1907 Blandy's Madeira Bual

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 95.1 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Matthesen's profile
  • Report Issue

  5/29/2021 - Matthesen wrote: 94 Points

  Tasted at Bern's
  Mahogany color similar to the 1920.
  Very sexy nose, although a touch off the 1920
  Palate shows really strong acid that makes it seem less sweet. Very nice, but not as complete as the 1920 showing more angular notes. Good, but hard to follow the 1920 (and more expensive)

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View cct's profile
  • Report Issue

  1/11/2017 - cct wrote: 96 Points

  A multilayered, beautiful nose. Nutty, a little spirity like Grand Mariner, fruitcake, salted nuts, caramel and toffee. The nose is beguiling and has great lift. On the palate, its sweetness is beautifully balanced by acidity, with the salty- savory notes playing fantastically with the fruit and sugar. Crazy long on the back end. A beautiful, harmonious wine. 96

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Xavier Auerbach's profile
  • Report Issue

  9/18/2016 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 95 Points

  A private dinner (Restaurant Blandford Comptoir, London, UK): Deep and burnished amber gold, green rim; deep and toasted nose, pecan nuts and white mushroom, meat stock; extremely concentrated palate, fierce acidity buffered by concentration and richness, apricot; lip-smacking, lapsang and coffee finish, excellent length. Extremely impressive but not really charming.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View kevinacohn's profile
  • Report Issue

  3/15/2014 - kevinacohn wrote:

  Private Dinner (New York, NY): Opened December 22, 2013. For me, this was the most un-fortified-like of the Madeiras we tasted, and perhaps for that reason it was also my favorite. Caramel, maple syrup—all of those aromas. High-toned in the mouth with piercing acidity—not as broad as the previous two, but rather like a surgeon's knife cutting through every layer of the wine. Flavors of vanilla, coffee, and roasted nuts, with a long finish. Rated 1 on a scale of -1 to 3.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View mdefreitas's profile
  • Report Issue

  1/11/2011 - mdefreitas wrote: 98 Points

  Madeira @ Equinox (Washington DC): Oh... my... goodness... My first time tasting this wine and I hope it won't be my last. Orange zest, nut skin, tea, hints of herbs... incredible complexity and a tendency to adhere to the palate like super glue. Layers of flavors slowly unpeel themselves, with the outter layers never receding, but mingling marvelously with the inner layers. A true tsunami of a wine. Seemingly endless length. My wine of the night -- and considering the legendary 1827 Quinta do Serrado Boal was in the tasting, that says a lot. Originally purchased by Steve for a ridiculous $125 (current price $525).

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

View all 9 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.