A Taste of History: The Leacock Family Madeiras (Hotel Monaco, San Francisco, CA): Another ungiving nose here. With time in the glass, floral scents were revealed. Better on the palate. Medium sweet, soft and velvety on the palate. Relative to the other wines in the flight, this seemed lower in acidity. Nice wine, but I would personally prefer more drive and energy. Nobody seems to know what the "VMA" stands for. [Update: Peter Reutter (of www.madeirawineguide.com) noticed that the "MA" is superscripted and underlined, meaning that the "VMA" was an abbreviation for "Velhissima", which translates to "Very Old" or "Ancient".].
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Leacock Family Madeira Tasting - Rare Wine Company (Monaco Hotel, San Francisco, California): Medium red orange color with gold lights; subtle tangerine nose with a touch of almond, begins to show apple after 1 hour in the glass; tasty, soft, tangerine, tart orange palate with richness, depth, relatively low acidity but not sweet; medium-plus finish [Believed to be a nineteenth-century Madeira bottled between 1910 and 1930. Peter Reutter, of madeirawineguide.com, later informed Mannie that the Vma on the bottle was an abbreviation for Velhissima, or very old.]
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10/17/2009 - mdefreitas wrote: 88 Points
A Taste of History: The Leacock Family Madeiras (revisited) (The J.P. Morgan Mansion, NYC): As to be expected from a Malvasia, this showed more sweetness and a rounder plusher mouth feel. Not the most intense or concentrated wine in the tasting, but friendly and easy to drink wine. This was bit low in acids for my tastes, but by no means flabby.
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6/6/2009 - mdefreitas wrote: 82 Points
A Taste of History: The Leacock Family Madeiras (Hotel Monaco, San Francisco, CA): Another ungiving nose here. With time in the glass, floral scents were revealed. Better on the palate. Medium sweet, soft and velvety on the palate. Relative to the other wines in the flight, this seemed lower in acidity. Nice wine, but I would personally prefer more drive and energy. Nobody seems to know what the "VMA" stands for. [Update: Peter Reutter (of www.madeirawineguide.com) noticed that the "MA" is superscripted and underlined, meaning that the "VMA" was an abbreviation for "Velhissima", which translates to "Very Old" or "Ancient".].
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6/6/2009 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 92 Points
Leacock Family Madeira Tasting - Rare Wine Company (Monaco Hotel, San Francisco, California): Medium red orange color with gold lights; subtle tangerine nose with a touch of almond, begins to show apple after 1 hour in the glass; tasty, soft, tangerine, tart orange palate with richness, depth, relatively low acidity but not sweet; medium-plus finish [Believed to be a nineteenth-century Madeira bottled between 1910 and 1930. Peter Reutter, of madeirawineguide.com, later informed Mannie that the Vma on the bottle was an abbreviation for Velhissima, or very old.]
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