Community Tasting Notes 3

• mdefreitas wrote: 97 points

  January 20, 2007 - Madeira @ Triomphe (NYC): This wine ushered in a huge jump in impact and intensity. The nose exhibited an extremely extroverted mixture of butterscotch, molasses and orange skin – a wine that could satisfy me by smell alone. Lovely dried fruits and spicecake flavors swirled on the palate; laser-like acidity remained in perfect balance with the sweetness. Clearly the wine of the flight for me. From what I understand, this was the wine served at the wedding of Ricardo deFreitas’ mother (Ricardo is the managing director at Barbeito and the grandson of the founder). OUTSTANDING.

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• Dave Dalluge wrote:

  January 8, 2007 - An Evening on Mount Nebbiolo (D'Amico Cucina): Ordered off the restaurant wine list after scaling mount Nebbiolo. An interesting wine that brought us back to where we started -- the madeirized 47 Monfortino. I recall enjoying this, but my palate was completely shot at this point in the evening.

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• Siggy wrote:

  January 8, 2007 - Tasting Group Dinner - Piedmont (D'Amico Cucina, Minneapolis): Ordered off the list. Bottled in 2000. Interesting caramel nose, but the palate turned hot, astringent, and acidic. Not a fan.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1902
• Type White - Fortified
• Producer Barbeito
• Varietal Verdelho
• Designation Pico dos Barcelos
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Portugal
• Region Madeira
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Madeira

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• Pending Delivery 1 (4%)
• In Cellars 16 (64%)
• Consumed 8 (32%)

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