This sounds weird.
I've had this wine twice and never detected a "cardboard" aroma or taste. I hope you don't have a flawed wine and this aroma blows off. The last time I had it, I decanted 3 days and it was absolutely wonderful.
Let us know how it turns out.
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- Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:57 pm
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: TN: 1834 Barbeito Malvazia Vintage Madeira
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- Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:49 pm
- Forum: Port Basics
- Topic: Ever use a Port tongs?
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- Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:38 pm
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: Storing Madeira "on it's side"?
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Another interesting question is: if someone decides to store their Madeira in an upright position after years on having it stored on it's side, does it matter? Is the (possible) harm already done after years of storing it on it's side. The more I read, the more I might be tempted to store it upright...
- Thu Jan 19, 2006 8:08 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: TNR: 1966 Noval
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- Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:44 am
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: Storing Madeira "on it's side"?
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- Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:40 pm
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: Storing Madeira "on it's side"?
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Excellent info in this thread... thanks. Until I find some compelling reason to store my Madeira upright, I think I will continue to store mine on its side. Having said that, I did find this little tidbit about storing wine upright. Some research was supposedly done that found a cork adhered better ...
- Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:12 am
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: Storing Madeira "on it's side"?
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Storing Madeira "on it's side"?
Conventional wisdom states that Madeira should be stored upright as opposed to "on it's side", presumably since oxidation is not a serious enemy to this type of wine and a drying cork poses no hazard. But if stored on it's side -- will it hurt? It seems if upright or "on its side"...
- Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:22 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Taylor Quinta de Vargellas VV (none in 2003?)
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- Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:52 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Taylor Quinta de Vargellas VV (none in 2003?)
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Taylor Quinta de Vargellas VV (none in 2003?)
I hear that there will be no 2003 version of this wine. Does anybody have any inklings as to why? If the vintage was that good, I would expect them to produce this bottling. Perhaps it was not up to snuff? Or perhaps quantities were too low?
- Fri Oct 28, 2005 6:19 pm
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: TN: 1863 Barbeito Bual Vintage Madeira
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4675
My experience is that older Madeiras ALWAYS show better after decanting a day (or more). The general rule of thumb I use is the longer it has been in bottle (if you know the bottling date), the longer you should decant (between 1-3 days typically). Since a bottle will easily keep you going for sever...
- Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:54 pm
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: d'Oliveira 1900 Moscatel Madeira?
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- Mon Aug 29, 2005 7:19 pm
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: Solera method Madeiras
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- Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:04 pm
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: Solera method Madeiras
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- Fri Aug 12, 2005 9:56 am
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: Bastardo
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Bastardo
I have always been a huge "Madeira Nut", yet have never tried a sample from the (rarely seen) varietal Bastardo. Does anybody know where it stands on the sweetness scale (say, compared to Sercial/Verdelho/Bual/Malvasia). If anybody has tried a Bastardo, I would be curious about which one a...
- Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:20 am
- Forum: Portugal Travel, Food & Offline Planner
- Topic: Any place on this board to upload pics?
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Any place on this board to upload pics?
I like the idea of a Travel board... it would be even better if we could upload pictures. Any way of doing this?
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- Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:07 am
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: A bottle of 2003 Quinta do Noval Nacional – wasted.
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- Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:46 pm
- Forum: Port Forum
- Topic: Old British bottled VP
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- Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:33 am
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: Madeira tastings
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- Views: 4533
I remember attending a Madeira tasting put on by the Rare Wine Company in New York several years ago... one of the most memorable nights in my life. My notes are here: Madeira Tasting Notes
- Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:06 am
- Forum: Madeira Forum
- Topic: Madeira tastings
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- Views: 4533