Winemaker Notes
Amber color with golden reflections. Characteristic bouquet Madeira with dried fruits, toffee and dark chocolate. Sweet and full-bodied. Long aftertaste with notes of honey.
Pair with: a superb accompaniment to dried fruit, pecan pie, cake and milk chocolate.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The palate has very fine acidity, harmonious and taut with a little heat prickling the back palate with notes of dried apricot, freshly shaved ginger, allspice and a touch of cardamom.
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.
GZT4642024_1994 Item# 164812