Community Tasting Notes 17

• fcxj wrote: 90 points

  April 18, 2022 - It's fine, but touch more sweetness would offer more charm.

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• jnewman77 Likes this wine:

  April 1, 2019 - Glass pour at a restaurant. Very good overall. Nose with dried orange peel, candied walnut, chocolate, butterscotch, raisin, fruitcake, a hint of dried fig, some VA, and a dried floral note. The palate is delightfully fresh and lifted. Almost more verdehlo like than bual but has lovely depth and concentration with a bright acidity on the finish. Really tasty

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• mdefreitas wrote: 89 points

  January 21, 2018 - Bottled in 2004. Popped and poured. Very rich, but a bit unbalanced, with the flavors overwhelmingly veering towards honey and butterscotch; loads of VA and varnish-like notes. I will let this sit for a few days to see how it evolves. UPDATE: On day two, this did integrate a bit, gaining a fudge chocolate character and the acids a bit more palatable.

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• forceberry wrote: 97 points

  May 8, 2017 - Bottled in 2004, after 36 years of aging in casks. Total production some 4100 bottles.
  
  Deep mahogany color with a bronze hue. Very sweet, perfumed and attractive nose with aromas of sweet yellow raisin, bitter orange zest, christmas spices, rum raisins, some red raspberry fruit, a little hint of alcohol and nice little volatile lift. On the palate the wine if full-bodied and quite sweet with somewhat oily mouthfeel yet with moderately high acidity. There are incredibly complex flavors of lemon marmalade, slightly bitter spiciness, some bruised apple and apple jam, a little cardamom and hints of peanut butter and roasted almonds. The finish is both sweet and dry, thanks to the very mature and oxidative flavors making the wine appear sweet, and the acidity cleaning away most of the residual sugar. The aftertaste is really long and complex with layered flavors of bitter lemon pith, maple syrup, cloves, some woody nuttiness, light raisiny and pruney fruit character, hints of christmas spices and a touch of cigar smoke. There is also a slightest hint of grippy feel towards the end of the aftertaste.
  
  In a tasting of Madeiras 1895 to 1973, this was my 3rd favorite wine, after the two +100 yo Madeiras. There is incredible richness, complexity and balance here; you could just sniff the wine for hours and the aftertaste is incredibly persistent, almost endless. Although this is still relatively young for a Madeira, this among some of the greatest fortified wines I've tasted. Nevertheless, I feel that the price tag of whopping 800€ is a bit excessive.

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• tomherer Likes this wine: 92 points

  April 18, 2017 - Caramel, raisin, cafe con leche, roasted almond, green wine grape. Tastes young. Bright acidity. A little lighter and drier than expected. Medium-plus, high-toned finish. 92 with upside.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1968
• Type White - Fortified
• Producer Blandy's
• Varietal Bual
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Portugal
• Region Madeira
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Madeira
• UPC Code 5010867601055

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• Consumed 35 (32%)

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