Madeira,1948MadeiraWine

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Review” The rambunctious 1948 Malvasia has a far more resinous, fiery bouquet compared directly against the 1954. It demands a little more coaxing, but offers absorbing aromas of melted candle wax, smoked walnut, nutmeg and cumin. The palate has a lovely opening, with Schezhuan setting the tongue on fire, and then it glides towards its elegant conclusion of barley sugar, bitter orange, chocolate and lemongrass. The aftertaste is extraordinarily long, the tongue tingling a minute after the Madeira has exited. It is the kind of Madeira that needs to be kept on a leash!” Neil Martin, Wine Advocate 2012.

This is a rare and limited release of the 1948 Madeira from the family cellars. The bottles are in excellent condition having been bottled from demijon in 2017.