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Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 9:43 pm
by Eric Ifune
Roy,
will the new bottling have Terrantez as part of the blend?

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 7:19 pm
by Roy Hersh
Not positive, but I told Ricardo that I was much more of a fan of the first bottling with more Terrantez (obviously) than the 2nd blend which was just a'ight, imo.

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 5:41 pm
by Eric Ifune
I don't think the second bottling had any Terrantez. The first had about 20% of Barbeito's Reserve Terrantez if I remember correctly.

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2017 5:41 pm
by Eric Ifune
Barbeito 20 year old Malvasia.

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 7:14 pm
by Gary Banker
1958 D'Oliveira boal
1950 JB moscatel (bottled by Barbeito)

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 5:22 pm
by Gary Banker
1979 H. M. Borges sercial
1934 Welsh Brothers verdelho

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 6:13 pm
by Mike K.
Justino’s Colheita 1996.
Extremely thick and rich. Very sweet.
Great value.

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 10:16 pm
by Glenn E.
My big order from RWC arrived today, so I opened a 1989 D'Oliveiras Malvasia to see what it's like.

Very nice. Nothing like the oldies that introduced me to Madeira, but good in its own way. Glad I bought 3, as this will make a really good "standard" Madeira for me.

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 6:30 pm
by Gary Banker
NV H&H 10-year boal
NV H&H 15-year verdelho
NV H&H 20-year malvasia

The 15-year verdelho has been the best overall, so far. I'll get some of the 20-year verdelho pretty soon. Has anyone tried it?

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2018 11:03 am
by Eric Ifune
Barbeito 40 year old Malvasia Mae Manuala.

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 4:12 pm
by Eric Ifune
1865 Torre Bella Sercial. Tasting note posted.

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 11:13 am
by Glenn E.
1987 D'Oliveiras Boal
1988 D'Oliveiras Terrantez

In a tasting with:

1983 MEF Verdelho
(1988)
(1987)
1982 Barbeito Boal
RWC Porto Moniz Malvasia
1989 D'Oliveiras Malvasia (2013 bottling)

We also had some 1989 D'Oliveiras Malvasia (2017 bottling) that had been open a couple of months for comparison.

And some Vin Santo.

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 4:27 pm
by Eric Ifune
Love the 1983 MEF. A richer style for them.

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Sat May 12, 2018 3:33 pm
by Eric Ifune
Borges 20 year old Verdelho.

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 9:32 pm
by Eric Ifune
Borges 1990 Sercial

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 11:33 am
by Gary Banker
NV Broadbent Terrantez Old Reserve (produced and bottled by Justino Henriques)
NV Henriques & Henriques 20 Years Old Terrantez

No bottling date on either bottle.

Back in 2006 I purchased from Patrick Grubb a bottle of Justino Henriques 10 year old Terrantez bottled in 2000. I drank it the same time as a bottle of the Broadbent Old Reserve. I remember preferring the Justino Henriques to the Broadbent. Does anyone know if they were different blends?

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 8:54 am
by Eric Ifune
Borges 15 yo Malmsey.
I love this wine, one of the best bargains IMHO.

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 1:42 pm
by Marco D.
Barbeito 30 year malvazia Vo Vera

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 3:51 pm
by Eric Ifune
1977 D'Oliveiras Terrantez.

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:31 am
by Roy Hersh
My last night in Porto before heading to Lisbon for our Five Regions Tour, slurping on a 1999 Barbeito Tinta Negra. Not quite as good as the several 1929 Tinta Negra I had last week, but this is a really fun young one to sip on. Glad I have a handful of these in my cellar, as soon it will be a Frasqueira and the price will be much higher.