Winemaker Notes
"The surprise begins as early as opening the bottle and the perfume you are liberated into the atmosphere. Flavourings with subtle notes of dried fruit, rancid, fruit confitada give an enormous pleasure to whom the evidence. In the mouth, the style middle - the sweet Bual is perfect because it is much consensus, the velvet texture of the wine and the end not just leave us without words." João Paulo Martins, Revista de Vinhos, February 2007
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.
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