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 Wines from Madeira
Vineyards from Portugal
Madeira
There are 4 basic types of Madeira, each named after
the grape from which it is made. These are Sercial,
which was once thought to
be the Riesling grape and makes the lightest and
driest Madeira. Verdelho, which is a tangy, medium
sweet wine, with somewhat
more body; Bual a definitely sweet style that has a
baked, smoky complexity and Malmsey
a lusciously rich, sweet and
honeyed wine. All Madeira's once bore a Vintage, but
this is unusual today; most being blends
or products of solera systems. If a pure Vintage from
the 1980's were released, this would not happen until
the first
decade of the 21st century. Any such Vintage should
be by definition, be superior. When it be sold, be
it Vintage or not,
Madeira should be ready to drink. Due to a combination
of high alcohol and the estufagem baking process, however
it has a
virtually infinite shelf life
Price List on request - Large selection of " Old
Vintage " Madeira's available.
Should you be interested in one or the other vineyards
listed above, please send us an
e-mail or give us a ring.
If you are looking for something specific, please
don't hesitate to contact
us.
Excellent Madeira Houses
Adegas de Torreao - Barbeito - Blandy Brothers - Borgess
- Cossart Gordon
Havey's - Leacock - Lomelino - d'Olivera - Power, Drury & Co.
- de Silva - Rutherford & Mills
Teixeira J.R.T.
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