🍇 Pedro Ximénez
A white Andalusian grape; the basis of sweet PX and of Montilla-Moriles wines; 11,115 ha in Spain (VIVC, 2000).
Pedro Ximénez (PX) is a white wine grape from Spain, the main grape of the Montilla-Moriles appellation in Andalusia. The VIVC catalogue records 11,115 ha in Spain (2000). It gives both dry wines and a very sweet namesake wine: in Jerez this is a naturally sweet wine, with over 160 g/l of sugars.
According to DNA markers in VIVC, one parent of the variety is the old Hebén (Heben); the other is unknown. The catalogue lists 37 synonyms: PX, Pedro Jiménez, Pero Ximén, Ximénez. VIVC also records descendants of it, among them Muscat du Moulin (Couderc 603 × Pedro Ximénez).
The Montilla-Moriles file describes white wines with "a hint of the aroma and taste of Pedro Ximénez", and the liqueur wine Pedro Ximénez as amber to dark mahogany in colour, dense and sweet, with notes of sun-drying. In the same appellation the grape is also made into dry Fino and Amontillado.
The main grapes of the Jerez-Xérès-Sherry appellation are Pedro Ximénez, Palomino Fino and Muscat of Alexandria. Pedro Ximénez is also on the list of grapes of the Málaga appellation.
Why it matters to you. PX or Pedro Ximénez on a sherry or a Montilla means a sweet wine from this grape. Do not confuse it with the Argentine Pedro Giménez: according to VIVC, that is a different grape, an offspring of Criolla Chica and Muscat of Alexandria. White wines are served at 4–10 °C.
Facts
| Country | Spain |
|---|---|
| Region | Andalusia: Montilla-Moriles, Jerez, Málaga; Spain 11,115 ha (2000) |
| Main use | wine grape |
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Pedro Ximénez → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Traditions
- 🌍 Southern Europe
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Spanish wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Montilla-Moriles, 📍 Málaga (Axarquía), 📍 Andalusia, 📍 Jerez (Marco de Jerez)
- Wines made from it
- 🍷 Málaga, 🍷 Sherry, 🍷 Pedro Ximénez Sherry
- Related to
- 📍 Andalusia, 🍷 Fortified wine, 🍷 Sweet wine
- Main grape in
- 📍 Montilla-Moriles, 📍 Málaga (Axarquía)
- Parents
- 🍇 Hebén
- Offspring
- 🍇 Muscat du Moulin
- Similar and different
- 🍇 Palomino
Frequently asked questions
Where does Pedro Ximénez come from?
From Spain; its heartland is Andalusia, in the Montilla-Moriles, Jerez and Málaga appellations.
Is it true that the Argentine Pedro Giménez is the same grape?
No. According to VIVC, the Argentine Pedro Giménez is a separate variety, an offspring of Criolla Chica and Muscat of Alexandria.
What does PX on a label mean?
It is short for the grape's name; on sherry and Montilla it marks a very sweet wine made from it.
How much sugar is in sweet PX?
In Jerez, naturally sweet wines, PX among them, have more than 160 g/l of sugars.
What are Pedro Ximénez's parents?
According to DNA markers (VIVC), one parent is Hebén (Heben); the other is unknown.
What to read next
- 🍷 Málaga — Andalusian DO wine from Pedro Ximénez and Muscat: liqueur, naturally sweet or dry.
- 🗺️ Spanish wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 📍 Málaga (Axarquía) — Mountains near Málaga with sweet Muscats.
- 🍇 Palomino — A white grape of Andalusia, the main one for sherry; known as Listán Blanco in the Canaries, with 145 synonyms in VIVC.
- 🌍 Southern Europe — The Mediterranean south of Europe — Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal: sheep's and goat's milk cheeses and most of the world's olive oil.
Similar
🍇 Macabeo · 🍇 Cayetana Blanca · 🍇 Mencía · 🍇 Verdelho · 🍇 Touriga Nacional · 🍇 Alicante Bouschet
Sources
- eAmbrosia — technical file: PDO «Montilla-Moriles» (Ares(2014)2132365)
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Pedro Ximénez
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Pedro Gimenez (Argentina)
- VIVC: area statistics PEDRO XIMENEZ
- eAmbrosia — technical file: PDO «Jerez-Xérès-Sherry» (Ares(2014)2135089)
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Simons C.T. Left out in the cold: Serving wines chilled. Temperature, 2019
- eAmbrosia — technical file: PDO «Málaga» (Ares(2014)2132524)
- VIVC: passport Muscat du Moulin