For The Love Of Port

Goncalo, I had this at the winery when I was in Funchal over NYE. Was very impressed with it so I bought a couple bottles to take home with me. Similar showing the other night with notes of almond,vanilla, lime, and the proper amount of acidity. Bright orange hue.. Very very good young Sercial. I re...

10 yr Broadbent Malvasia
1979 Borges Sercial

Im just picky It was pretty damn awesome.

Popped this Christmas eve. Back label had no bottling date, so must be an older bottling. Also, had to use an Ah-so to get the cork out, as the screw pulled through the cork. Popped and poured. Holy SCHNIKES! The nose almost blew my head back. Tremendous but precise nose of burnt sugar and all the a...

Daniel,
You nailed it. Tried some last night and the acidity that I love so much was there. Finally something to balance out the sweetness! I guess it just needed some air!

I remember first hearing about this sale and then salivating over the prospect of instantly having one of the deepest (privately owned) Borges family collections. I spent alot of time researching all of the wines I was interested in and determining what my interest level was before hand so I could b...

Bought 2 bottles a couple months ago and decided to give it a spin Friday night. Very dark color, not bright at all. Very sweet with minimal acidity on the first night. Not interesting. Fast forward to Sunday. Still dark, still sweet, still lacking in acidity. Prunes, baked peaches, and baked apples...

Daniel,
Thanks. Will give it another whirl one day this week and see what its like.

Great writeup. Very informative too. I love reading these, need to get my ass to the next one.

Decided to pop and pour this one when I got home from work after drinking the tail end of a 20 year Terrantez H&H. First thing you notice is the beautiful rich and shiny color of the wine. Really quite lovely. The aromatics are 100% young madeira. That is, caramel, molasses and coca cola and a b...

Daniel,
From that list, I would select the Bastardo. Had it a couple months ago and was really attracted to the acidity and the finish. I think you will enjoy it. Cheers.

Roy,
Would certainly love to hear about the "Duo"

Really? I thought that was pretty decent after paying $90 for a 750ml of Henriques & Henriques. Seems right in line.

1988 and 1971 D'Oliveiras Terrantez. Both are outstanding right now. Im starting to appreciate Madeira on the young side these days. Refreshing, acidic, and delicious. Not the depth or intrigue as older wines, but theres certainly a time and place for each. I do kind of feel slightly guilty drinking...

Hi Guys, Hope everyone is have a good week. My question pertains to cellaring bottles of Madeira in a cold cellar. It has been written that Madeira prefers warmer temps for bottle cellaring, but I havent read anywhere about the effect that 55-59 degrees F may have on the wines. Has anyone read anyth...

Im really liking the '69 D'Oliveiras Sercial after 1 week of being uncorked. Funny how tastes change.

What is happening kind of reminds me of what happened to Krug Clos d'Ambonnay. Released in small quantity at a very high price. After a year or 2 auction prices came down 50% from release price. Guess the people who were buying the stuff realized there were better opportunities elsewhere, and that e...

Yes. Flew up for the night!

Marco. I was there too. Sorry we didnt meet.

Hi Dan,
I think I remember paying 275 euros for it.

J