I have not had much experience with Sherry.
Last night I tried Tio Pepe for the first time. On the nose it reminded me slightly of a Tawny Port. When I tasted it I was quite surprised however.
It reminded me of Grappa!
Which is fine for Grappa but not for Sherry. IMO Is this normal? and should I go back and give it another chance?
YM
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You don't like Grappa? Tio Pepe is a good specimen of _Fino_ Sherry which is pretty different from Amontillado or Oloroso types. A fino is watery clear, bone dry, and tangy. Imho, a very nice drink. Anders
yes I do. I've had some bad ones tho'.
I returned the bottle and got a new one. Much better!
Being my first time drinking the T. Pepe Fino I didn't have anything to compare it to. I was hoping that something was wrong with it, and there was.
YM
Fino should be drunk soon after being put in bottle and loses freshness fairly rapidly. If too old, it has a flat and stale taste. Although some sherry can improve in cask, there usually is nothing to be gained by more age in bottle. However some of the very full types of sherry will at least hold in bottle a few years. Here in the US, it is very easy to buy fino that is too old. You need to buy from a store that has a rapid turnover of fino. In an ideal world, every bottle of fino woud have a "consume by" date on the label.
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Yes, just like some folk feel that ALL wines improve with age, Finos, Tawny Ports, and many NV Champagnes are meant to be consumed immediately upon release. Maybe, a Budwiser-like sticker would help.
Hunt
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