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White - Fortified
1942 Barbeito Madeira Malvazia Quinta Mae Dos Homens
Malvazia
- Portugal
- Madeira
Community Tasting Notes 1
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JJYoyo Likes this wine: 95 points
January 11, 2020 - I am not used to Malvazia, usually had Verdelho or Boal. This has a near searing intensity to it, a great and surprising freshness. Not overly sweet at all -- really quite different. Scents of Irish coffee, plum(!), light caramel, a weird floral intensity to it. Certainly wow'ed the crowd who would have rated it higher than I have.
A day later, and this impresses me more -- maybe just fewer distractions. An exceptionally complex taste, not just the coffee caramel notes, but a smell of spearmint and again plums/strawberry? to give this a wholly unexpected sets of dimensions. Fierce on the attack, plenty of very vibrant acidity. Wow.
Score: 94-98 -- wide range just because I really am not competent to give this a number given how I was not expecting this at all.
Relative to expectations: ++
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1942
- Type White - Fortified
- Producer Barbeito
- Varietal Malvazia
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Quinta Mae Dos Homens
- Country Portugal
- Region Madeira
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Madeira
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 6 (86%)
- Consumed 1 (14%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 1 votes
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