Montilla-Moriles, the generous-wine route

South from Córdoba, it’s a straight 45 km run on the N‑331/A‑45 through the rolling Campiña, past olive groves and chalky knolls, to Montilla and Moriles—home to Pedro Ximénez on albariza-like albariza blanca. Unlike Jerez, fortification isn’t the rule here: base wines often reach 15% naturally before entering solera under a living flor. Historic names like Alvear (1729), Pérez Barquero, and Toro Albalá guide you through rows of butts, flor-scented aisles, and American oak that frames saline, linear wines and sun-dried PX.

The day moves at an easy cadence: hotel pickup in Córdoba, a Mercedes at your disposal, and a dedicated driver waiting between each stop. While you taste in cool cellars, he covers the transfers, then swings by Monturque’s Roman cisterns before a vineyard-side country lunch near La Rambla. In Montilla-Moriles, your private chauffeur times visits around siesta hours, secures slots for criadera walk-throughs, and extends the route if a 1986 PX vertical proves too compelling.