Bodegas Serdio
Bodegas Serdio is one of the most recent examples of revived bodega names. Their history reaches back to the nineteenth century: the original business was located in Cádiz, where the family operated as wine merchants and bodegueros. Like many smaller firms, the company disappeared during the consolidation of the sherry industry in the twentieth century, eventually closing its doors in 1971.
Revival of Bodegas Urium
The current project was launched by the grandchildren of the last owner, from the Serdio Domecq family. They were already active in Jerez, operating tabancos and a distillery. In 2019, just before the pandemic, they decided to recover the family heritage and reintroduce Serdio as a sherry bodega.
Obviously it is virtually impossible to start a new sherry bodega from scratch. So in 2021 they started negotiations with Bodegas Urium, who had been struggling for a while and decided to sell their business in 2023. Their winery and wine stocks (some 650 botas) in the Barrio de Santiago were acquired and revived. The family also bought the neighbouring building facing the Plaza de la Merced, a former candy and nuts warehouse that was meticulously restored. A medieval fence from a deconsacrated church in France was brought in to enclose the new Sacristía. It wasn’t until February 2026 that the bodega was officially opened.
The winery combines young wines (own production) with exceptionally long-aged gems (the legacy of Urium). Thanks to this, the portfolio is very wide, with some white table wines, an entire set of middle-aged sherry (around 20 years old), and an entire set of VORS wines (around 50 years).
Bodegas Serdio in the corner of the Plaza de la Merced
Vineyards: El Perillar + Garat
In the past couple of years Bodegas Serdio also acquired two vineyards. One is El Perillar in the Pago Tizón, with 10 hectares of very old Palomino vines planted on albariza lustrillo between 1967 and 1972, located opposite the historic Macharnudo vineyard. The other one is Viña Garat in the Pago Mahína (Sanlúcar), 5 hectares planted between 1962 and 1987 on albariza de barajuelas.
At the same time they are turning an adjacent building into an event hall and developing a 40-room hotel in a former palace near the Plaza Belén. The company also owns more than thirty horse-drawn carriages of all types, which are on display within the bodega. All this will come together in a large wine tourism concept.
Lorenzo García Iglesias and José María Quirós
The company also attracted Lorenzo García Iglesias of Bodegas Tradición to become the general manager, and José María Quirós as their winemaker. He is a highly regarded name who had also been working at Tradición since their start in 2004. It is clear to see that ambitions are high and the company is aiming for the top, becoming the new Tradición, in a way. It is quite remarkable that both bodegas are also located next to each other. In the image above you see the white Serdio building and to the right is the ancient arab wall that forms part of Tradición.
Bodegas Serdio: sherry wines
The bodegas has a range of sherry wines, all bottled in 50 cl bottles. It doesn’t say En Rama on the labels, but in fact they are all treated with minimal filtering.
- Fino Serdio: a 8 year old Fino
- Amontillado: around 20 years old (10 years under flor)
- Palo Cortado: around 22 years of age
- Oloroso: same age as the Palo Cortado
- Pedro Ximénez: approximately 15 years old
Then there is a VORS range with significantly higher ages. All of them are estimated at around 50 years old.
- Amontillado VORS
- Palo Cortado VORS
- Oloroso VORS
- Pedro Ximénez VORS
There are also three single vineyard white wines (100% Palomino Fino):
- Tabatiere, of which the 2023 vintage was the first to hit the market. This is made entirely with must from the Perillar vineyard. This wine is also used as a sobretable for refreshing the sherry soleras.
- Garat is the wine from Mahína
- El Perillar is a continuation of the Tabatiere’s aging process. After 8 months on the lees in stainless steel, it moves to sherry casks for another 12 months, with some flor influence.
Contact Serdio
Bodegas Serdio
Plaza de la Merced 1
Jerez de la Frontera
bodegasserdio.com
About the Author
Ruben is a Certified Sherry Educator who fell in love with sherry some 25 years ago, but switched to a higher gear in 2013 and started writing about it. Lived in Madrid for a couple of years, now back in Belgium. I also run a whisky blog over at www.whiskynotes.be
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