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Your favorite Madeira(s) of 2008?
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Re: Your favorite Madeira(s) of 2008?
These type of threads are always a fun read for me. I love to see what people rank, for whatever reason, their top wines consumed each year. For me it was the 1834 Barbeito Malvasia.
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Re: Your favorite Madeira(s) of 2008?
Andy,
I have a feeling that might change for you this weekend ... although it is 2009 of course.
I have a feeling that might change for you this weekend ... although it is 2009 of course.
Ambition driven by passion, rather than money, is as strong an elixir as is Port. http://www.fortheloveofport.com
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Re: Your favorite Madeira(s) of 2008?
While there was quite a good stock of nice Madeira's I don't think any of them surpased my earlier favorite. But one did come quite close.Roy Hersh wrote:Andy,
I have a feeling that might change for you this weekend ... although it is 2009 of course.
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Re: Your favorite Madeira(s) of 2008?
"Favorite" for me when applied to Madeira is a relative term, or at least it was until the 2009 Port Gala. I had tried a couple of very nice Madeiras before then, but they had been far too dry for my taste so I didn't really like them.
The 1905 D'Oliveiras Terrantez at the Port Gala, though, was quite nice. It's probably still not something that I'd buy for my own consumption since I could get more enjoyment out of an equally expensive bottle of Port, but I did very much enjoy it and would like to some day try some of the others that people have mentioned.
(And yes, technically that's not a 2008 Madeira for me, but I don't drink them very often.)
The 1905 D'Oliveiras Terrantez at the Port Gala, though, was quite nice. It's probably still not something that I'd buy for my own consumption since I could get more enjoyment out of an equally expensive bottle of Port, but I did very much enjoy it and would like to some day try some of the others that people have mentioned.
(And yes, technically that's not a 2008 Madeira for me, but I don't drink them very often.)
Glenn Elliott