Sun June 24, 2018
¿Por qué no? Presents: Alexander Jules Artisanal Sherries - Exclusive Tasting with Owner Alex Russan
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¿Por qué no? Presents: Alexander Jules Artisanal Sherries - Exclusive Tasting with Owner Alex Russan
For our June event, ¿Por qué no? is teaming up with Alex Russan of Alexander Jules for an exclusive Dry Sherry Wine Tasting & Education Event at High Treason.
Tickets are $35 and include a (6) Sherry Tasting Flight (with 2 library releases and the very rare Amontillado "Sin Prisa 1/42"), Light Food Pairing, & Education Materials.
Attendees will learn about the History of the Sherry Region, Vineyards & Grapes, Ageing Methods via the Solera System, & Influence of the Bodega while tasting the full lineup of Alexander Jules Sherries.
* Alexander Jules Manzanilla 8/41* Alexander Jules Manzanilla 17/71 (Library Release)* Alexander Jules Fino 9/65* Alexander Jules Fino 22/85 (Library Release)* Alexander Jules Amontillado 3/10* Alexander Jules Amontillado Sin Prisa 1/42
95 points Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThere is a new and exceptional bottle of very old Amontillado, of which I tasted the November 2016 bottling--the first "saca"--the NV Amontillado Sin Prisa 1/42 (sin prisa means "no rush"). It's sourced from the "bota punta" of a solera of 42 butts that contains wine that easily exceeds 50 years of age. It's a sharp and vertical Amontillado of Sanlúcar character: like a razor, pungent, saline and marine, with notes of low tide, saltpeter, iodine and rusty iron. This is truly exceptional and I would say a very good value. Only 440 half bottles were filled in September 2016. (LG) (12/2017)
*Limited to 10 attendees
*Tickets are non-refundable, but transferable
About Alexander Jules & Alex Russan
Alexander Jules is Alex Russan’s label of ?barrel selected sherries. Alex searches the Sherry Triangle for exceptional soleras of unique composition or circumstance, tasting each barrel in the solera, marking with chalk those he feels to be the most complex and elegant, or those that reflect the profile he would like to bring out from within that solera. All bottlings are en rama, being only gently filtered or entirely unfiltered, with no other treatments or additions.
Already importing and distributing sherries and curious to meet the winemakers Alex heard about from friends in Jerez, it was a natural addition to import wine from other producers around Spain. Alex’s import portfolio is made up of small producers, farming gently, organically or biodynamically, tending to rare and unique grapes, some in far flung corners of the country.
Working with table wine producers, Alex began having more questions about grapes and winemaking than he could find answers. It appeared to make sense that making wine would be the only way to find all the answers (I was very wrong: every answer yields five questions!). Alex had made wine at home in 2010 and 2011 (some of which won amateur awards), having learned from many books, a home winemakers club and UC Davis courses. Alex decided to begin producing wines again, this time commercially, which lead to his California label, Metrick.
For Metrick, Alex searches for grapes that he feels are particularly suited to their sites. He spends a lot of time looking at maps and chatting with winemakers and growers around the state, much as he does in Spain, searching for unique grapes and vineyards he'd like to work with. Metrick wines are elegant and precise, made gently but intentionally, with the goal of aromatic complexity, freshness, and showing, with as much transparency as possible, a time and a place.
In 2017, writing became an interest, and Alex is now the Advanced Winemaking columnist for WineMaker Magazine (the home winemakers' magazine) and a contributor for The Somm Journal/Tasting Panel.
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For our June event, ¿Por qué no? is teaming up with Alex Russan of Alexander Jules for an exclusive Dry Sherry Wine Tasting & Education Event at High Treason.
Tickets are $35 and include a (6) Sherry Tasting Flight (with 2 library releases and the very rare Amontillado "Sin Prisa 1/42"), Light Food Pairing, & Education Materials.
Attendees will learn about the History of the Sherry Region, Vineyards & Grapes, Ageing Methods via the Solera System, & Influence of the Bodega while tasting the full lineup of Alexander Jules Sherries.
* Alexander Jules Manzanilla 8/41* Alexander Jules Manzanilla 17/71 (Library Release)* Alexander Jules Fino 9/65* Alexander Jules Fino 22/85 (Library Release)* Alexander Jules Amontillado 3/10* Alexander Jules Amontillado Sin Prisa 1/42
95 points Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThere is a new and exceptional bottle of very old Amontillado, of which I tasted the November 2016 bottling--the first "saca"--the NV Amontillado Sin Prisa 1/42 (sin prisa means "no rush"). It's sourced from the "bota punta" of a solera of 42 butts that contains wine that easily exceeds 50 years of age. It's a sharp and vertical Amontillado of Sanlúcar character: like a razor, pungent, saline and marine, with notes of low tide, saltpeter, iodine and rusty iron. This is truly exceptional and I would say a very good value. Only 440 half bottles were filled in September 2016. (LG) (12/2017)
*Limited to 10 attendees
*Tickets are non-refundable, but transferable
About Alexander Jules & Alex Russan
Alexander Jules is Alex Russan’s label of ?barrel selected sherries. Alex searches the Sherry Triangle for exceptional soleras of unique composition or circumstance, tasting each barrel in the solera, marking with chalk those he feels to be the most complex and elegant, or those that reflect the profile he would like to bring out from within that solera. All bottlings are en rama, being only gently filtered or entirely unfiltered, with no other treatments or additions.
Already importing and distributing sherries and curious to meet the winemakers Alex heard about from friends in Jerez, it was a natural addition to import wine from other producers around Spain. Alex’s import portfolio is made up of small producers, farming gently, organically or biodynamically, tending to rare and unique grapes, some in far flung corners of the country.
Working with table wine producers, Alex began having more questions about grapes and winemaking than he could find answers. It appeared to make sense that making wine would be the only way to find all the answers (I was very wrong: every answer yields five questions!). Alex had made wine at home in 2010 and 2011 (some of which won amateur awards), having learned from many books, a home winemakers club and UC Davis courses. Alex decided to begin producing wines again, this time commercially, which lead to his California label, Metrick.
For Metrick, Alex searches for grapes that he feels are particularly suited to their sites. He spends a lot of time looking at maps and chatting with winemakers and growers around the state, much as he does in Spain, searching for unique grapes and vineyards he'd like to work with. Metrick wines are elegant and precise, made gently but intentionally, with the goal of aromatic complexity, freshness, and showing, with as much transparency as possible, a time and a place.
In 2017, writing became an interest, and Alex is now the Advanced Winemaking columnist for WineMaker Magazine (the home winemakers' magazine) and a contributor for The Somm Journal/Tasting Panel.
¿Por qué no? Presents: Alexander Jules Artisanal Sherries - Exclusive Tasting with Owner Alex Russan
For our June event, ¿Por qué no? is teaming up with Alex Russan of Alexander Jules for an exclusive Dry Sherry Wine Tasting & Education Event at High Treason.
Tickets are $35 and include a (6) Sherry Tasting Flight (with 2 library releases and the very rare Amontillado "Sin Prisa 1/42"), Light Food Pairing, & Education Materials.
Attendees will learn about the History of the Sherry Region, Vineyards & Grapes, Ageing Methods via the Solera System, & Influence of the Bodega while tasting the full lineup of Alexander Jules Sherries.
* Alexander Jules Manzanilla 8/41* Alexander Jules Manzanilla 17/71 (Library Release)* Alexander Jules Fino 9/65* Alexander Jules Fino 22/85 (Library Release)* Alexander Jules Amontillado 3/10* Alexander Jules Amontillado Sin Prisa 1/42
95 points Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThere is a new and exceptional bottle of very old Amontillado, of which I tasted the November 2016 bottling--the first "saca"--the NV Amontillado Sin Prisa 1/42 (sin prisa means "no rush"). It's sourced from the "bota punta" of a solera of 42 butts that contains wine that easily exceeds 50 years of age. It's a sharp and vertical Amontillado of Sanlúcar character: like a razor, pungent, saline and marine, with notes of low tide, saltpeter, iodine and rusty iron. This is truly exceptional and I would say a very good value. Only 440 half bottles were filled in September 2016. (LG) (12/2017)
*Limited to 10 attendees
*Tickets are non-refundable, but transferable
About Alexander Jules & Alex Russan
Alexander Jules is Alex Russan’s label of ?barrel selected sherries. Alex searches the Sherry Triangle for exceptional soleras of unique composition or circumstance, tasting each barrel in the solera, marking with chalk those he feels to be the most complex and elegant, or those that reflect the profile he would like to bring out from within that solera. All bottlings are en rama, being only gently filtered or entirely unfiltered, with no other treatments or additions.
Already importing and distributing sherries and curious to meet the winemakers Alex heard about from friends in Jerez, it was a natural addition to import wine from other producers around Spain. Alex’s import portfolio is made up of small producers, farming gently, organically or biodynamically, tending to rare and unique grapes, some in far flung corners of the country.
Working with table wine producers, Alex began having more questions about grapes and winemaking than he could find answers. It appeared to make sense that making wine would be the only way to find all the answers (I was very wrong: every answer yields five questions!). Alex had made wine at home in 2010 and 2011 (some of which won amateur awards), having learned from many books, a home winemakers club and UC Davis courses. Alex decided to begin producing wines again, this time commercially, which lead to his California label, Metrick.
For Metrick, Alex searches for grapes that he feels are particularly suited to their sites. He spends a lot of time looking at maps and chatting with winemakers and growers around the state, much as he does in Spain, searching for unique grapes and vineyards he'd like to work with. Metrick wines are elegant and precise, made gently but intentionally, with the goal of aromatic complexity, freshness, and showing, with as much transparency as possible, a time and a place.
In 2017, writing became an interest, and Alex is now the Advanced Winemaking columnist for WineMaker Magazine (the home winemakers' magazine) and a contributor for The Somm Journal/Tasting Panel.
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For our June event, ¿Por qué no? is teaming up with Alex Russan of Alexander Jules for an exclusive Dry Sherry Wine Tasting & Education Event at High Treason.
Tickets are $35 and include a (6) Sherry Tasting Flight (with 2 library releases and the very rare Amontillado "Sin Prisa 1/42"), Light Food Pairing, & Education Materials.
Attendees will learn about the History of the Sherry Region, Vineyards & Grapes, Ageing Methods via the Solera System, & Influence of the Bodega while tasting the full lineup of Alexander Jules Sherries.
* Alexander Jules Manzanilla 8/41* Alexander Jules Manzanilla 17/71 (Library Release)* Alexander Jules Fino 9/65* Alexander Jules Fino 22/85 (Library Release)* Alexander Jules Amontillado 3/10* Alexander Jules Amontillado Sin Prisa 1/42
95 points Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThere is a new and exceptional bottle of very old Amontillado, of which I tasted the November 2016 bottling--the first "saca"--the NV Amontillado Sin Prisa 1/42 (sin prisa means "no rush"). It's sourced from the "bota punta" of a solera of 42 butts that contains wine that easily exceeds 50 years of age. It's a sharp and vertical Amontillado of Sanlúcar character: like a razor, pungent, saline and marine, with notes of low tide, saltpeter, iodine and rusty iron. This is truly exceptional and I would say a very good value. Only 440 half bottles were filled in September 2016. (LG) (12/2017)
*Limited to 10 attendees
*Tickets are non-refundable, but transferable
About Alexander Jules & Alex Russan
Alexander Jules is Alex Russan’s label of ?barrel selected sherries. Alex searches the Sherry Triangle for exceptional soleras of unique composition or circumstance, tasting each barrel in the solera, marking with chalk those he feels to be the most complex and elegant, or those that reflect the profile he would like to bring out from within that solera. All bottlings are en rama, being only gently filtered or entirely unfiltered, with no other treatments or additions.
Already importing and distributing sherries and curious to meet the winemakers Alex heard about from friends in Jerez, it was a natural addition to import wine from other producers around Spain. Alex’s import portfolio is made up of small producers, farming gently, organically or biodynamically, tending to rare and unique grapes, some in far flung corners of the country.
Working with table wine producers, Alex began having more questions about grapes and winemaking than he could find answers. It appeared to make sense that making wine would be the only way to find all the answers (I was very wrong: every answer yields five questions!). Alex had made wine at home in 2010 and 2011 (some of which won amateur awards), having learned from many books, a home winemakers club and UC Davis courses. Alex decided to begin producing wines again, this time commercially, which lead to his California label, Metrick.
For Metrick, Alex searches for grapes that he feels are particularly suited to their sites. He spends a lot of time looking at maps and chatting with winemakers and growers around the state, much as he does in Spain, searching for unique grapes and vineyards he'd like to work with. Metrick wines are elegant and precise, made gently but intentionally, with the goal of aromatic complexity, freshness, and showing, with as much transparency as possible, a time and a place.
In 2017, writing became an interest, and Alex is now the Advanced Winemaking columnist for WineMaker Magazine (the home winemakers' magazine) and a contributor for The Somm Journal/Tasting Panel.
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