Community Tasting Notes 26

• Harley1199 wrote:

  November 15, 2023 - By the glass. Varietal sercial 10 years collection from Barbeito. By comparison much less sweet than their sister bottles on the nose. Let’s say that the sweetness is discreet. In the mouth it has also an unobtrusive structure that helps to round its end. Nutty aftertaste. Not bad at all.
  
  Por copas. Varietal sercial de la colección 10 anhos de Barbeito. Por comparación mucho menos dulce que sus botellas hermanas en nariz. Digamos que el dulzor es discreto. En boca presenta una discreta estructura que ayuda a redondear su final. Retrogusto a frutos secos. No está mal del todo.

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• ploher wrote:

  May 7, 2023 - Oranges, kumquats, hay and nuts; high acidity on the palate as is typical for this (my favorite Madeira) producer providing freshness and balance, but quite sweet for Sercial. Not a lot of complexity, but long finish. Lovely wine especially for the price. 16.5/20

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• oenanthe Likes this wine: 86 points

  April 3, 2023 - Medium amber. High acidity, a little bit searing actually. Quite potent on the nose, definite oxidative nature. Candied, heavy legs, served at 14 but in my view would be better more chilled to temper. At Barbeito in Madeira.

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• forceberry wrote: 87 points

  September 3, 2022 - Made with Sercial grapes sourced from Jardim da Serra and Ribeira da Janela. The grapes are fermented for approximately 5-6 days. Then the must is rectified to approx. 20% ABV with 96% ABV grape spirit to halt the fermentation, after which the fortified wine is transferred to old French oak casks. The wine is aged in Canteiros, ie. in warm warehouses, in which the wines age in casks that are never topped up. The wine is blended from different casks resulting in a wine that is stylistically approximately 10 years old. Bottled filtered. Labeled dry. 19,22% alcohol, 45 g/l residual sugar, 7,45 g/l acidity, pH 3,52 and 0,78 g/l VA.
  
  Luminous golden-yellow color. Classic, savory Sercial nose of hay and slivered almonds, some smoky tones, a little bit of apple jam, light sharp notes of rancio, a hint of syrupy sweetness and a raisiny touch of Sultana. The wine feels slightly warm and somewhat mellow for a Sercial on the palate with a medium-to-moderately full body and medium-sweet flavors of hay, some crunchy Granny Smith apple, a little bit of caramel, light oxidative notes of mushroomy funk, a little bit of tangy salinity and a hint of ripe citrus fruits. The rather high acidity keeps the wine nicely in balance and offsets some of that sweetness. The finish is quite long and quite mellow with moderately sweet flavors of green apples, some lemon marmalade, a little bit of raisiny Sultana character, light crunchy notes of quince, a hint of hay and a touch of caramel.
  
  A nice, pleasant and tasty Sercial. Perhaps a bit sweet and mellow effort for a Sercial, but nothing overtly so. Curiously the wine seemed a bit more oxidative than many other Sercials of similar age, yet still felt maybe slightly lacking in depth and complexity. A pleasant, accessible and reliable 10 yo Sercial - no thrills, no frills. Priced somewhat according to its quality at 25€.

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• PSPatrick wrote: 90 points

  October 13, 2021 - Tasting Training for WSET Level 4, Units D4 + D5 - Session 6 (Madeira, non-blind): Wine 3: The wine's colour is medium gold. The wine has medium intensity of aromas on the nose. Aromas include dried apricot, almond, walnut, caramel, toffee and coffee.
  
  On the palate the wine is medium-dry, with high acidity, high alcohol, and a medium body. The intensity of flavours is medium(+), flavours mirror the nose and include dried apricot, almond, walnut, caramel, toffee and coffee. The alcohol is well-integrated, the texture is oily, the wine has medium(+) length.
  
  This is a very good quality wine since it has very good complexity, very good concentration, very good balance of sweetness and acidity, and very good length. To be considered being of outstanding quality the wine would need even greater complexity and even greater length.
  
  The wine has been matured in oxidative and warm conditions. Thanks to this maturation and to his high acidity and high alcohol it will keep on this level for many years, but it will not improve, and is hence to be considered not suitable for further ageing in bottle.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage N.V.
• Type White - Fortified
• Producer Barbeito
• Varietal Sercial
• Designation Old Reserve 10 Years Old
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Portugal
• Region Madeira
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Madeira
• UPC Code 5601519339701

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• In Cellars 59 (36%)
• Consumed 106 (64%)

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