September 17, 2023 - A copes dinar casa Maite. Recent obert. Dolç, color ambar fort, algo alcoholic. Sobretaula amb xocolata.
March 25, 2023 - From the same bootle three months after opening. Competing against a 50cl H&H boal 2009. Perfect flavours of pepsi (caramel ,orange marmelade) gentle sweat ending on light coffee and chicory. Now perfect balance between acidity, biitter and sweatness. Madeira wine are not fixed, they evolve like others, but in another gravity dimension. ps: incredible match with Puyricard chocolates.
February 7, 2023 - Opened one month before, no variation since. Nice nose of caramel, coca cola, jamy oranges, super structured of high bitter, fresh. Acidity and warm alcohol. Ending on wet chalk. Excellent powerful and naturally unbalanced.
December 31, 2022 - Superb brown hue with green borders. Flavours of coke, whalnut, dried orange candied and a touch of cigar. Nice power 3/5, acceptable acidity 2/5, sweatness 5/5. If accurate examination ending a bit weird of wet chalk. Excellent.
December 19, 2022 - Pnp in Zalto glass. Nive flavours of caramel, candied orange and whallnut. Good acidity, balanced with orange bitter and chalky (and the usual heat ) finish. A medium sweat. Good q/p for 35 euros at Vinhos de Norte Sao Vincente Madeira. Not the most powerful of the island. But typical for sure.
April 5, 2010 - Wines of Portugal Annual Grand Tasting (168 wines tasted) (Westin St. Francis, 32nd Imperial Floor, San Francisco, California): Rich coffee cream, amaretto nose; rich coffee cream, amaretto, nutty palate; long finish 89+ pts. (best of the '96-'98 I tasted)