NV Blandy's Madeira Malmsey 10 Years Old

Community Tasting Notes (56) Avg Score: 89.4 points

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  3/26/2023 - YoRi Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Ouf quel beau vin.
  Dégusté sur plus de 6 mois, le vin ne s'est pas "ramoli".
  Pruneaux, chocolat, café. Le sucre est dompté par une touche d'amer.
  Ca se sirotte avec gourmandise et on a peine à se retenir.

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  3/6/2023 - theebigjuan wrote: 87 Points

  Usually a big fan of Malmsey, but this has a touch of excess on the alcohol and the raisin. Too bold and overdone for this class, which should be more balanced and smooth. Feels more like a PX or muscatel to my taste.

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  12/25/2022 - Butzemann wrote: 89 Points

  Bottle is open for a day.
  Brown colour, smells of almonds, raisins and caramel, not that sweet, medium body, not hot/spirituous, in the mouth almonds, caramel and a little bit of acidity, in the aftertaste almonds, raisins, acidity and a little bit of caramel, very good length (45 sec), good Madeira.

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  11/14/2022 - platpeeps Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Sweet and golden Seville orange marmalade and toffee. Honeyed but balanced with salinity and acidity. A very fine length of finish but a touch too fiery. 90pts

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  8/30/2022 - forceberry wrote: 90 Points

  100% Malvasia São Jorge. The grapes are first macerated with the skins, after which the fermentation starts in temperature controlled tanks. After 48 hours of fermentation, the must is rectified to approx. 20% ABV with 96% ABV grape spirit to halt the fermentation. The fortified wine is transferred to old oak casks which are moved to age in Canteiros, ie. in warm warehouses in which the wines age in casks that are never topped up. This wine is an indicative blend of multiple vintages, older and younger, with the aim of recreating a wine that has been aged for approximately 10 years in casks. 19% alcohol, 123 g/l residual sugar and approx. 6,5 g/l acidity.
  
  Clear and quite pale nutty-brown color - looks somewhat lighter than what I remembered. Sweet, oxidative aromas of caramel and maple syrup, some perfumed notes of dried flowers, a little bit of treacle, light smoky nuances, a hint of nutty rancio, a touch of dried figs and a whiff of cappuccino. The wine feels sweet and oily but also relatively fresh on the palate with a medium body and quite intense flavors of raisins and syrupy molasses, some oxidative notes of caramel, a little bit of dried figs, light pruney tones, a hint of nuttiness and a touch of Christmas spices. The alcohol lends a bit of warmth while the rather high acidity keeps the wine fresh and quite zippy. The finish is sweet, long and slightly syrupy with flavors of caramel, some raisiny tones, a little bit of burnt sugar bitterness, light notes of dried figs, a hint of floral lift and a touch of lemony tang.
  
  A lovely, tasty and harmonious Malmsey. Perhaps on the rich and syrupy end of the spectrum, rather than on the sweet-yet-brisk style of Malmsey where the sweetness is set off by the bracing acidity some Malmsey Madeiras can have. Definitely a dessert wine, but as is typical of the genre, the wine is wonderfully fresh, balanced and structured as well. Fine stuff.

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