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by Michael R
Fri Apr 25, 2025 2:41 pm
Forum: Port & Madeira Marketplace
Topic: 2025 Buying Op
Replies: 12
Views: 49355

Re: 2025 Buying Op

Justino's 50yo Terrantez
by Michael R
Fri Sep 13, 2024 10:13 am
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: 1998 Miles Tinta Negra
Replies: 8
Views: 2132

Re: 1998 Miles Tinta Negra

I believe MWC uses Miles label solely for their Tinta Negra these days.
by Michael R
Sat Aug 24, 2024 9:07 am
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: H&H Vinho Velho bottled in 1994
Replies: 2
Views: 2881

Re: H&H Vinho Velho bottled in 1994

I believe H & H bottled their remaining supply of this wine in two batches - in 2006 and 2008 as "Inauguration wine". I have never tasted (or, even seen) the original one, but the later bottlings are very good. As far as I recall, it is supposedly a mid XX century wine of unknown vinta...
by Michael R
Sat Aug 24, 2024 8:51 am
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: 50 Year Old Terrantez
Replies: 2
Views: 2344

Re: 50 Year Old Terrantez

I would love to have this one available in the USA.
by Michael R
Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:10 am
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: Updating the madeira wine vintage list
Replies: 9
Views: 3960

Re: Updating the madeira wine vintage list

Hi Andy(M), I very much admire your vintage list effort. I think there are many interesting questions here: - what are the criteria to give different bottlings of the wine with same origin separate entries (e.g., 1808 Malvasia Solera, 1920 MWC Boal)? - should the same wine bottled at the same time u...
by Michael R
Sun Sep 10, 2023 6:38 am
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Replies: 780
Views: 323399

Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

Eric, was it this year's Barbeito Bastardo 20-year-old Lot 1 or the 2021 version of 67 bottles from the Mistura collection?
by Michael R
Sun Mar 19, 2023 7:15 am
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: What Madeira(s) Have You Purchased Recently?
Replies: 462
Views: 345418

Re: What Madeira(s) Have You Purchased Recently?

Andreas Platt wrote: Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:36 am A stash of 1934 H&H Verdelho.
Andreas, were these bottled in France?
by Michael R
Mon Oct 24, 2022 6:39 am
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: Anyone fancy a madeira tasting?
Replies: 12
Views: 4727

Re: Anyone fancy a madeira tasting?

I will, likely, be able to join in most places in the US (with some preference for Midwest or East coast ) . Would be happy to contribute.
by Michael R
Thu Oct 20, 2022 6:15 am
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: Two bottlings of H&H 1954 Malmsey
Replies: 5
Views: 1626

Re: Two bottlings of H&H 1954 Malmsey

The IVBAM was established in 2006 and took over from IVM as a regulatory body. I guess shippers could still use IVM selos issued before that, but any new issues from that point should have been from IVBAM.
by Michael R
Mon Apr 04, 2022 10:40 am
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: What significance has the recency of bottling had for you?
Replies: 16
Views: 4761

Re: What significance has the recency of bottling had for you?

My personal rule of thumb for opening the 1970s-1990s vintages is:
a. Let the wines have at least 2 years in the bottle
b. Use the most recent bottling I can get my hands on without violating rule a.
by Michael R
Mon Mar 28, 2022 4:27 pm
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: Exact vintage dates of Borges Family Reserves?
Replies: 4
Views: 2095

Re: Exact vintage dates of Borges Family Reserves?

Indeed, I have found it curious that, with the exception of several notable 19th century Terrantez vintages, most of the known pre-XX century Borges wines have dates that end in zero. The family wines mentioned by Andy & Eric, the recently surfaced family 1860 CTO Verdelho, the commercial 1790 T...
by Michael R
Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:49 am
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: What significance has the recency of bottling had for you?
Replies: 16
Views: 4761

Re: What significance has the recency of bottling had for you?

A very interesting question - on several occasions I have heard from Ricardo stories about wines being damaged by spending too much time in cask. He emphasized the importance of finding the right moment to transfer to demijohns and he was talking about the wines much younger than the D'Oliveiras gre...
by Michael R
Mon Nov 01, 2021 3:24 pm
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: What makes Madeira so special?
Replies: 4
Views: 2442

Re: What makes Madeira so special?

Nice article, but calling prince Henry the Navigator a sea captian? :shock: [yahoo.gif]
by Michael R
Tue Oct 05, 2021 1:11 pm
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: D'Oliveiras 1802 Terrantez?
Replies: 4
Views: 2192

Re: D'Oliveiras 1802 Terrantez?

A couple of years ago I asked one of the participants of that event about the 1802. Here is the explanation I got: 1802 D’Oliveira was bought by Alex Liddell c 1992 directly from Luis d’Oliveira. It has a JNV seal (like the 1795) but the IVBAM say they don’t have the records to verify what the numbe...
by Michael R
Sat Jul 03, 2021 2:02 pm
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: What is your BEST Madeira consumed in 2020?
Replies: 14
Views: 7915

Re: What is your BEST Madeira consumed in 2020?

An excellent point, Eric. Here is an auction blurb on this wine from the sale of Patrick Grubb's collection in 2016 ( https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23373/lot/654/?category=list ): Barros e Sousa Malvasia Fajã 1914 Tasting note: 'Amazing to reflect on the history behind this wine. The colour is de...
by Michael R
Fri Jul 02, 2021 6:49 am
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: question about Madeira with an indication of age
Replies: 3
Views: 1868

Re: question about Madeira with an indication of age

I distinctly remember Chris Blandy explaining in one of his seminars that approvals are solely based on the tasting panel assessment.
by Michael R
Sun Jun 27, 2021 5:16 pm
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: What is your BEST Madeira consumed in 2020?
Replies: 14
Views: 7915

Re: What is your BEST Madeira consumed in 2020?

This is very curious - here are the pictures of a bottle I own. I thought it is the A|B seal of ABSL. Perhaps it is something else - can anybody recognize it?
I also have a bottle with no seal (acquired from the same source)
by Michael R
Sat Jun 12, 2021 4:14 pm
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: faked Pather
Replies: 22
Views: 7692

Re: faked Pather

Thank you, Alan, for reviving this thread! I can add that I have bought a bottle of "Palther" from Mannie several years ago along with several other Borges family wines bottled in 1989. All were recently re-waxed without the usual "B" seals on top. Mannie told me he acquired all ...
by Michael R
Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:30 pm
Forum: Madeira Forum
Topic: Post-war plantings/bottlings of Terrantez
Replies: 21
Views: 12697

Re: Post-war plantings/bottlings of Terrantez

Here are the ones I am aware of: MWC: 1954 (under Leacock, Blandy's & MWC labels), 1960 (Blandy's), 1969 (Miles, Blandy's), 1974 (Cossart Gordon), 1975 (Blandy's, Cossart Gordon), 1976 (Blandy's), 1977 (Blandy's, Cossart Gordon), 1980 (Blandy's) D'Oliveiras: 1971, 1977, 1978, 1988 (bottled both ...