Madeira

As Bartholomew explains, Boal (Portuguese) or Bual (English), both are Malvasia Fina. No one said the study of Madeira was easy. Wine Spectator described this well in a 92 point review of a previous release: Shows a slightly plump... Read More

Sweet and rare, this is a 75 case bottling of a single cask of 2009 vintage Malmsey selected by Bartholomew Broadbent. Not much to add to the Wine Spectator 92 point review that appeared last week: This is a flattering Madeira,... Read More

Verdelho was nearly lost on Madeira in favor of more productive grapes and Broadbent has been a force in bringing this salty, tangy, zingy varietal back to prominence. The brisk acids need just a very light touch of sweetness... Read More

A single-harvest wine that was held in cask and then allowed to age further in bottle. As Decanter says in the 97 point praise, deep amber-mahogany, lovely savoury richness with spicy, dried fig concentration and a touch of savoury... Read More

Sweeter than Verdelho, yet less so than Malvasia, Boal is meio doce: “medium-sweet”, and offers Madeira lovers the ideal combination of elegance and richness.Big aromas of fig, marmalade, sweet spice and even cigar... Read More

Only 2HA of Terrantez remain on Madeira and H&H owns 1.3HA of that. Decannter's 98 point rave captures this nicely: The most amazing array of complex flavours in an old wine, a top example of noble ageing and brave resilience.... Read More

Verdelho was long overlooked in favor of Sercial - for folks who wanted dry - and Boal and Malmsey for those with a sweet tooth. But this medium-dry Madeira is the perfect mid-point, with the freshness for food and richness for... Read More

Verdelho shows lightly less acidity than Sercial and a terrific sense of balance. H&H tends around 20% of the 51Ha of Verdelho on the island, the source of this single vineyard, single vintage, Madeira. It's meio-secco (medium... Read More

The grape here is Malavsia, known as Malmsey in the 18th century when Madeira was America’s favorite wine (it certainly helped lubricate both the Continental Congress’s and Constitutional Convention’s work before... Read More

On Madeira, Sercial is known as ‘Esgano Cão’ - the 'dog strangler' for it's mouth-puckering acidity, and it gives wine so zippy that even at 60 g/l residual sugar, it still tastes dry. This is a... Read More

Miles is unusual among Madiera houses, not because it uses Tinta Negra in its wines - it's the dominant grape on the island - but because they embrace and focus on it! This shows mouthwatering acidity and sharpness with notes... Read More

In the 19th Century, most Madeira was aged in chestnut casks rather than oak, giving a more gentle spice and roundness. The Castanea 5 Year revives that practice with a 100% Tinta Negra wine delivers waves of soft caramel-coated... Read More

As WA says in the 93 point review of this bottling, it's Sercial from Jardim da Serra averaging 15 years of age and also some 15% very old (around 80 years of age) Tinta Negra from Câmara de Lobos. It's the driest... Read More