NV Henriques & Henriques Madeira Malvazia (acquired 1906)

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  6/4/2011 - mdefreitas wrote: 91 Points

  Iberian Dinner (w/ Clos Erasmus) @ Home (CT): Acquired by Henriques+Henriques as "old wine" in 1906, which would probably date this in the mid to late 1800s. Originally bottled in 1927; rebottled in 1955, 1969 and 1991. Decanted for five days. Upon opening, lots of butterscotch, prunes and raisins. A bit soft on the palate with a slight earthy/stinky note. This probably needs air; I will let this rest a bit. A bit better on day two, the prune flavors are turning more "figgy". After about five days of air this cleaned up quite a bit. Noticeable sweetness, caramel, figs and praline; definitely in the dessert wine category... BUT, what defines great Madeira is the acidity, and while I enjoyed this particular wine, this definitely lacked the electric zing of acids to push it into the "great" category. Nice drink, but at the end of the day, a tad too soft for me.

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