Winemaker Notes
Topaz with golden nuance, brilliant crystalline. Characteristic bouquet candied citrus fruits, dried fruits, iodized notes and spice. The palate is dry with a fresh salinity and citrus notes. Long finish of spice and citrus chutney.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
The driest style of Madeira is mouth-wateringly crisp, taut and tense. Its richness comes from the concentration that goes with the acidity and the remains of the perfumed white fruits. This wine really demands food.
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Wine Spectator
Racy and pure, with a quinine hint buried underneath sleek dried white peach, balsam wood and green fig flavors. The long, fine finish sits on a knife edge of sweet and dry.
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.