What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?

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RWC New York malmsey
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Enjoyed a 1940 VJH Sercial this weekend a friend opened.
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H&H 20 year terrantez
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Broadbent Sercial and 1969 Blandy's Bual
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1937 D'Oliveira's sercial
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RWC Baltimore Rainwater
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Sandy Becker wrote:RWC Baltimore Rainwater
How is that, Sandy?
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Not Sandy, but to me the RWC Rainwater is very Verdelho like. I think better than the regular RWC Verdelho.
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Barbeito 2000 Malvasia Colheita Cast 40a.
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1977 D'oliveira Terrantez... can't wait to try!
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1988 D'Oliveira's terrantez
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Haakon Berg wrote:1988 D'Oliveira's terrantez
Do you dig? [1974_eating_popcorn.gif]
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Yes I do! It is bottled in 2013, but feels like having more cask time. It has great acidity and the finish is very long with a deep raisin/plum frutiness. Great!
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1971 D'Oliveiras Sercial
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Blandy 5 yr Boal [shrug.gif]
D' Oliv '37 Sercial [dance2.gif]
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1908 D'Oliveiras Bual
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Cossart Gordon 1997 Bual. Mighty tasty stuff, I'll get a TN up in bit.

opps, edited to show correct wine
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Sandy Becker wrote:1908 D'Oliveiras Bual

Sandy,

Bottling date? Impressions?

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1997 Barbeito single harvest. Very impressive stuff. Amazing quality for the price.
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Halfway through a case of 10 year D'Oliveiras Demi Sec. Great madeira for any time of the day [cheers.gif]
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