A New Release: Blandy’s 2002 Colheita Bual
At a recent visit to Madeira and Blandy’s, I was poured a new release, the 2002 Colheita Bual. It surprised me a bit, in a positive way, with its elegance, more gentle and cool character style. Yet it had…
Category: Colheita
Bual Love – A New Cossart Gordon Release
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D’Oliveiras 1989 Malvazia Colheita – A Best Buy
Best buys in Madeira? The colheitas for sure. You get a glimpse of a vintage Madeira, the grape character is more evident and you don’t have to ask your better half for permission to buy a bottle. But even…
Blandy’s 1995 Verdelho Colheita; The Future Of Madeira Looks Bright
Finesse and elegance. I could settle with this when summarizing the impressions of the 1995 Verdelho Colheita from Blandy’s. But it wouldn’t be fair to this beauty. Or the winemaker for that matter. By now I believe most of…
D’Oliveiras 1988 Terrantez – A Great Colheita
For some reason I haven’t written a word about it. The gorgeous 1988 Terrantez Colheita from d’Oliveiras. No, I’m not that kind of guy who keeps the grains of gold for myself; why write a site entirely dedicated to…
Vinhos Barbeito – 2001 Malvasia Single Cask 727 d+e
Do the respective Madeira wine producers have their specialities? Depends on who you ask of course but I must confess I have my preferences when it comes to certain grapes. For example I have a weak spot for Sercial when…
H.M. Borges – A Sercial Quartet
Over the years I’ve conducted a lot of tastings. Those I most clearly remember are not the ones involving the great names and vintages, but the occasions where the participants has left the tasting in a vision like mode. When…
The Madeira Wine Assortment – Overwhelming Or Admirable?
3, 5, 10, 15 and 20 years old. Occasionally you will also bump into the 30 and 40 years old blends – the latter being the oldest stated blend allowed in the Madeira wine regulation. But are they all needed;…
Madeira 2012; A Photographic Report – Part 4
Mad about Madeira continues promoting the island in a broader perspective. Here’s the last one of four photographic reports. If you like the content, I invite you to visit and like the site’s Facebook page as well. Again, it is…
Justino’s 1999 Colheita
Madeira rocks my world. There’s nothing like it. I guess, if you’re reading here, you have also discovered the greatness of a Madeira wine. Sadly, we’re few. So please, help me spreading the word about the world’s greatest and…
Top Tinta Negra; Vinhos Barbeito 1997 Colheita Single Cask 113 b+e
Madeira rocks my world. There’s nothing like it. I guess, if you’re reading here, you have also discovered the greatness in a Madeira wine. Sadly, we’re few. So please, help me spreading the word about the world’s greatest and…
Pereira d’Oliveira; New wines released during 2012
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Bastardo backup
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Vinhos Barbeito; 1996 Cask 119 Verdelho Colheita
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