Community Tasting Notes 9

• Matthesen wrote: 94 points

  May 29, 2021 - Tasted at Bern's
  Mahogany color similar to the 1920.
  Very sexy nose, although a touch off the 1920
  Palate shows really strong acid that makes it seem less sweet. Very nice, but not as complete as the 1920 showing more angular notes. Good, but hard to follow the 1920 (and more expensive)

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• cct wrote: 96 points

  January 11, 2017 - A multilayered, beautiful nose. Nutty, a little spirity like Grand Mariner, fruitcake, salted nuts, caramel and toffee. The nose is beguiling and has great lift. On the palate, its sweetness is beautifully balanced by acidity, with the salty- savory notes playing fantastically with the fruit and sugar. Crazy long on the back end. A beautiful, harmonious wine. 96

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• Xavier Auerbach wrote: 95 points

  September 18, 2016 - A private dinner (Restaurant Blandford Comptoir, London, UK): Deep and burnished amber gold, green rim; deep and toasted nose, pecan nuts and white mushroom, meat stock; extremely concentrated palate, fierce acidity buffered by concentration and richness, apricot; lip-smacking, lapsang and coffee finish, excellent length. Extremely impressive but not really charming.

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• kevinacohn wrote:

  March 15, 2014 - Private Dinner (New York, NY): Opened December 22, 2013. For me, this was the most un-fortified-like of the Madeiras we tasted, and perhaps for that reason it was also my favorite. Caramel, maple syrup—all of those aromas. High-toned in the mouth with piercing acidity—not as broad as the previous two, but rather like a surgeon's knife cutting through every layer of the wine. Flavors of vanilla, coffee, and roasted nuts, with a long finish. Rated 1 on a scale of -1 to 3.

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• mdefreitas wrote: 98 points

  January 11, 2011 - Madeira @ Equinox (Washington DC): Oh... my... goodness... My first time tasting this wine and I hope it won't be my last. Orange zest, nut skin, tea, hints of herbs... incredible complexity and a tendency to adhere to the palate like super glue. Layers of flavors slowly unpeel themselves, with the outter layers never receding, but mingling marvelously with the inner layers. A true tsunami of a wine. Seemingly endless length. My wine of the night -- and considering the legendary 1827 Quinta do Serrado Boal was in the tasting, that says a lot. Originally purchased by Steve for a ridiculous $125 (current price $525).

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• Vintage 1907
• Type White - Fortified
• Producer Blandy's
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• Designation n/a
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• Country Portugal
• Region Madeira
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Madeira

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• Pending Delivery 3 (3%)
• In Cellars 88 (74%)
• Consumed 28 (24%)

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