On the palate the wine is sweet, with high acidity, high alcohol and a medium body. The flavour intensity is medium(+), flavours include walnut, almond, toffee, caramel and coffee. The texture is creamy. The alcohol is warming. The finish has medium(+) length.
This is a very good quality wine since it has good intensity on the palate, good balance of sweetness and acidity, and very good length. To be considered being of outstanding quality the wine would need greater complexity and better integration of the alcohol.
The wine has been matured in oxidative conditions. Thanks to this maturation and to the wine's high acidity and high alcohol it will keep on this level for a few years, but it will not improve, and is hence to be considered not suitable for further ageing in bottle.
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Transluscent brown, dark brown sugar in color and flavour. Fine medium rich. $40 500 ml. A fine way to finish a meal or to end an evening. Bual is my favourite type of Madeira.
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Bronze center, light brown to yellow rim. Sweet but backed by good acidity, caramel, lemons, a little spicy. Smooth, sweet, earthy, good acidity, citrus, nutty, drying, age, amazing length. Excellent Madeira.
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10/13/2021 - PSPatrick wrote: 89 Points
Tasting Training for WSET Level 4, Units D4 + D5 - Session 6 (Madeira, non-blind): Wine 8: The colour is deep gold. The nose has medium(-) intensity and shows aromas of walnut, almond, toffee, caramel and coffee.
On the palate the wine is sweet, with high acidity, high alcohol and a medium body. The flavour intensity is medium(+), flavours include walnut, almond, toffee, caramel and coffee. The texture is creamy. The alcohol is warming. The finish has medium(+) length.
This is a very good quality wine since it has good intensity on the palate, good balance of sweetness and acidity, and very good length. To be considered being of outstanding quality the wine would need greater complexity and better integration of the alcohol.
The wine has been matured in oxidative conditions. Thanks to this maturation and to the wine's high acidity and high alcohol it will keep on this level for a few years, but it will not improve, and is hence to be considered not suitable for further ageing in bottle.
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2/20/2020 - Rune Schwartz Likes this wine: 93 Points
Walnuts, wood, smoke, caramelized and some bitterness. Lively acid which supports good complexity and lenght.
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12/29/2018 - Ombibulous Likes this wine:
Transluscent brown, dark brown sugar in color and flavour. Fine medium rich. $40 500 ml. A fine way to finish a meal or to end an evening. Bual is my favourite type of Madeira.
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4/9/2017 - pdadams66 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Bronze center, light brown to yellow rim.
Sweet but backed by good acidity, caramel, lemons, a little spicy.
Smooth, sweet, earthy, good acidity, citrus, nutty, drying, age, amazing length.
Excellent Madeira.
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8/19/2015 - Sundbyberg wrote: 90 Points
Dry and rather complex. More challenging than a regular dessertwine. Maybe something do drink by itself and really analyze?
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