1912 D'Oliveiras Madeira Verdelho Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (37) Avg Score: 94.6 points

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  3/16/2024 - acidqueen wrote: 97 Points

  March 2024. Open for about 10 weeks now with a few inches of airspace and it is shining. Walnut skin, lemon peel, dark Hokkaido brown sugar but less bruisingly dense than it was at first open. The flavors wash across the palate and the complexity defies description. There are sweet spices here too - star anise, allspice and nutmeg. Light coffee too. There is a unique smokiness here as well. Still very tight and acidic on the finish. One of the greatest Madeiras of the early 20th century. I could probably drink half this bottle on my own. I have heard the earlier bottlings are even better and I have a few to try someday.

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  1/12/2024 - Matt T wrote: 97 Points

  Consistent. This has amazing concentration and excellent acidic balance. Everything is big here: nose, acid, fruit, caramel, finish.

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  12/25/2023 - acidqueen wrote: 97 Points

  2014 bottling. Only opened for about two weeks and little air contact yet. Dark mahogany color with gold highlights. Superb acidity. Walnuts, molasses, lemon peel and Marmite. This is overwhelming right now and could use more oxygen to open it up, but I had to do a first taste. More to come.
  
  March 2024. Open for about 10 weeks now with a few inches of airspace and it is shining. Still walnuts, lemon peel, dark Hokkaido brown sugar but less bruisingly dense. The flavors wash across the palate and the complexity defies description. There are sweet spices here too - star anise, allspice and nutmeg. One of the greatest Madeiras out there. I could probably drink half this bottle on my own. I have heard the earlier bottlings are even better and I have a few to try someday.

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  2/19/2022 - hsacks Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Toffee in color. Complex aromas of molasses, orange skin, fresh dates and minerals. Ripe, medium-bodied high acid fruit in the mouth with great depth and length. Complex and intense on the palate. This just opened bottle will almost certainly improve over the next few years.

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  9/29/2021 - dream Likes this wine: 96 Points

  So dark in color yet still drinking so young. Deep and concentrated with great lift and freshness and deep flavors of dark molasses and spices. Such great intensity and grip on the finish with superb complexities. The Verdelho style seems just perfect to me - relatively dry but still loaded with flavor. Best probably sometime in the 22nd century. 96+

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