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White - Fortified
1802 Oscar Acciaioly Madeira Terrantez Special Reserve
Terrantez
- Portugal
- Madeira
Label borrowed from 1832
Label borrowed from 1832
Community Tasting Notes 4
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englishman's claret wrote: 98 points
January 4, 2022 - 1802. The Elgin marbles and Rosetta Stone make their way to the British museum. Jefferson is president. Napoleon becomes first consul of France. Moonlight sonata is played. And this wonderful wine, arguably the archetype of Madeira, is produced.
What makes this so singular? It’s not that the nose is lovely (which it is, filled with sultana, vanilla bean, macadamia nut, chestnut, toffee, orange, and leather) or that the palate is unctuously lush yet deftly cut by bright acid or that the wine seems to linger forever on the finish or that it’s 220 years old. It’s that it’s all of these things simultaneously, effortlessly, agelessly that make it great. A wine that not only defies age, but makes you come away thinking it’s still getting better with time. Further cellar potential for a 220 year old wine - consider that.3 people found this helpful Comment -
AudunG wrote: 98 points
October 31, 2015 - Extremely elegant and tender aromas, almost airy. Quite light weighted in the mouth, compared to other old Madeiras tasted the same evening. But definitely the most elegant and the purest.
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Chuck Miller wrote: 98 points
December 10, 2006 - Beautifully balanced. Stunning. If you ever get a chance to try this legend, go for it.
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mdefreitas wrote: 99 points
October 6, 1999 - Madeira @ Patroon (NYC): Dark, opaque coffee color. Biggest nose of the tasting. Another super-rich wine. They seem to be putting all the big guns at the end of the tasting. Almost too intense to smell. Truckloads of rich “brown” flavors… nutmeg, chocolate, coffee, caramel, truffles, sherry, etc. A wine so unctuous, that it’s almost hard to swallow it all. After several minutes, I could slurp my tongue between my gums and lips… and I could still taste the wine. A totally shocking wine experience. A WOW wine if there ever was one.
1 person found this helpful Comment
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1802
- Type White - Fortified
- Producer Oscar Acciaioly
- Varietal Terrantez
- Designation Special Reserve
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Portugal
- Region Madeira
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Madeira
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 15 (36%)
- Consumed 27 (64%)
Food Pairing
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