Winemaker Notes
Clear and bright topaz colour, with a golden hue right up to the rim. Fresh and fragrant bouquet of dried fruits and spice with luxurious warm orangey aromas. Medium dry and full- bodied. Concentrated and fresh with a pleasant zesty bittersweet edge from a finely balanced acidity. Long lingering aftertaste of exotic fruits with spicy overtones.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This medium-dry verdelho shows salted caramel on the palate. It’s incredibly saline, penetrating and harmonious, with acidity, sweetness and oxidation in perfect balance.
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Decanter
Deep nose with an earthy depth under glossy mahogany and cherry jam. Zesty juiciness in the mouth with lively fig leaf, maraschino cherries and pickled walnut resting with both weight and liveliness on the palate. Outstanding balance, especially on the finish, perfectly offsetting the nutty richness with zesty precision, all outlined by vivid acid.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The Blandy's Verdelho Madeira, Aged 10 Years, is long and full on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits aromas and flavors of ripe, candied, and very ripe, dried fruits. Pair it with triple cream blue cheeses. (Tasted: June 16, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Bottled in 2015, Non Vintage Verdelho 10 Year Old has a delineated, vivacious bouquet with dried quince, orange peel and a touch of sea water, perhaps demonstrating wider appeal than its uncompromising Sercial counterpart. The palate is medium-bodied with a pleasant honeyed texture on the entry, very well judged acidity, those oxidative/nutty notes neatly counterbalancing the sweetness and viscosity towards the finish with some aplomb. This is endowed with impressive length and harmony here, to wit, a perfect introduction to the delights of Verdelho.
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Wine Spectator
Features good cut to the dried pear and melon flavors, complemented by notes of melted butter. Well-spiced on the fresh, minerally finish, showing some savory accents.
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.