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White - Fortified
N.V. Barbeito Madeira Malvasia Over 40 Years Old Mãe Manuela
Malvasia
- Portugal
- Madeira
Community Tasting Notes 8
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rmalloy Likes this wine: 94 points
May 17, 2017 - This is definitely a star madeira for me. It is powerful, broad, and complete. The raspberry and lemon fruit has a lot of bite and lasts a long time.
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rmalloy Likes this wine: 94 points
April 17, 2017 - Fantastic. Nose of raisins, figs, and varnish, with hints of boiled peanuts. Builds and builds on the palate, with sweetness evolving into tang. Every sip of this over several days has impressed me--not so much for its profundity as for its balance and simple deliciousness.
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salil wrote: 95 points
May 7, 2016 - mdefreitas' note nails this. This was fantastic - amazingly complex with an intoxicating fragrance, and an array of fruits, nuts, molasses, and other sweeter and savoury notes all coming together very seamlessly on a medium weight frame, with impeccable balance and tremendous length. Stunning wine.
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mdefreitas wrote: 95 points
May 7, 2016 - A great wine. While this showed a bit more VA than my previous two outings with this wine, it didn't detract. Upon opening the cork, you can smell the gorgeous dried fruit, nuts, honey and floral aromas wafting about. Powerful, yet refined, with the acidity providing definition and detail to the wine. Ridiculous length. Lovely poise for such a potent wine.
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isaacjamesbaker wrote: 97 points
February 3, 2016 - Madeira Pilgrimage; 2/1/2016-2/4/2016 (Madeira): What an absolutely gorgeous wine. Props to Ricardo Freitas for putting this wine together to honor his mother – it’s an amazing tribute. Smells of sweet clove, complex almond and pecan, baked squash, dried apricot, polished wood and anise. On the palate this is waxy and sweet but the balance is pristine. The complexity of flavors nears the absurd: nuts, dried fruits, minerals, sea salt, rooibos tea. Smooth, sweet, tangy, precise. This is phenomenal stuff. During an epic Madeira trip, this was one of the highlights.
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By John Gilman
Jan/Feb 2014, Issue #49, Madeira- Timeless Island Wines From Just This Side of Paradise(NV Vinhos Barbeito Malvasia “40 Anos” Mai Manuela) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage N.V.
- Type White - Fortified
- Producer Barbeito
- Varietal Malvasia
- Designation Over 40 Years Old Mãe Manuela
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Portugal
- Region Madeira
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Madeira
- UPC Code 5601519618509
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 52 (73%)
- Consumed 19 (27%)
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