Rare Wine Company--John Gilman Note on D'O's Malvazia 1990

[John Trombley]

I got an email from Rare Wine Company on an email-only offer for D'Olivera's Malvazia 1990, quoting a Gilman 94-point review of that wine. There has been some confusion over whether the wine he reviewed s a Vintage or a Colhieta, but I don't have access to the subscription website. Does anyone know what Herr G. actually reviewed, and what is actually on offer? RWC claims it's the VIntage.

Here's a nubbin of what's in the email offer from RWC:

1990 D’Oliveira Malvasia
$89.95 btl
John Gilman 94
“ … spectacular, soaring from the glass in an aromatic constellation of cloves, brown sugar, cherries, oranges, honey cake and a lovely base of salty soil tones. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, complex and brilliantly focused and balanced, with lovely filigree of sweetness, soil and acidity, and a finish that just goes on and on and on! A brilliant wine … Drink between 2014-2100.”

John Trombley

[Daniel Fraley]

It's an excellent tipple... I gave it a 92 then tracked down a few bottles through a different shipper. It's tremendously deep, with hints of cinnamon. Better than the 1989 IMHO... Do not pop and pour, give at least a week to decant, you won't be sorry.

[John Trombley]

Of course the question is whether this is a 20 year or a 7 plus year old wine. It of course could be 20 years old, having been bottled after 2010.

Glad it was soo good. I'm thinking of buying....

[Daniel Fraley]

I'll double-check the label tonight, but recall it spending 20 years in oak before being bottled.

[John Trombley]

Thanks, Daniel. I appreciate it.

[Eric Ifune]

John,
you could call the RWC and ask. They're usually pretty good about that sort of thing. Bottling dates are now mandatory on vintage and Colheita Madeiras.

[Daniel Fraley]

Checked this morning, 20 anos.