Emilio Hidalgo Pedro Ximenez NV

Luciano Bianchi - Nice dessert wine, does the job

7/10

Bought this for a dinner party to go with the cheese course. It's sweet but not overwhelmingly so, which I appreciated. Good balance to it. Wouldn't say it blew my mind but everyone seemed to enjoy it and the bottle was empty by the end of the night.

James Okafor - Christmas pudding in a glass

9/10

Oh my god this stuff is dangerous. Smells absolutely amazing straight out of the bottle — like concentrated Christmas cake. Tastes even better, all dried fruit and treacle but somehow still clean and fresh? I'm not usually one for dessert wines but I could drink this all evening. Already ordered another bottle.

Priscilla Nunes - Lovely after dinner sipper

8/10

The guy at my local wine shop recommended this when I said I wanted something sweet but not cloying. He was spot on — there's a proper depth to it and the finish goes on forever without getting sickly. We've been having a small glass after dinner most evenings. At 14% it's not going to knock you sideways either.

Victor Osei - Bit too sweet for me personally

6/10

My partner loves PX sherry so I got this as a birthday present. She really liked it but I found it a touch too sweet for my taste, even though apparently it's more balanced than most. The dried fruit thing is nice and it does linger pleasantly, just not my style. At £19 I'd probably try something drier next time.

Connor McBride - Incredible for the price

8/10

Picked this up on a whim from Waitrose and honestly shocked at how good it is for under twenty quid. Really rich dried fruit flavours — raisins, figs, that sort of thing — but it doesn't just taste like liquid sugar which is my usual problem with sweet wines. Poured it over vanilla ice cream too and that was a game changer.

Aiko Tanaka - Solid PX, nothing to complain about

7/10

I've had a few Pedro Ximenez sherries over the years and this sits comfortably in the middle. Plenty of raisin and date flavours, decent acidity keeping it from being a sugar bomb. Not the most complex I've tried but genuinely enjoyable and fair value for what you're getting.