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• ahagen wrote: 95 points

  February 14, 2024 - Magisk til hummer bisque

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• gouldcampbell77 wrote:

  March 13, 2023 - Decanted 3 days. Bottled in 2015. 1259 individually numbered 75cl bottles.
  
  Pale amber. Not much on the nose - slightly nutty, like an amontillado. Very light and deft on the palate with dried almonds and a hint of slightly burnt caramel but with enormous power and depth. Piercing acidity as you'd expect but not too sharp and as someone has already said, a hint of iodine and I am reminded of a fine pale Islay malt. A wonderful palate scrub of an aperitif and just the thing with a bowl of dried salted almonds. A really delicious sercial and definite rebuy, if you can still find it. I think the lighter, drier Barbeito style really lends itself to this grape.

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• platpeeps Likes this wine: 95 points

  November 10, 2022 - Extraordinary characters of smoke, wood and ash, mixed with salted toffee. Is there seaweed and iodine there too? Almost a malted Scotch, but without the fire. Unusual but superb. 95 pts

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• isaacjamesbaker wrote: 94 points

  February 3, 2016 - Madeira Pilgrimage; 2/1/2016-2/4/2016 (Madeira): Light orange color. Smells like sea spray, cut floral stems and raw almonds. Tart, crunchy and crusty on the palate, yet so complex. Tingling mineral notes mix with sliced orange, sweet tea, oyster shell and sea salt. A gorgeous Sercial that contains 15% Tinta Negra.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage N.V.
• Type White - Fortified
• Producer Barbeito
• Varietal Sercial
• Designation Ribeiro Real 20 Years Old
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Portugal
• Region Madeira
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Madeira
• UPC Code 5601519338704

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• Pending Delivery 6 (15%)
• In Cellars 25 (61%)
• Consumed 10 (24%)

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