Madeira
The defining note of Madeira comes from the unique process of estufagem, a long gentle heating and cooling process that mimics a journey across the Tropics on a sailing ship (something most exported Madeiras would have undergone in the days when Madeira was an importing re-supply stop for ships bound for the Orient). This leaves a pleasant cooked character in the wine.
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MADEIRA Boal 10 Year Old Reserva Velha Barbeito
Madeira Portugal 20%
Boal.
Medium sweet. Grapes from various quality vineyards in Campana虂rio, Estreito da Calheta and Prazeres. Grapes were pressed in a continuous press. Aged canteiro method in French oak casks. TA 6.59 g/l, pH 3.47, RS 90 g/l....(read more)
Tamlyn Currin
MADEIRA 15 Year Old Sweet d'Oliveiras
Madeira Portugal 19%
Tinta Negra.
Madeira wine is a fortified wine from the Portuguese Island of Madeira. Unlike its better known mainland sibling Port, Madeira wine comes in all styles from dry through to sweet. This is a sweet wine, which has been prod...(read more)
Winemaker's notes
2002 MADEIRA Malvasia d'Oliveiras
Madeira Portugal
Malvasia.
This special harvest of MADEIRA wine was selected from a year of very fine vintage of a single grape variety, the production of which was assumed by control of the quality of the grapes, ideal ripening conditions, and a...(read more)
Winemaker's notes
2001 MADEIRA Boal d'Oliveiras
Madeira Portugal 18%
Boal.
Smells sweet but not simply so: quince jam, crab apples, wild plum and wonderful wild dry fragrant herbs. Salted caramel. Tensely focused yet showering cherry blossom in the mouth. Wild raspberries. Smoke curling from an...(read more)
Tamlyn Currin
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