Sánchez Romate CARDENAL CISNEROS PX 15+ years old 18% Alc. $ 21 if you can find it

Well, this is a favorite of ours since we tried it as our first "serious" PX some three or four years ago. For one under 20 years of age, this is the best not-so-old PX I know. Served blind versus a NOÉ (30+) for example, I might be able to guess based on the sweetness (Sánchez Romate is not exactly a diabetic-friendly house, even in this decadent context), but there's little that this has to envy in even much older bottlings. Mouthcoating, viscous, silent-splashing, intensely sweet, intense and concentrated aromas of raisins, figs and dates...uh... amazing companion for the chocolate and the buttery shortbread rounds by Walkers (another low-cal bite) ...