Cossart Gordon 5 Years Old Sercial Maderia
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Topaz colour with golden reflections. Characteristic bouquet of Madeira, with dried fruits, wood and notes of orange peel. Dry and fresh, in perfect harmony with a citrus backbone. Long and refreshing aftertaste.
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With pretty notes of toasted pine nuts and candied oranges relieving its dry austerity, this wine whispers Madeira and shouts sercial, the variety’s searing acidity cutting a path through the middle, corralling the wine’s richness and setting up the palate for a seafood stew.
Cossart, Gordon & Co. was established by Francis Newton, a young Scot, in 1745 and is the oldest company in the Madeira wine trade. By 1850, the firm was said to be shipping "half the growth of the island" leading to the company acquiring an unequaled reputation as suppliers of fine Madeiras. In 1808, the Scottish dominance over the firm was broken with the arrival of William Cossart, an Irishman descended from a distinguished Huguenot family of France. The title of the firm eventually became known as the now world-famous Cossart, Gordon & Co. The Cossart family has remained among the most influential on the island for nearly two centuries.