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Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:28 pm
by Gary Banker
1900 D'Oliveira's Moscatel (bottled unknown)
This wine really exposes my sweet tooth. Not cloying, even with low acidity.
1954 H&H Terrantez (bottled 2008)
I think that I have found my desert island wine.
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 5:40 am
by Gary Banker
1910 Leacock's Malmsey (bottled unknown)
1910 Barbeito Sercial (bottled in 2002)
Oops! Forgot one.
1920 Blandy's Bual (bottled unknown)
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 4:32 pm
by Gary Banker
1979 HM Borges Sercial (bottled unknown)
1950 Barbeito Faja dos Padres Terrantez (bottled in 2002)
This bottle was one of two acquired at auction (Spectrum) in 2012.
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:28 pm
by Scheiny S
A friend got a promotion so I opened a Blandy's 5 year Bual to toast.
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2018 5:17 pm
by Gary Banker
1879 VJH Sercial Solera (bottled unknown)
1969 Blandy's Terrantez (bottled in 1992)
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 4:17 pm
by Gary Banker
1976 Blandy's Terrantez (bottled in 1997)
1922 D'Oliveira's Boal (bottled in 2005)
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 4:53 am
by Joe Dachille
Gary,
Is the 1922 as good as I remember?
I have been able to acquire this wine on a couple of occasions. I got the first bottle at an absolute steal and it was superb (though my overall Madeira experience was very limited at the time). I think Liddell rates it 5*..."a reference wine". When I went back to the same merchant for the second bottle, he had realized his mistake and I had to pay retail...still worth it. I want to say this was back around 2008.
I have one bottle now. Another wine merchant was going out of business due to the recession. The store had been picked clean of my faves, but I always ask, "Do you have any vintage Madeira?". To my surprise, he emerged from the back with the 1922 and a 1937 D'Oliveras Sercial. I was able to get them at his cost from his private wine collection.
I have dedicated the 1922 for a grand opening in 2022 for my 65th birthday. No better celebration that to sip 100 year old wine. With hope, I will celebrate retirement with a different Madeira before that.
Best to you,
Joe D'Achille
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2018 4:08 am
by Gary Banker
Joe,
This 1922B is the best bottle that I have had. I thought that previous bottles did not quite live up to Liddell's review. This bottle may have benefitted from longer time in the bottle.
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 3:43 pm
by Eric Ifune
1862 TT Lomelino Malmsey Solera.
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 8:13 am
by Eric Ifune
Borges 15 year old Malmsey
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 7:41 pm
by Mike K.
Faja dos Padres Malvasia 2005
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 4:38 pm
by Eric Ifune
Rare Wine Company Imperial Malmsey by H&H
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2018 4:09 pm
by Glenn E.
Eric Ifune wrote:Rare Wine Company Imperial Malmsey by H&H
Love that one! Hard to find, though.
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2018 4:25 pm
by Glenn E.
Glenn E. wrote:Eric Ifune wrote:Rare Wine Company Imperial Malmsey by H&H
Love that one! Hard to find, though.
So I post that and think, "hmm, I haven't searched in a while, let's see if there are any out there."
Lo and behold, I find 3 online at... are you sitting down?... $40 each. Needless to say, there are none left now.
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2018 4:29 pm
by Eric Ifune
Lo and behold, I find 3 online at... are you sitting down?... $40 each. Needless to say, there are none left now.
Ha!
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 3:09 pm
by Eric Ifune
On Thanksgiving, opened the RWC New Orleans Tricentennial Reserve. This is the new version with Bastardo.
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 4:42 pm
by Mike K.
Eric Ifune wrote:On Thanksgiving, opened the RWC New Orleans Tricentennial Reserve. This is the new version with Bastardo.
And how was it?
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2018 4:48 pm
by Eric Ifune
Nice. Still not a patch on the original with 10% old Terrantez.
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 2:45 pm
by Mike K.
Justino’s Old Reserve 10yo. Very impressive and rich for a 10yo.
Re: What Madeira Have You Opened This Week?
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 1:43 pm
by Roy Hersh
At Thanksgiving, I opened a handful of bottles, but the one that I have had the least number of times was the 1933 Justino's Malmsey. Loved it and would buy more but the price is now ridic.
