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White - Fortified
1875 D'Oliveiras Madeira Malvazia Reserva
Malvazia
- Portugal
- Madeira
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Community Tasting Notes 4
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mryev Likes this wine: 98 points
October 15, 2021 - Tasted samples of 1976 and 2015 bottlings, which I found to be pretty surprisingly close to each other with the 2015 having more smokey notes. Both are beautiful dark mahogany brown color. Hints of coffee, brown sugar, molasses, citrus, cake, brownies, tobacco, and acetone. I did not find acetone aromas to be too strong or unpleasant. A very nice long finish of bitter orange, pastry, cake, brownies... Fantastic malvazia - one of the best I've ever tasted!
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esh44 wrote:
November 28, 2019 - What it would taste like to put an eclectic dessert buffet through a blender (caramel/citrus/gingerbread/nuts/chocolate/etc etc etc). Reflects the rich d’Oliveiras signature. The VA was borderline in the piercing acetone area, and I went back and forth if it was too pronounced for me. Either way, no question on the intensity and complexity.
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mdefreitas wrote: 94 points
January 22, 2013 - Madeira @ Bistro Cacao (A Malvasia Affair) (Washington D.C.): The nose exhibited a pronounced acetone note; not offensive, but enough to detract. This was immense, concentrated and oozing with rich toblerone chocolate, butterscotch, fruitcake and coffee. Incredibly complex, weighty and lengthy. Dessert in a glass. So much here, so much detail, so much flavor, but in the end... a bit too much acetone for me, even though I am quite tolerant of VA in Madeira. This could have been the wine of the night, if not for this distraction. Still an impressive wine. This was my first taste of this wine, so I am not sure if this is a representative bottle.
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5/21/2010 (link) 98 points(D'Oliveiras Madeira Malvazia Reserva) Very dark brown color with yellow green meniscus; nutty, dry molasses, baked orange, crepe suzette, almond and walnut oil nose; buttery textured, rich ginger cake, deep toffee, tart orange honey, unctuous but with gorgeous orange acidity; very long finish 98+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1875
- Type White - Fortified
- Producer D'Oliveiras
- Varietal Malvazia
- Designation Reserva
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Portugal
- Region Madeira
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Madeira
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 68 (83%)
- Consumed 14 (17%)
Food Pairing
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