Community Tasting Notes 14

• mrkurtz Likes this wine: 90 points

  February 4, 2024 - Very surprised at how freshand light this was (I guess the name rainwater might have given it away). Nuts, fresh acidity and a saline note. Very easy to drink

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• PSPatrick wrote: 87 points

  October 13, 2021 - Tasting Training for WSET Level 4, Units D4 + D5 - Session 6 (Madeira, non-blind): Wine 1: The wine has a light amber colour. The intensity of the nose is medium, aromas include dried apricot, dried apple, almond, toffee, and coffee.
  
  On the palate the wine is medium-sweet, with medium(+) acidity, high alcohol and a medium(-) body. The flavour intensity is medium(+), flavours include dried apricot, dried apple, almond, walnut, toffee, coffee, burned sugar, and salty caramel. The finish is medium. The wine has an oily texture and tastes salty. The alcohol is lightly warming.
  
  This is a good quality wine since it shows good complexity, has good balance of sweetness and acidity, and has medium length. To be considered being of very good quality it would need greater complexity and greater length.
  
  This wine is ready to drink. It will keep for a number of years thanks to its good acidity and high levels of sugar and alcohol, but it was bottled mature and will not benefit from additional ageing and is hence not suitable for further ageing in bottle.

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• Xavier Auerbach wrote: 90 points

  February 7, 2020 - Medium orange-golden colour; expressive nose, honey, nuts, caramel, the orange peel of Grande Champagne Cognac, hint of salty wood, good depth; off-dry palate, silky texture, moderately tangy acidity, flavoursome, good weight and concentration; complete finish, good complexity, lovely length. Well made.

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• rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 88 points

  October 16, 2018 - Light medium orange color; almond, golden fig, honey nose; almond, honey, nougat palate; long finish

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• AlphaMikeFoxtrot wrote: 87 points

  July 30, 2018 - Citrus - especially oranges. Almonds, hazelnuts on a nice long finish. Good example of the rainwater style - and the price is right too.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage N.V.
• Type White - Fortified
• Producer Henriques & Henriques
• Varietal Tinta Negra
• Designation Rainwater
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Portugal
• Region Madeira
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Madeira
• UPC Code 5601196010764

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• In Cellars 49 (54%)
• Consumed 41 (46%)

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