Madeira Blandy Malmsey 20 years sweet

€ 70.00 / 50 cl

Clear, bright, dark mahogany color with golden nuance. Characteristic complex bouquet, with aromas of rich fruitcakes, honey, brown sugar, spices and nuts. In the mouth it is sweet, rich, simultaneously fresh, with a long warm finish, of old brandy, dark chocolate and nuts. A new wine blended from eight vintages

Food-pairing

Served as an aperitif at a temperature of 10 ° C; serve as dessert wine at 16 ºC with dried fruit, chocolate mousse or dark chocolate, pralines & cream puffs

Grapes: Malvasia (Malmsey)

This is a blend of different stocks of Malmsey, which spent an average of 20 years aging in oak barrels in the method called “Canteiro”, in the centuries-old Blandy’s Wine Lodge. On the island of Madeira, Malvasia vineyards thrive in Cambisol soils, which are thick, with a fine texture, medium organic matter content, characteristic of the south of the island, but also found in São Jorge, Santana, on the North coast, where Blandy’s has their vineyards at Quinta do Bispo. Over the past 40 years, this grape variety has expanded well in São Jorge, where temperatures are lower and the vineyards are influenced by the mountains and strong maritime winds from the Atlantic.

Winemaker

Michael Blandy & Chris Blandy. Blandy’s distinguishes itself for being the only family, of all the original founders of the Madeira wine trade, which still owns and manages its own original wine company. Throughout its long history on the island, the family has played a leading role in the development of Madeira Wine. The family continues to live in Madeira, thus maintaining a tradition that dates back to 1811 - two centuries and seven generations producing excellent wines

Alcoholcontent

20%vol

pH: 3,38

Store & Serve

Serve as an aperitif at 10°C as a dessert wine at 16°C

Stored upright in a dark, fresh and dry room with constant temperature, ideally no higher than 16ºC.

Decanting will help remove any deposit that may have occurred in bottle over time.

Can be stored for several months after opening.

Critics & Awards

18,5/20 - Vinhos Grandes Escolhas

92/100 - Wine & Spirits Magazine Tasted: Oct 2021

96/100 - Decanter World Wine Awards

92/100 - Wine Enthusiast Tasted: Dec 2021

This wood-aged sweet Madeira is rich with toffee flavors, old wood and spice. The wine is intense and concentrated, captured at a perfect moment in its progression. Drink now. Roger Voss

Tags: Madeira - Blandy