Winemaker Notes
Pale, bright topaz colour with a golden tinge, fresh with dry fruit, wood, and citrus flavours with a fresh and nutty persistent finish.
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
Top notes of rose petals, jasmine and cherry blossom lead the fragrant, alluring nose. An earthy note of cherry leaves plays in the background. Focused and long on the palate, with piercing zestiness and razor-sharp acidity carrying the fresh walnut, ripe pear and apple flavours, around a core of apricot peel. Juicy undercurrent of lemonade and orange juice. Long tail of apple peel, basil and nutty honey.
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Wine Enthusiast
As warmer weather approaches, this is a wine that should immediately come to mind at apéritif time. This bone-dry style, with its inimitable nutty character, is so fresh, so vibrant. It has some tannins, enlivening acidity giving a great lift at the end. Bring on the freshly salted, roasted almonds.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The Blandy's Sercial Madeira, Aged 10 Years, is fragrant and alluring, with an excellent presence on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine offers aromas and flavors of slight nuttiness and floral note. Pair it with aged hard cheeses. (Tasted: June 16, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
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James Suckling
A dry and angular sercial with sea breeze and subtle hazelnuts on the nose. The palate is lovely and angular, with lots of freshness, dry fruit and a nervy, saline finish.
A steep, volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean that rises to over 6,000 feet at its highest point, Madeira actually sits closer to Morocco than Portugal, the country to which it belongs.
Today the vineyards of the island cover tiny step-like terraces called poios, carved from the basalt bedrock. Aptly named Madeira, this fortified wine comes in two main styles. Blended Madeira is mostly inexpensive wine but there are a few remarkable aged styles. Single varietal Madeira (made from Sercial, Verdelho, Boal or Malmsey), is usually the highest quality and has the potential to improve in the bottle for decades.