TN: 1868 Lomelino Very Old Boal E.B.H. Vintage Madeira

[Marco D.]

[The Leacock Family Madeiras (Hotel Monaco, San Francisco, CA)]: Wow! My favorite wine of the tasting so far, and one of the wines of the entire tasting. Dark amber in color, with a slight green rim. A fascinating, lifted, fresh "green" herbal note to go with the caramel and dried fruits. This was astonishingly rich and luscious, reallly clinging to the palate -- yet this was a diamond of a wine, displaying clarity, cut and brightness. There are times when you just stop analyzing and talking about specific flavors and just take in the gestalt... this was one of those times. The EBH stands for Eugenia de Bianchi Henriques, who had many strong family connections in the trade. (97)
6/6/2009