NV Rare Wine Co. (Vinhos Barbeito) Madeira Wanderer Special Reserve

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  10/12/2015 - mdefreitas wrote: 89 Points

  The Rare Wine Company and Vinhos Barbeito Madeira Tasting (celebrating a 20 year partnership): This was made from 100% Tinta Negra Mole of about 60 years of age and bottled in 2006. Having initially tasted this, Mannie pleaded with Ricardo to bottle it by itself without any blending. After bottling, Mannie admitted to finding it disappointing and boring and, I believe, never offered it for sale. Tonight he used this wine to refute the notion that Madeira does not change once it goes into bottle. According to him, it had indeed changed and transformed into something quite enjoyable. I found it to have an unique herbal bouquet. The palate was medium bodied with notes of citrus, old wood and furniture polish. There was a sourness on the finish that surprisingly was not off-putting. I liked this quite a bit, but didn't love it; certainly an interesting wine and well worth trying.

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