Just in time for the first summer month González Byass is launching a new Tio Pepe En Rama. The most famous of sherry houses, González Byass, introduced En Rama to the international market some 15 years ago.
Locals in the sherry region down in Andalusia have always drunk “En Rama”, sherry straight from the cask. But in 2010 González Byass began exporting Tio Pepe En Rama, and every year the house now makes a new edition.
This year’s Tio Pepe En Rama is the sixteenth edition, a blend of 92 different barrels from various soleras where the wine has been aged under flor, a veil of yeast. The wine has been bottled without filtration and clarification, resulting in a fino with a bit more complexity.
It is bone dry, with intensity and length, featuring saltiness and citrus notes. Unbeatable as an aperitif with or without a snack of salty almonds or olives, but also to accompany a dinner with, for example, grilled fish or shrimp.
Tio Pepe En Rama 2025 (*), González Byass, approximately 17-18 euro.
(*) The year indicates the year of bottling, not the vintage.
Read more about sherry and en rama on BKWine Magazine: It is time to rediscover Sherry, the unique Spanish wine
