cream sherries have lost a good deal of sales in the market, as consumers are looking for drier products.

Cream sherries tend to pair well with vanilla ice cream, pastries or as an after-dinner drink.