What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

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This is my first posting and it is a question for Jim S.

Was the 1870 JRT one of the "recorked by OP brothers" bottle, or is it a different bottling?
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Yes, this was an 1870 Teixeira Terrantez OP Brothers recorked bottle. It was the group's #2 rated bottle out of the ten tasted.
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1880 Blandy's Verdelho Solera. After the stupendous Ports of the past week, I was craving a Madeira.
Decanted last night, still with a bit of bottle stink today. Will give it a few more days in the decanter.
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Eric Ifune wrote:1880 Blandy's Verdelho Solera. After the stupendous Ports of the past week, I was craving a Madeira.
Decanted last night, still with a bit of bottle stink today. Will give it a few more days in the decanter.
Did this have a "t-top" cork? If so, I think I had it twice, and both bottles were disappointing.
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No, driven cork. I've seen several different labels of this. It is getting better in decanter. I'll write a tasting note in a couple of days.
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Catching up for the last few weeks:

1954 Leacock terrantez
1922 D'Oliveira's boal
1937 D'Oliveira's sercial
NV Barbeito terrantez reserve
1905 D'Oliveira's verdelho
1978 Barbeito sercial
1968 D'Oliveira's boal
1977 Blandy's bual
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1983 MEF Verdelho. It was even better than I remembered from cask sampling.
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1898 H&H boal solera
1898 H&H verdelho solera
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1912 D'Oliveiras Verdelho
1910 Welsh Brothers Sercial
1960 Cossart Sercial (bottled 2006)
1960 Barbeito Bual Reserva Velha (bottled 2010)
1954 Barbeito Malvasia Reserva Velha (bottled 2010)
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1979 Borges sercial
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Gary Banker wrote:1898 H&H boal solera
1898 H&H verdelho solera
Gary - How did the two compare to each other? I tried the verdelho at H&H on the island a few months ago, thought it was very good but overshadowed by some of the other wines I was drinking. Recently picked up the boal at auction, but have yet to try it.

Opened a Barbeito 10yr sercial yesterday. Thought it would go well with prosciutto, and indeed it did.
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1999 Barbeito Tinta Negra
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Barbeito 20 year Malvasia.
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'88 D'Oliveira Terrantez last night for post dinner cigars.
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Borges 15 year old Malmsey. My last bottle. I need to get more.
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H&H 20yr Terrantez
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RWC Boston Bual (this turned out to be my first experience with corked Madeira)
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1960 Blandy's Bual earlier in the week.
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1954 H&H Malvasia
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1966 Blandys Bual
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1922 D'Oliveiras Boal.
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